Pack Autotools Built C++ App for Ubuntu using Debian
Channel: Michael Gautier
Date: 2023-02-01

I spent over 30 hours working on packging a C++ program for Ubuntu and Debian. The cliff notes are as follows:

1. Ubuntu documentation vs. Debian.
     Suggest reading the Debian documentation but follow up with Ubuntu docs.
2. Install file vs. Rules file. 
     You can use them together.
3. Most packaging tasks can take little under 5 minutes.
     Source code that has been on ice for 2 - 3 years might have bugs if the 3rd party APIs it uses has changed in either implementation or effects.