https://github.com/gitxpresso/tar2deb
Convert almost any extracted tar file into a .deb file, but debian file is customized based on your input.
https://github.com/gitxpresso/tar2deb
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Convert almost any extracted tar file into a .deb file, but debian file is customized based on your input.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/gitxpresso/tar2deb
- Owner: GitXpresso
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-02-28T17:47:43.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-14T15:51:09.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-14T16:34:24.652Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: bash, purebash, tar2deb
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 336 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: changelog
- License: LICENSE
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README
Convert almost any extracted tar file into a debian file.
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## Install Tar2Deb (recommended)
```
bash <(curl -fsSL https://bit.ly/tar2debinstaller)
```
## How to use Tar2Deb
when you get to this part
```
Please enter the URL of the tar file:
```
paste the copied url link to the terminal
should look like this
```
Please enter the URL of the tar file: https://dl.basilisk-browser.org/basilisk-20250220145201.linux-x86_64-gtk2.tar.xz
```
once you have pasted the url press enter
you get this:
```
Please enter the name of your package:
```
put the name of your package (excluding numbers except "2")
```
Please enter the name of your package: basilisk
```
after you entered your name of your package
you a yes or no prompt asking you if you want to change package name.
After that you now enter version of your package like this:
```
Please enter a Version for your package: 1.0.0
```
After you've entered the version, now you put the maintainer of your package like this:
```
Please enter your name or some elses name as the maintainer for the package: Firstname Lastname
```
Then you entered about your package or just anything, like this:
```
what is your package about?; or just type anything: convert almost any extracted tarfile into a .deb file
```
Then it will add the executable files to $HOME/$DEB_DIR/usr/bin
then it will ask you the user if you to rename the image files moved to $HOME/$DEB_DIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/(image_dimensions)/apps to be renamed to one word entered by you the user
## Tar2Deb Flavours
Tar2Deb Flavours is tar2deb specifically edited for different projects like [Zen Deb, Zen browser unoffical debian files](https://github.com/gitxpresso/ZenDeb)