DH_INSTALLUDEV(1)

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💅 DH_INSTALLUDEV — the debhelper page, but make it cute

okay bestie, this is dh_installudev from the Debhelper manual (section 1, if you're keeping track 🎀). Strap in.

✨ NAME ✨

dh_installudev — install udev rules files 🦋

Like, it installs udev rules files. That's the whole job. And it ate, fr.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

dh_installudev [debhelper options] [-n] [--name=name]
[--priority=priority]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so dh_installudev is a debhelper program and its whole entire main character moment is being responsible for installing udev rules files. that's it. that's the vibe. no cap. 👑

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • debian/package.udev — this one gets installed into usr/lib/udev/rules.d/ inside the package build directory. lowkey iconic behavior honestly. ✨

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --name=name — when you use this, dh_installudev goes looking for files named debian/package.name.udev instead of the usual debian/package.udev. it's giving "I want a different name actually" 🫶
  • --priority=priority — sets the priority of the file. default is 60. yes, sixty. remember it. 💜

🌈 NOTES 🌈

⚠️ okay so this is the part where I hold your hand: this command is NOT idempotent. bestie. please. dh_prep(1) should be called between invocations of this command. otherwise?? it may cause multiple instances of the same text to be added to maintainer scripts. 💀 multiple. instances. the same text. over and over. do not do this to yourself. 🙈

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

This program is a part of debhelper. periodt. 💅

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> — the originator, the blueprint, the moment. 🌟

and that's the whole page!! vers 14.5ubuntu1, dated 2026-09-21, wrapping up like a little bow 🎀💖 slay, go install your udev rules, and remember to call dh_prep between runs or the maintainer scripts will multiply like bunnies 🐰✨🦋

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