quickrepo

This script provides a quick way to build a Debian repository from a set of .deb or .changes files.

The resulting repository tree can be served via HTTP and added as a APT source.

Get the script

quickrepo consists of a single script, which can be downloaded with

    curl -o quickrepo https://raw.githubusercontent.com/albertodonato/quickrepo/main/quickrepo
    chmod +x quickrepo

Dependencies

The script needs the reprepro and gpg applications.

For a debian-based system, you can run

    sudo apt install reprepro gnupg

to install them.

Build a repository

The basic way to build a repository for a set of .deb is just to run

    ./quickrepo *.deb

This will create the repo/ directory in the current path, import specified files, and export necessary release indexes. Repository architectures and series match those of the machine the script is run on by default.

It is also possible to pass .changes files from a package build, which will automatically import all files listed in the manifest.

The resulting repository is signed through GPG. You need to have at least one private GPG key available in your gpg configuration. If more than one key is available, the desired one can be specified with the -g GPGKEY option.

Usage

Available configuration options are as follows:

Usage: quickrepo [options] <files...>

 -a ARCHES     space-separated list of repository arches (default: "source amd64")
 -c CODENAME   value for the repository "Codename" (default: "focal")
 -d REPODIR    create the repository under REPODIR (default: "repo")
 -g GPGKEY     fingerprint of GPG key to use to sign the repository
               (default: default key from GPG config)
 -h            print this help
 -o ORIGIN     value for the repository "Origin" (default: "quickrepo")
 -v            verbose operations