Re: OpenSSH Login Problems / CheckInstall .deb package?

[Jeffrey Rolland <jrolland@wiremail.org>]

Jack Malmostoso wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:30:12 +0200, Jeffrey Rolland wrote:
>
>   
> > The recommended solution is to
> > install openssh from source using this option.
> >     
>
> So it's time to learn something new:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install debuild
> $ apt-get source openssh
> $ cd openssh-X.X
> $ joe/vi/emacs/nano/pico debian/rules
>
> scroll to the part of the script with the options passed to ./configure. 
> Add the options you need.
>
> $ sudo apt-get build-dep openssh
> $ debuild -us -uc -b
>
> And you'll have .deb packages ready to install.
> You might want to edit debian/changelog by adding a new entry with a new 
> version name, so that it won't conflict with Debian's original packages. 
> Be careful with the formatting, it's quite picky!
>
> Since you're activating an option, you might need development packages to 
> this library that are not in the standard set of libraries required by 
> the original Debian package: you can edit debian/control and edit the 
> build-depends section to include these packages.
>
> The Debian documentation can help you a lot
>   
Jack,

Thanks for this fantastic set of directions!

Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but I had a big presentation to give in seminar this week, and this is the first chance I've had to implement your suggestions.

Just two points:

1) For the other newbies playing the home game, the package you want to install in devscripts, not debuild; debuild is a part of devscripts.

2) I have the .deb package created. However, I'm still a newbie, so I need some advice.

I downloaded the xmame .deb packages (I tried using aptitude to install, but it claimed it couldn't read the non-free directory - I'll make another post about this in a different message) and installed them with dpkg, but they didn't work. I tried uninstalling them, but dpkg claims it needs "package names" not .deb files, to uninstall. I don't know the package names.

How do I find the package names for openssh if I need to uninstall it, tweak it, and reinstall from .deb, for instance? The actual .deb files created are openssh-client_4.3p2-9_powerpc.deb, 
openssh-client-udeb_4.3p2-9_powerpc.udeb, 
openssh-server_4.3p2-9_powerpc.deb,
and openssh-server-udeb_4.3p2-9_powerpc.udeb.

Thanks again for the awesome advice!

Sincerely,
--
Jeffrey Rolland
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