To distribute software for linux (especially true for Debian based distributions), the best way is to create .deb packages easy to install and maintain.

The script below automates the task of building debian packages. You just need to modify the sections “VARIABLES”, “COPY”, “CONFIG”, “INFO” and “COPYRIGHT” then run it. Each section is clearly delimited and the modification you have to do are straight forward. Give it a try.

#!/bin/sh -x
 
echo Creating package directory
 
# SECTION -VARIABLES-
 
PKG=voras
VERSION=0.0.2
REVISION=1
 
# END SECTIN -VARIABLES-
 
DEST=/tmp/$PKG
rm -rf $DEST
 
mkdir -p $DEST/DEBIAN
mkdir -p $DEST/etc
mkdir -p $DEST/usr/bin
mkdir -p $DEST/etc/init.d
mkdir -p $DEST/usr/share/man/man8
mkdir -p $DEST/etc/init.d/
 
echo Copying files in package directory
 
# SECTION -COPY-
 
cp hostapd	           $DEST/usr/bin/$PKG
cp vorasd                  $DEST/etc/init.d/
cp voras.conf              $DEST/etc/$PKG.conf
cp eap_krb5.conf           $DEST/etc/
cp voras.eap_user          $DEST/etc/
cp voras.realms		   $DEST/etc/
cp voras.radius_clients    $DEST/etc/
 
# END SECTION -COPY-
 
cat << END > $DEST/DEBIAN/conffiles.ex
 
# SECTION -CONFIG-
 
/etc/voras.conf
/etc/eap_krb5.conf
/etc/voras.eap_user
/etc/voras.radius_clients
 
# END SECTION -CONFIG-
 
END
 
echo Creating debian packaging configuration files
cat << END > $DEST/DEBIAN/control
Package: $PKG
Version: $VERSION
Provides: $PKG
 
# SECTION -INFO-
 
Section: security
Priority: optional
Architecture: i386
Essential: no
Depends: libssl-dev
Installed-Size: 2M
Maintainer: Saber Zrelli <zrelli@xxx.com>
Description: RADIUS server with KRB5 authentication support
 
# END SECTION -INFO-
 
END
 
echo Creating Changelog
cp ChangeLog $DEST/DEBIAN/changelog
 
echo Creating Copyright
cat << END > $DEST/DEBIAN/copyright
 
# SECTION -COPYRIGHT-
 
All Rights Reserved.
 
# END SECTION -COPYRIGHT-
 
END
 
 
cp ./postinst $DEST/DEBIAN/
cp ./prerm $DEST/DEBIAN/
 
 
echo Creating package
 
dpkg -b $DEST $PKG\_$VERSION-$REVISION\_i386.deb

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