Packaging
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checkinstall
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``checkinstall`` is a clever utility which converts a simple ``make``,
``configure`` etc into a Debian package.  This is excellent, because it is
then really easy to un-install the package.

Here are some links:

- `Installing packages from source code with checkinstall`_
- `Creating .deb-Packages With Checkinstall`_


.. _`Installing packages from source code with checkinstall`: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/147
.. _`Creating .deb-Packages With Checkinstall`: http://www.falkotimme.com/howtos/checkinstall/