Create a debian repository for apt

David Hausheer

Config files:

/etc/apt/apt-ftparchive.conf /etc/apt/apt-custom-release.conf

Create tree layout under /path/to/myrepository:

dists +-custom +-main |-binary-i386 +-source

Put binary deb files into binary-i386
Put source files into source

Create archive config file under /etc/apt/apt-ftparchive.conf:

Dir { ArchiveDir "/path/to/myrepository"; }; BinDirectory "dists/custom/main/binary-i386" { Packages "dists/custom/main/binary-i386/Packages"; Contents "dists/custom/Contents-i386"; SrcPackages "dists/custom/main/source/Sources"; }; Tree "dists/custom" { Sections "main"; Architectures "i386 source"; };

Create release config file under /etc/apt/apt-custom-release.conf:

APT::FTPArchive::Release::Origin "myrepository"; APT::FTPArchive::Release::Label "myrepository"; APT::FTPArchive::Release::Suite "custom"; APT::FTPArchive::Release::Codename "custom"; APT::FTPArchive::Release::Architectures "i386 source"; APT::FTPArchive::Release::Components "main"; APT::FTPArchive::Release::Description "Custom debian packages for myrepository";

Script: /etc/apt/update-archive.sh:

apt-ftparchive generate apt-ftparchive.conf apt-ftparchive -c apt-custom-release.conf release /path/to/myrepository/dists/custom > /path/to/myrepository/dists/custom/Release

Add repository to /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb file:/path/to/myrepository/ custom main

Links:

http://www.isotton.com/debian/docs/repository-howto/repository-howto.html