deb-builders

Scripts and Debian packaging for building .deb packages of software that doesn't ship official Debian packages. All packages are available via ButterRepo.

Packages

Package	Type	Description
ghostty	Source build (Docker)	GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
geany	Source build (native)	Lightweight IDE with plugins (latest version)
rofi	Source build (native)	Window switcher and app launcher with Wayland support
picom	Source build (native)	Lightweight compositor for X11
ly	Source build (Docker)	Lightweight TUI display manager
helium	Binary repackage	Privacy-focused Chromium browser
zen	Binary repackage (Docker)	Firefox-based privacy browser
fzf	Binary repackage	General-purpose command-line fuzzy finder
cosmic-desktop	Source build (Docker)	Full COSMIC desktop for Debian 13, split into grouped packages + metapackage (includes cosmic-term, files, edit, store, etc.)
quickshell	Source build (Docker)	QtQuick/QML toolkit for building desktop shells, bars, and widgets (Wayland/X11)

Quick Start

Each package has its own build script:

./ghostty/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./geany/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./rofi/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./picom/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./ly/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./helium/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./zen/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./fzf/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./cosmic-desktop/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]
./quickshell/scripts/build-deb.sh [version]

All scripts auto-detect the latest upstream version if none is provided. See each package's README for prerequisites and details.

Common Prerequisites

Native source builds (geany, rofi, picom) and binary repackages built on the host need:

sudo apt install build-essential debhelper devscripts wget curl

Docker-based builders (ghostty, ly, zen, cosmic-desktop, quickshell) need only Docker on the host:

sudo apt install docker.io
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
# Log out and back in for group changes to take effect

Individual packages have additional dependencies listed in their README.

License

Packaging scripts: GPL-2.0+ (see LICENSE)

Each upstream project retains its original license. See individual package debian/copyright files for details.

Support

Connect

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