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Convert almost any extracted tar file into a debian file.

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Install Tar2Deb (recommended)

bash <(curl -fsSL https://bit.ly/tar2debinstaller)

How to use Tar2Deb

when you get to this part

Please enter the URL of the tar file: 

paste the copied url link to the terminal should look like this

Please enter the URL of the tar file:  https://dl.basilisk-browser.org/basilisk-20250220145201.linux-x86_64-gtk2.tar.xz

once you have pasted the url press enter you get this:

Please enter the name of your package: 

put the name of your package (excluding numbers except "2")

Please enter the name of your package: basilisk

after you entered your name of your package you a yes or no prompt asking you if you want to change package name. After that you now enter version of your package like this:

Please enter a Version for your package: 1.0.0

After you've entered the version, now you put the maintainer of your package like this:

Please enter your name or some elses name as the maintainer for the package: Firstname Lastname

Then you entered about your package or just anything, like this:

what is your package about?; or just type anything: convert almost any extracted tarfile into a .deb file

Then it will add the executable files to $HOME/$DEB_DIR/usr/bin then it will ask you the user if you to rename the image files moved to $HOME/$DEB_DIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/(image_dimensions)/apps to be renamed to one word entered by you the user

Tar2Deb Flavours

Tar2Deb Flavours is tar2deb specifically edited for different projects like Zen Deb, Zen browser unoffical debian files

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