[[!meta title="References"]] ## General * [Debian New Maintainers' Guide](https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/maint-guide/). * [Debian Policy Manual](https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/). * [Overview — Ubuntu Packaging Guide](http://packaging.ubuntu.com/html/). * [Debugging Debian package installations](http://mdcc.cx/debian/debugging_debian_package_installations.html). * [Quick Debian development guide - anarcat](https://anarc.at/software/debian-development/ "Quick Debian development guide - anarcat") ## Pbuilder and cowbuilder * [PbuilderTricks](https://wiki.debian.org/PbuilderTricks). * [cowbuilder](https://wiki.debian.org/cowbuilder). ## Sbuild * [sbuild - Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/sbuild#Delete_a_chroot "sbuild - Debian Wiki") * [sbuild-debian-developer-setup(1) — sbuild — Debian unstable — Debian Manpages](https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/sbuild/sbuild-debian-developer-setup.1 "sbuild-debian-developer-setup(1) — sbuild — Debian unstable — Debian Manpages") ## Backporting * [Backporting Debian packages with pbuilder](http://www.tolaris.com/2009/03/31/backporting-debian-packages-with-pbuilder/). * [Using pbuilder to backport Debian packages](http://edseek.com/~jasonb/articles/pbuilder_backports/). * [BuildingFormalBackports - Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingFormalBackports#Building_multi-dependencies_packages). ## Packaging with git * [Co-maintaining a Debian package with Git and git-buildpackage | workaround.org](https://workaround.org/debian-git-comaintenance). * [PackagingWithGit - Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/PackagingWithGit). * [Building Debian Packages with git-buildpackage](http://honk.sigxcpu.org/projects/git-buildpackage/manual-html/gbp.html). ## Linting * [Lintian Tag](https://lintian.debian.org/tags "Lintian Tag") list. ## Security and Hardening * [Hardening - Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/Hardening) * [ServiceSandboxing - Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/ServiceSandboxing) ## Account handling * [AccountHandlingInMaintainerScripts - Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/AccountHandlingInMaintainerScripts "AccountHandlingInMaintainerScripts - Debian Wiki") * [How Debian package should create user accounts? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/47880/how-debian-package-should-create-user-accounts "How Debian package should create user accounts? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange") ## Systemd * [Teams/pkg-systemd/Packaging - Debian Wiki](https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/pkg-systemd/Packaging "Teams/pkg-systemd/Packaging - Debian Wiki") * [How can I Debian-package a python application with a systemd unit using stdeb3/py2dsc and dpkg-buildpackage? - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64345965/how-can-i-debian-package-a-python-application-with-a-systemd-unit-using-stdeb3-p "How can I Debian-package a python application with a systemd unit using stdeb3/py2dsc and dpkg-buildpackage? - Stack Overflow") * [packaging - How to package a systemd service? - Ask Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/questions/746094/how-to-package-a-systemd-service "packaging - How to package a systemd service? - Ask Ubuntu") * [configuration - How do I override or configure systemd services? - Ask Ubuntu](https://askubuntu.com/questions/659267/how-do-i-override-or-configure-systemd-services#659268 "configuration - How do I override or configure systemd services? - Ask Ubuntu")