SBUILD-DEBIAN-DEVELOPER-SETUP(1)

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💖 SBUILD-DEBIAN-DEVELOPER-SETUP(1) 💖

okay bestie, so this is the manual for sbuild-debian-developer-setup — a lil convenience script that sets up an sbuild environment so you can build packages for Debian unstable. it lives in section 1 of the Debian sbuild manuals. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

sbuild-debian-developer-setup — set up sbuild so that packages for Debian unstable can be built

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

sbuild-debian-developer-setup [-h|--help] [--distribution=distribution]
[--suite=suite] [--arch=arch]

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

Deprecated, bestie, i'm so serious. Note that this uses the schroot backend, which is no longer used on the Debian buildds. Please switch to the unshare backend. It does not need any prior setup nor regular cron jobs. And don't run newgrp sbuild for the unshare backend, because it will break the unshare calls. like, it will just. break them. 💀

sbuild-debian-developer-setup is a convenience script to set up an sbuild environment for Debian Developers. it's giving ✨glow-up for your build box✨.

When run, it does three things:

  • adds the current user to the sbuild group 🫂
  • creates a schroot for building packages for Debian unstable in /srv/chroot/unstable-$arch-sbuild 📦
  • creates a cronjob which updates said schroot daily 🔁

The script assumes you are on an un-metered internet connection — daily schroot updates might be costly otherwise. so no cap, check your data plan before you let this thing cook 🙈

🌸 OPTIONS 🌸

  • -h, --help — Display this manual. the girlies love a lil documentation moment 📖
  • -V, --version — Print version information. iykyk ✨
  • *--distribution=distribution* — Set up an sbuild chroot for distribution. Defaults to "debian". 👑
  • *--suite=suite* — Set up an sbuild chroot for suite. Defaults to "unstable". 🔥
  • *--arch=arch* — Set up an sbuild chroot with architecture arch. Defaults to system arch. 🦋

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

To set up sbuild and build the hello world Debian package, use:

% sudo sbuild-debian-developer-setup↵
% newgrp sbuild↵
% sbuild -d unstable hello↵

ate. periodt. 💅

👑 AUTHORS 👑

Michael Stapelberg.

Copyright © 2018 Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org>.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

sbuild(1).

okay that's the whole vibe 💖 this was Version 0.91.10ubuntu1, dated 29 June 2026, straight from the Debian sbuild crew. go build something iconic bestie, and remember: unshare backend, not schroot. mwah 🫶✨🎀

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