Starting page on Debianization

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+This document is a brief introduction to how to Debianize a piece of software, i.e. to create a package for a Debian or Ubuntu distribution so that it can be managed alongside other system software.
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+You'll need a few packages for doing Debian development, so you should run
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+{{{ sudo aptitude install build-essential dh-make devscripts cdbs equivs lintian dpatch quilt dpkg-dev }}}
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+If you're a fan of emacs as a text editor, you should also run
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+{{{ sudo aptitude install debian-el devscripts-el dpkg-dev-el }}}
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