I went to the Ubuntu wiki but got confused,there were too many ways. Please tell me an easy guide to Debian packaging.
Ubuntu – the simplest Debian Packaging Guide
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Best Answer
This is a good HOWTO for creating a basic
.debfile. It is suitable for creating.debfiles for personal use but not stringent enough if you want to the package to be included in Debian / Ubuntu - for that you should read the Debian New Maintainer's Guide and/or the Ubuntu Packaging Guide (which I believe you've already tried).A good tool for checking your
.debfile for compliance islintian(installable from the repositories).There were two sessions here in the Ask Ubuntu chatrooms.
The Basics of Packaging on Ubuntu (Packaging: Part 1)
Ubuntu Packaging for Launchpad PPAs (Packaging: Part 2)