Quick guide to setting up a Debian apt repository

written by edavis on March 12th, 2007 @ 04:21 PM

This is my quick guide to setting up a Debian apt repository:

  1. Install the needed software

    apt-get install apt-utils

  2. Create the directory structure under the webroot

    mkdir -p /var/www/apt/sarge

  3. Add the created .deb files to the archive

    cp mypackage-1.0.deb /var/www/apt/sarge

  4. Update the package list to reflect the new package.

    cd /var/www/apt
apt-ftparchive packages sarge > sarge/Packages

  5. Gzip the package list to save space and bandwidth

    gzip -f sarge/Packages

  6. Update the Release file to reflect the new package

    apt-ftparchive release sarge > sarge/Release

Now you can add the apt line on your client’s /etc/apt/sources.list and apt-get update to see your freshly minted package.

## Maps to http://apt.theadmin.org/debian/sarge/Packages.gz
deb http://apt.theadmin.org/debian/ sarge/

Eric Davis

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  • Adam on June 16, 2007 @ 05:09 PM

    Also as my own guide, always works great!

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