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Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I get my changed package X into Universe/Multiverse?
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2006-August/019922.html
NOTE : If it's important enough to be shipped in the stable distro, you might want to mention that and open a dapper-updates task.
What Version Should my Package Have ? / Should My Package have -0ubuntu1 appended to the End of the Version Number ?
Ubuntu and Debian have slightly different package versioning schemes, for an explanation see https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/packagingguide/C/basic-scratch.html#id2577623
How can do I make multi pbuilders ? / How can I make a pbuilder for ( Edgy / Dapper / Breezy / Debian SID ) ?
You can Read about setting up pbuilder ( a system to easily build packages in a clean chroot environment ) at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/PbuilderHowto
What options do I need for debuild to make a source package including tar.gz?
debuild -S -sa