Howto repackage deb packages

howto_deb_repackage.txt

Use folowing steps to repackage dep package:

1: Extract deb package
    # dpkg-deb -x <package.deb> <dir>

2: Extract control-information from a package
    # dpkg-deb -e <package.deb> <dir/DEBIAN>

3. After completed to make changes to the package, repack the deb
    # dpkg-deb -b <dir> <new-package.deb>

Thanks for this. Most concise form of this I've seen. Might want to mention updating md5sums: https://blog.serverdensity.com/how-to-create-a-debian-deb-package/