checkinstall

Track the local installation of a software package, and produce a binary package which can be used with a system's native package manager.

• Create and install a package with default settings:

sudo checkinstall --default

• Create a package but don't install it:

sudo checkinstall --install={no}

• Create a package without documentation:

sudo checkinstall --nodoc

• Create a package and set the name:

sudo checkinstall --pkgname {package}

• Create a package and specify where to save it:

sudo checkinstall --pakdir {path/to/directory}

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