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creating fake packages to meet dependencies
for example, let’s make package qtbase-abi-fake:
cd /tmp mkdir -p qtbase-abi-fake/DEBIAN mkdir -p qtbase-abi-fake/usr/lib/qtbase-abi-fake touch qtbase-abi-fake/usr/lib/qtbase-abi-fake/nothing.txt
Create file qtbase-abi-fake/DEBIAN/control with following contents:
Package: qtbase-abi-fake Version: 5.9.5 Section: custom Priority: optional Architecture: all Essential: no Installed-Size: 1024 Maintainer: Description: Provides: qtbase-abi-5-9-5
Build and install:
dpkg-deb --build qtbase-abi-fake apt install ./qtbase-abi-fake.deb
home/computing/linux/os_management/software_management/creating_fake_packages_to_meet_dependencies.txt · Last modified: 17:58 18/07/2025 by acz