Debpic lets you build Debian packages in an isolated Docker environment.
See the man page for an introduction and usage instructions.
The Debian wiki has a list of similar tools.
| Tasks | Steps |
|---|---|
| Build package | debpic |
| Configure Container | |
| Different linux distribution | debpic --distribution debian:13 |
| Local apt repository | debpic --local-repository ~/mydebs |
| Private apt repository (configure) | Write deb822 format sources to /etc/debpic/sources.list.d/MyServer.sources |
| Private apt repository (use) | debpic --sources MyServer |
| Install extra packages | debpic --extra-pkg gdb |
| Run Container | |
| Use DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS | DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="nocheck no_lto" debpic |
| Run command in container | debpic "my command" |
| Pass args to dpkg-buildpackage | debpic -- -b |
| Hook script (Configure) | Write script to /etc/debpic/hooks/myscript |
| Hook script (Use) | debpic --hook myscript |
| Interactive mode | debpic --interactive |
| Open VSCode in container | debpic --vscode |
| Set destination directory | debpic --destination ~/my_built_packages |
| User Experience | Info |
|---|---|
| Jenkins integration | See Using With Jenkins. |
| Tab completion | Yes |
| Man page | Yes |
| Coloured output | Yes |
| Caching | Container is cached. Ccache enabled by default. |
| Config file | ~/.config/debpic/debpic.conf |
| Built package location | ./built_packages/ |
| Include extra tools | Edit ./developer-packages.txt |
To build any debian package - Navigate to the root directory of the source code for the debian package and run the following command.
debpic
- Download the latest
.debfrom the GitHub releases page and install it:
sudo apt install ./debpic_<version>_all.deb
- Configure docker to run as non-root user. See official docker documentation for more details.
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
- Optionally - configure git to globally ignore generated built_packages directory.
echo built_packages >> ~/.config/git/ignore
For more information see the documentation.