Prerequisites

All of Ubuntu's Code, Translations, Packages, Bugs, access control lists, team information, etc. live in Launchpad. So for you to be able to contribute to bug discussions, upload packages, contribute code and translations, it's important that you:

• Create an account on launchpad.
• Create a GPG key and import it.
• Create aSSH key and import it.

Create a Build Environment

Install Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)

Installing Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)

Enable Backports

Upgrade Lucid to the latest release:

Install required software

pbuilder

Debian

Ubuntu

svn-buildpackage

quilt

devscripts

Create a GPG Key

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GnuPrivacyGuardHowto

See also

• Ubuntu Packaging Guide

Updating an Ubuntu Package

New upstream release

Checkout source

Upstream tarball

Update the changelog file

Update patches

Release package

Build package source

Compile package

rebuildd

Introduction

Prerequisites

Creating a Build Environment

Getting started

reprepro

rebuildd

Also see

• http://alioth.debian.org/scm/viewvc.php/*checkout*/mirrorer/docs/manual.html?revision=HEAD&root=mirrorer
• http://inodes.org/2009/09/14/building-a-private-ppa-on-ubuntu/

Working with Source Packages