LinuxPackager 🚀

A streamlined PowerShell module designed to build native Linux deployment packages (.deb and .rpm) directly from Windows by leveraging the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

⚠️ Prerequisite: This module requires WSL with the Ubuntu distribution installed and configured on your host system.

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Features

• Cross-Platform Compilation: Generate Linux packages without leaving your Windows host console.
• Auto-Architecture Detection: Automatically scans your binaries inside the target folder using WSL file commands to detect if they are ARM64, X64, or architecture-independent (NOARCH).
• Automated Spec & Control Generation: Generates Debian control files and RPM .spec templates on the fly with proper permissions, builds the package, and cleans up the temporary environment automatically.

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Installation

You can pull down the module directly from the PowerShell Gallery by running:

Install-Module -Name LinuxPackager -Scope CurrentUser

To verify it is loaded and see the available commands:

Get-Command -Module LinuxPackager

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Command Reference & Usage

1. makedeb

Generates a Debian package (.deb) from a target folder containing your executables.

makedeb -F "C:\Path\To\Your\BuildOutput" -O "C:\Path\To\OutputFolder"

• How it works: It copies your executables to /usr/local/bin inside a temporary staging root, auto-configures a template package control metadata structure targeting the detected binary architecture, runs dpkg-deb, and drops the compiled package into your output folder.

2. makerpm

Generates a Red Hat Package Manager file (.rpm) from a target folder.

makerpm -F "C:\Path\To\Your\BuildOutput" -O "C:\Path\To\OutputFolder"

• How it works: It establishes a sandboxed rpmbuild directory tree, automatically drafts a runtime compilation .spec file matching your binary constraints, and executes quiet headless compilation via rpmbuild.

3. Get-LinuxBinaryArch

Inspects the compilation headers of binaries inside a folder using native Linux parsing tools.

Get-LinuxBinaryArch -Folder "C:\Path\To\Your\BuildOutput"

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Requirements & Environment Setup

Before using the tool, ensure your local environment satisfies the following configurations:

1. WSL Ubuntu: Ensure your distribution is named exactly Ubuntu in your WSL list (wsl -l -v).
2. Linux Build Dependencies: Your WSL Ubuntu instance must have rpm and build utilities installed. Open your WSL terminal and run:

sudo apt update sudo apt install rpm binutils -y

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License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.