A sample metapackage for Meilix

Creating a metapackage

Creating a metapackage is really easy, we will make use of equivs to make our metapackage.

• First, install equivs: sudo apt-get install equivs
• Now run equivs: equivs-control ns-control
• It will create a file called ns-control, open this file with your text editor.
• Modify the file to your needs modifying the needy information.
• Then run: equivs-build ns-control to build your metapackage, thats all simple and easy.
• To add it to meilix follow adding a metapackage to meilix section.

List of basic items included while creating a metapackage

• Changes will be made in the ns-control file which was created earlier.
• Change the name of the ns-control file to control.
• There are several lines of which required one are mention below:
• Source and package is the name of the metapackage that we want to give.
• Depends line consists of the packages that we want the metapackage should consistes of.
• Description line consists a short description of the metapackages.
• There are lots of other line which also matters depending upon the need of the metapackage. Go through here for more info.

Adding a Metapackage to meilix

• Create a metapackage and place it in the root directory of the project
• Add it to the build.sh file like sudo cp -v nameOfYourMeta-package.deb chroot in the 'copy source.list' line and dpkg -i nameOfYourMeta-package.deb lastly apt-get install -f.
• Follow the syntax (writing style) used in the build.sh
• Install reprepro if you don't have it, run: sudo apt-get install reprepro
• Make sure you are on the meilix repository.
• Run the following command for each meta-package you create: reprepro includedeb trusty ./nameOfYourMeta-package.deb