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Repacking Debian Packages
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deb-repack.md 
$ mkdir -p extract/DEBIAN
$ dpkg-deb -x package.deb extract/
$ dpkg-deb -e package.deb extract/DEBIAN
[...do something, e.g. edit the control file...]
$ mkdir build
$ dpkg-deb -b extract/ build/
  • -x extracts the package contents
  • -e extracts the control files
  • -b builds the new package
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