This chapter describes the structure and contents of “binary” and “source” packages. The former are<filename>.deb</filename> files, directly usable by <command>dpkg</command>, while the latter contain the source code, as well as instructions for building binary packages.
<filename>.deb</filename>files,directly usable by <command>dpkg</command>, while the latter contain the source code, as well as instructions for building binary packages.