Repackaging a Debian package

Question

I need instructions on how to do repackage a .deb package.

Situation:

I have a .deb package for an application with no source. I need to modify a Description field, save the file change and repackage back into a .deb package.

Is there a step by step on how to do that?

See also How to create a DEB file manually? – Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' May 05 '12 at 00:24 — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', May 05 '12 at 00:24

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered May 04 '12 at 16:34

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You need to modify the control file. This is the process:

dpkg-deb -x foo.deb tmpdir
dpkg-deb --control foo.deb tmpdir/DEBIAN
nano tmpdir/DEBIAN/control
dpkg -b tmpdir modified.deb

answered May 04 '12 at 16:34

Gerardo Curiel

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Repackaging a Debian package

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