I have a debian (well technically ubuntu) source package, i.e. The.dsc, the.tar.gz, etc., I want to build this. The dpkg-buildpackage fails, since I don't have all the build dependencies. Normally I'd use apt-get build-dep, but this package isn't in apt. Is there a 'clean', 'proper' way to install all the build dependencies, given a source package.

I know I could just open the debian/control file, but I'm curious if there's a 'proper' way. I have installed build-essential, and have all the normal compilers etc. Tamil Dipalmo Books In L Schemes In Papers Persents. , this package requires extra software. Here is an example workflow using ptman's suggestion. Assuming you have downloaded the.dsc file, the.orig.*z file, and maybe also a.debian.*z file, then unpack the source package with: dpkg-source -x [package_name]_[package_version].dsc Move into the extracted source folder and run: sudo mk-build-deps -i This will create the file [package_name]-build-deps_[version].deb and install it, and also install all the dependencies it suggests. Now you should be able to build your package from source: debuild When you are finished, you can easily remove the dependencies that were pulled in, by removing the build-deps package which you generated: sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove [package_name]-build-deps.

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