Simple Package Creation

Packages Advanced Admin Page

This article outlines how to create a simple package to reference an external deb for dependency sake. These packages are needed, in case a LinuxMCE package depends on it, or a device template needs to have the package installed.

Details

This recipe contains the steps that are needed. If a field or drop down is not mentioned, it is NOT needed!

First form

• In the web admin go to Advanced/Software/Packages and click Create Package
• Description should be a meaning full name, that people can understand (free form text)
• PackageType is helpful to define what it is (but is not needed)
• Manufacturer is important. Leave it empty. Do NOT put Pluto in there. See the original Packages page for details.
• Hit Save & Close

Second form

• Package compatibility
  • Operating System must be Linux
• Packages this depends on
  • Select whatever other package this new package depends on and click add (add as many or as little as you like). You do not need to add any at all.
• Sources for package
  • Hit Add other Source
  • Name must contain the name used to apt-get install the package.
  • Repository Source should be Ubuntu/Package
  • Repository should be
    • intrepid main (for 0810)
    • lucid main (for 1004)
  • Hit Save
  • Hit Add other compatibility
    • Select Linux and
      • Ubuntu Intrepid/Linux (for 0810)
      • Ubuntu Lucid/Linux (for 1004)
    • Hit Save
• Hit Save & Close

sqlCVS

After adding the package to your local pluto_main database, you have to commit this definition to the main sqlCVS. Before committing it (or better, before diffing and checking in), do a sqlCVS update for all tables in the DCE repo. The sqlCVS diff should also be made for all tables in the DCE repo only.