In package management systems, which are commonly used with Linux-based operating systems, a package is a specific piece of software which the system can install and uninstall.
Questions tagged [software-packaging]
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How to create installation script for app build on node.js, which include installation of dump of data base (mongo) , installation of camunda server?
I am trying to build an installation script for an app which made on node.js. As of now, I have to manually install the database dump, run Mongo server, npm packages and run Camunda server. So, is there any way I can do all those things by running a…

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Best place to temporarily hold files while packaging software
I am looking for what is considered best practice when temporarily storing files and/or directories when generating an AppImage or packaging software. I am looking for a location that is not restricted by user permissions but is not overtly…

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debuild - dependencies set but without version
Lets say I have the following package: zs-boost_1.71.0_armhf.deb. This is custom package that installs boost 1.71 to some custom location (assume /opt/deps).
I also have project that uses this library. It builds and runs fine. Now I'm packaging it.…

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setup.exe installer capture to msi with answer files for setup.exe
Complete new to msi packaging, just played a little bit with orca and a few repackagers for testing so that would be it.
I have a setup installer which I capture to a msi package.
Yet I want to provide the answer files/parameters for the setup…

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How to create a deb binary package for a project that depends on unsupported versions of official packages
I'd like to create a deb package for an application so that it can be conveniently installed and updated on Debian and Ubuntu systems. However, the application depends on newer releases of some common libraries that, although the libraries…

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Packaging Multiple Python Files
I currently am using this guide to package up my project wasp. However currently everything lives inside of the wasp file.
That's not ideal. I would rather have all the classes in separate files so it can be more effectively managed. I have the…

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Conditionally include dist directory with NPM module
I have an NPM package that can be used with the browser. But in order to use it in the browser, I pre-package it using Webpack and put the browserified code in the /dist directory.
Normally, I don't feel it's necessary to include the /dist directory…

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React.js - Prevent Webpack from packing CSS files
How can I prevent Webpack from packing CSS files more than ones? My team are developing an app in React.js with the following architecture:
Each component has a CSS file, and we need Webpack will packing this CSS JUST with the component it belongs…

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How to make sure to start SQL Server before the windows service in a software package
I have a software package which has web, windows service, and SQL Server components.
I need to make sure that SQL Server is up and running before the service starts - when the machine starts/reboots.
Please suggest a good approach for doing this.

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Is it possible to package Selenium test cases into a runnable appliction
I am creating selenium test to test a web app. I also want to be able to use these test cases as a way for non technical users to automate the first few steps of the process. ~Is this possible?

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How do I publish a .rar using maven?
I have a very simple project which I want to be packaged as a .rar. Now, I'm using the maven-rar-plugin, and that works perfectly locally. When I package, I get my .rar and it's what I want. However, I have a section like…

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Removing Postgresql as dependency while software packaging
I have written a code in Python that I want to turn into a Ubuntu PPA so that everyone can download it and use it.
For storing data, I used postgresql rather than files as it provides me a structure of the table.
Now if I turn my code into a…

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from which version std::regex is available in libstdc++
I have written a tool in C++ which uses c++11 features. It uses std::regex to provide regex functionality.
It requires GCC (>=4.9.0) to compile the code.
This is the error message on a Ubuntu system where libstdc++6 is not…

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Python Packaging on Linux with many Imports using disutils' setup.py
I want to have my python program installed on linux computers (and later windows if someone can help me with that). Ideally this would work on anyone's computer who has python installed, but not all the required modules. I am thinking of this like a…

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dh_md5sums: Argument list too long
I am using debuild to build my debian packages. When building one of them (which contains quite a lot of php files), I get the following error:
dh_installdocs
dh_installchangelogs
dh_perl
dh_link
dh_compress
dh_fixperms
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