Skilllibrary packaging-installers

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/merceralex397-collab/skilllibrary

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/merceralex397-collab/skilllibrary "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/10-cli-systems-and-ops/packaging-installers" ~/.claude/skills/merceralex397-collab-skilllibrary-packaging-installers && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: 10-cli-systems-and-ops/packaging-installers/SKILL.md

source content

Purpose

Package CLI tools and binaries for distribution via Homebrew, APT (.deb), and RPM (.rpm).

When to use this skill

creating a Homebrew formula or tap for a CLI tool
building a
```
.deb
```
package for Ubuntu/Debian
writing an RPM
```
.spec
```
file for Fedora/RHEL
automating package builds in CI with GoReleaser nfpms

Do not use this skill when

publishing to a language registry (npm, PyPI, crates.io) — different workflows
building Docker/OCI container images — different domain
cross-compiling binaries without packaging — prefer
```
release-binaries
```

Procedure

Choose target formats — Homebrew for macOS/Linux dev tools,
```
.deb
```
for Ubuntu servers,
```
.rpm
```
for RHEL/Fedora.
Write Homebrew formula — define
```
class MyTool < Formula
```
with
```
url
```
,
```
sha256
```
,
```
depends_on
```
, and
```
install
```
method.

Build .deb — create directory structure:

DEBIAN/control

usr/local/bin/mytool

. Run

dpkg-deb --build

Write RPM spec — define

Name

Version

Release

%install

%files

. Build with

rpmbuild -ba

Automate with GoReleaser — add
```
nfpms:
```
section to
```
.goreleaser.yaml
```
for deb/rpm; add
```
brews:
```
for Homebrew tap.
Set up Homebrew tap — create
```
homebrew-tap
```
repo with
```
Formula/mytool.rb
```
. Update SHA on each release.
Test installation — install from local package, verify binary runs, check completions are placed correctly.

Homebrew formula

class MyTool < Formula
  desc "Short description of my tool"
  homepage "https://github.com/org/mytool"
  url "https://github.com/org/mytool/releases/download/v1.2.0/mytool-1.2.0.tar.gz"
  sha256 "abc123..."
  license "MIT"
  depends_on "go" => :build

  def install
    system "go", "build", *std_go_args(ldflags: "-s -w")
    bash_completion.install "completions/mytool.bash"
  end

  test do
    assert_match version.to_s, shell_output("#{bin}/mytool --version")
  end
end

Debian control file

Package: mytool
Version: 1.2.0
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: You <you@example.com>
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.31)
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Description: Short description of my tool

Decision rules

Always include a
```
test
```
block in Homebrew formulas —
```
brew audit
```
requires it.
Pin
```
sha256
```
for every download URL — never use
```
head
```
for stable releases.
In
```
.deb
```
, set
```
Depends
```
for shared libraries; use
```
ldd
```
to discover them.
Use GoReleaser
```
nfpms
```
to auto-generate deb/rpm from a single config.
Include shell completions and man pages in every package.

References

Related skills

```
release-binaries
```
— cross-compiling before packaging
```
cli-development-go
```
— building the Go binary
```
linux-ubuntu-ops
```
— installing packages on target systems