# Creating a .deb Package

This creates a package which runs an `install.sh` which copies a file somewhere
the below is entirely incorrect.
Hopefully I'll get around to fixing it
tip: this would install to the root dir & the relative path to ./install.sh would be wrong

go to project directory

	cd /path/to/project

create the file

	touch file

create the executable `install.sh`
```
#!/bin/bash
echo $(date) >> /tmp/test-install.log
cp file /tmp/
```

you can test it now

create a debian/DEBIAN/ directory

	mkdir -p debian/DEBIAN
	cd debian/DEBIAN

create a `control` file:
```
Package: test-install
Version: 1.1-1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Dean Rather <deanrather@gmail.com>
Description: Test Install Package
 This package tests running an install.sh script
```

create an exexutable `postinst` file
```
#!/bin/bash
./install.sh
```

build it!

	cd ../../
	dpkg-deb --build debian

install it!

	sudo dpkg -i debian.deb

go check your /tmp/ dir