Debian package for apache karaf

This git repository holds the scripts necessary to create a debian package of apache karaf.

This debian package is created using standard debian packaging tools, and this debian package is built from the karaf source tar-ball and not the karaf binary tar-ball (i.e. it is built with the native openjdk on debian).

Install the requried software

1. Log in as root
2. Give the following commands:

   apt-get update
   apt-get install maven-debian-helper devscripts
       

To build the debian package:

1. Clone the karaf-debian project

   git clone https://github.com/steinarb/karaf-debian.git
       

2. Build the debian package

   cd karaf-debian
   dpkg-buildpackage
       

3. There will be a karaf-*.deb file in the directory above the karaf-debian directory

To update the karaf version

1. Clone the karaf-debian project

   git clone https://github.com/steinarb/karaf-debian.git
       

2. Edit the karaf-debian/debian/rules file in a text editor and change the version number of the value:

   VERSION = 4.2.8
       

3. Build the debian package

   cd karaf-debian
   dpkg-buildpackage
       

4. There will be a karaf-*.deb file in the directory above the karaf-debian directory