Deb Package Builder

DevOps & Security

deb-package-builder

Deb Package Builder is an Agent Skill for devops & security published in the a5c-ai/babysitter repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Build Debian packages with proper control files, dependencies, and maintainer scripts

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Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/HEAD/library/specializations/desktop-development/skills/deb-package-builder/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/deb-package-builder, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

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deb-package-builder

Build Debian packages (.deb) with proper control files, dependencies, and maintainer scripts for Ubuntu, Debian, and derivatives.

Capabilities

Generate DEBIAN/control file
Configure package dependencies
Create maintainer scripts (postinst, prerm, etc.)
Set up desktop integration
Configure file permissions
Build package with dpkg-deb
Sign packages with GPG

Input Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "projectPath": { "type": "string" },
    "packageName": { "type": "string" },
    "version": { "type": "string" },
    "dependencies": { "type": "array" },
    "architecture": { "enum": ["amd64", "arm64", "all"] }
  },
  "required": ["projectPath", "packageName", "version"]
}

DEBIAN/control

Package: myapp
Version: 1.0.0
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libgtk-3-0
Maintainer: Your Name <[email protected]>
Description: My Application
 A longer description of my application
 that can span multiple lines.

Build Command

dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group myapp_1.0.0_amd64

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