Create a deb file from source on Ubuntu

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To create a .deb package file on Ubuntu you need a utility called checkinstall.
sudo apt-get install checkinstall

1. Extract the source of the application in a folder.
2. Run : ./configure
3. Run : make
4. Now run : sudo checkinstall

checkinstall will ask for some information most of which you can skip except the version of the package being created.

Once finished a .deb file would be created which can be used to install the package by simple double clicking. Packages installed from deb files will get listed in Synaptic Package Manager and can also be uninstalled very easily.

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