debomatic(1)

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version 0.40 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 debomatic — the manual page, bestie edition 💖

okay so you found the debomatic(1) page, General Commands Manual energy, and I'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am. no cap, every single detail stays. let's go 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

debomatic — the Automatic build machine for Debian source packages. that's it, that's the name. iconic. 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

debomatic -c|--config conffile [-i|--interactive] [-q|--quit]

literally the whole shape of it. one required thing, two optional lil friends. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So this tool is a simple build machine for Debian source packages. that's the whole vibe. it's designed to be very simple to use and self-sufficient during the package build process and chroot updates. the way it just handles itself?? obsessed. 😌

and it supports almost every Debian-based distribution, as long as their repositories follow the standard Debian repository structure. like, if the repos are standard-shaped, you're good. ✨

to make debomatic actually work properly you need sbuild and an active Internet connection — and yes, broadband is suggested, we are not doing dial-up era over here bestie 💀

also, real talk: you have to run it using root privileges, because of the chroot creation process. no root, no chroot, no build. periodt. 🔥

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -c, --config conffile — you have to specify a configuration file for debomatic to work. it's not optional, it's giving mandatory. 😭
  • -i, --interactive — by default, debomatic runs in full daemon mode and it detaches itself from its parent. if you do not want that, use this option and debomatic will run in interactive mode. your call, main character. ✨
  • -q, --quit — terminate a running debomatic instance, or remove obsolete locks that got left behind. like closing your tabs, but for daemons. 🧹

This manual page is Copyright 2007-2025 Luca Falavigna <dktrkranz@debian.org>.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. slay, licensing-wise. 💜

and that's the page!! this one's from 2015-01-15, shipped as part of debomatic, and yes it's the debomatic(1) you came here for. mwah, go build something gorgeous 💖🦋✨

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