Note that the author already have a packaging script: https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine/blob/7cdd1f259f607388efb03d980ef41ccd8f0e78a6/ci/before_deploy.bash This script generates some basic Debian files. It might be a good starting point. In addition, it might be helpful to check packages on other platforms at https://repology.org/project/hyperfine