[vox-tech] Debian packager source install

[Alex Mandel]

Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> On Monday 20 March 2006 04:01 pm, Alex Mandel wrote:
> 
>>I know the title isn't quite clear.
>>Here's the scenario:
>>I want to install a program that isn't in the package manager for
>>Ubuntu. The catch is that it may be soon, so how do I make a .deb (I
>>think I've got instructions for this) and then how do I install it so
>>that I can easily uninstall or upgrade when it officially comes out in
>>the archives?
>>
>>Here's what I've got so far, does this do what I want?
>>(Can I get a little explanation on what's going on here?)
>>
>>sudo apt-get build-dep qgis
>>apt-get source qgis
>>cd qgis-0.7.4
>>dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
>>
>>Also will this work for files that I have in a download(VM Server Beta),
>>what about an rpm converted with Alien?
>>
>>Thanks - Alex
> 
> 
> Hi Alex,
> 
> here is how it built QGIS on an Ubuntu machine:
> 
> http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/drupal/node/134
> 
> cheers,
> 
Thanks Dylan those instructions are very clear. It doesn't quite answer 
my question though. I know that Dapper will have the 64bit with Grass 
plugin all ironed out next month. So say I follow your directions, how 
would I uninstall so I can upgrade to Dapper but keep my configuration 
files or migrate them(not so important). Your method uses make install, 
whats the uninstall for that?

Qgis just happened to be the example I'd tossed around a few months 
ago(I'm actually running the 32bit in chroot).
But VMWare Server is what I'm playing with right now. I think what I 
have will do what I want, but what does the -rfakeroot do?

Alex