Debian Packaging Mentor is an interactive AI assistant designed to help developers create, review, and improve Debian packages following Debian Policy and maintainer best practices.
It guides you through the full packaging workflow - from the first debian/
directory to a package that is suitable for sponsorship review.
👉 Try it here: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-695266414e1081918bfbaca955bc975c-debian-packaging-mentor
- Helps create and review Debian
debian/packaging files - Explains Debian Policy concepts in practical ways
- Interprets and helps resolve
lintianoutput - Suggests improvements based on maintainer best practices
- Guides new maintainers toward sponsorship-ready packaging
- Works for many build systems (CMake, Meson, Autotools, Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
- Developers new to Debian packaging
- Debian maintainers reviewing packaging
- Upstream authors preparing Debian packages
- Anyone learning Debian Policy and packaging conventions
- This project is not an official Debian tool
- It does not replace human sponsor review
- It aims to act like a helpful Debian mentor
- Debian Policy is the final authority
Debian Packaging Mentor was created to make the Debian packaging learning curve less intimidating, while still respecting tradition, policy, and quality standards that Debian is known for.
It promotes:
- clarity
- correctness
- maintainability
- minimalism
- mentorship culture in Debian
Contributions, suggestions, and discussion are welcome!
See: CONTRIBUTING.md
This project is licensed under the GPLv3 License.
See: LICENSE
This project is inspired by the work and documentation of the Debian community, including Debian Developers, maintainers, mentors, and contributors worldwide.
Debian is a registered trademark of Software in the Public Interest, Inc. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Debian Project.