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#ubuntu-devel (for general development discussion)

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#ubuntu-motu (for MOTU team discussion and generally getting help)

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Basic Overview of the ``debian/`` Directory

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This article will briefly explain the different files important to the packaging of Ubuntu packages which are contained in the ``debian/`` directory. The most important of them are ``changelog``, ``control``, ``copyright``, and ``rules``. These are required for all packages. A number of additional files in the ``debian/`` may be used in order to customize and configure the behavior of the package. Some of these files are discussed in this article, but this is not meant to be a complete list.

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The changelog

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This file is, as its name implies, a listing of the changes made in each version. It has a specific format that gives the package name, version, distribution, changes, and who made the changes at a given time. If you have a GPG key (see: :doc:`Getting set up<./getting-set-up/>`), make sure to use the same name and email address in ``changelog`` as you have in your key. The following is a template ``changelog``::

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The format (especially of the date) is important. The date should be in :rfc:`5322` format, which can be obtained by using the command ``date -R``. For convenience, the command ``dch`` may be used to edit changelog. It will update the date automatically.

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Minor bullet points are indicated by a dash "-", while major points use an asterisk "*".

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If you are packaging from scratch, ``dch --create`` (``dch`` is in the ``devscripts`` package) will create a standard ``debian/changelog`` for you.

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Here is a sample ``changelog`` file for hello::