Linux: create Debian package

bin/package.js

@@ -16,18 +16,19 @@ var BUILD_NAME = config.APP_NAME + '-v' + config.APP_VERSION
 
 function build () {
   var platform = process.argv[2]
+  var packageType = process.argv.length > 3 ? process.argv[3] : 'all'
   if (platform === 'darwin') {
     buildDarwin(printDone)
   } else if (platform === 'win32') {
     buildWin32(printDone)
   } else if (platform === 'linux') {
-    buildLinux(printDone)
+    buildLinux(packageType, printDone)
   } else {
     buildDarwin(function (err, buildPath) {
       printDone(err, buildPath)
       buildWin32(function (err, buildPath) {
         printDone(err, buildPath)
-        buildLinux(printDone)
+        buildLinux(packageType, printDone)
       })
     })
   }
@@ -285,16 +286,45 @@ function buildWin32 (cb) {
   })
 }
 
-function buildLinux (cb) {
+function buildLinux (packageType, cb) {
   electronPackager(Object.assign({}, all, linux), function (err, buildPath) {
     if (err) return cb(err)
 
-    // Create .zip file for Linux
     var distPath = path.join(config.ROOT_PATH, 'dist')
-    var zipPath = path.join(config.ROOT_PATH, 'dist', BUILD_NAME + '-linux.zip')
-    var appFolderName = path.basename(buildPath[0])
-    cp.execSync(`cd ${distPath} && zip -r -y ${zipPath} ${appFolderName}`)
-    console.log('Created Linux .zip file.')
+    var filesPath = buildPath[0]
+
+    if (packageType === 'deb' || packageType === 'all') {
+      // Create .deb file for debian based platforms
+      var deb = require('nobin-debian-installer')()
+      var destPath = path.join('/opt', pkg.name)
+
+      deb.pack({
+        package: pkg,
+        info: {
+          arch: 'amd64',
+          targetDir: distPath,
+          scripts: {
+            postinst: path.join(config.STATIC_PATH, 'linux', 'postinst'),
+            postrm: path.join(config.STATIC_PATH, 'linux', 'postrm')
+          }
+        }
+      }, [{
+        src: ['./**'],
+        dest: destPath,
+        expand: true,
+        cwd: filesPath
+      }], function (err, done) {
+        console.log(err || 'Created Linux .deb file.')
+      })
+    }
+
+    if (packageType === 'zip' || packageType === 'all') {
+      // Create .zip file for Linux
+      var zipPath = path.join(config.ROOT_PATH, 'dist', BUILD_NAME + '-linux.zip')
+      var appFolderName = path.basename(filesPath)
+      cp.execSync(`cd ${distPath} && zip -r -y ${zipPath} ${appFolderName}`)
+      console.log('Created Linux .zip file.')
+    }
   })
 }
 

main/handlers.js

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function initLinux () {
   installIconFile()
 
   function installDesktopFile () {
-    var templatePath = path.join(config.STATIC_PATH, 'webtorrent.desktop')
+    var templatePath = path.join(config.STATIC_PATH, 'linux', 'webtorrent-desktop.desktop')
     fs.readFile(templatePath, 'utf8', writeDesktopFile)
   }
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function initLinux () {
       '.local',
       'share',
       'applications',
-      'webtorrent.desktop'
+      'webtorrent-desktop.desktop'
     )
     mkdirp(path.dirname(desktopFilePath))
     fs.writeFile(desktopFilePath, desktopFile, function (err) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function initLinux () {
       '.local',
       'share',
       'icons',
-      'webtorrent.png'
+      'webtorrent-desktop.png'
     )
     mkdirp(path.dirname(iconFilePath))
     fs.writeFile(iconFilePath, iconFile, function (err) {

package.json

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     "electron-packager": "^6.0.0",
     "electron-winstaller": "^2.0.5",
     "gh-release": "^2.0.3",
+    "nobin-debian-installer": "^0.0.3",
     "plist": "^1.2.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "standard": "^6.0.5"

static/linux/postinst

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+chmod +x /opt/webtorrent-desktop/WebTorrent
+ln -s /opt/webtorrent-desktop/WebTorrent /usr/bin/webtorrent-desktop

static/linux/postrm

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+rm /usr/bin/webtorrent-desktop

static/linux/webtorrent-desktop.desktop

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ X-GNOME-FullName=$APP_NAME
 Comment=Download and share files over BitTorrent
 Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=Application
-Icon=webtorrent
+Icon=webtorrent-desktop
 Terminal=false
 Path=$APP_PATH
 Exec=$EXEC_PATH %U