[ Thanks to Falko
Timme for this link. ]
“Checkinstall is a nice tool to create simple .deb-packages that
you can use in your local network (e.g. if you have to install the
same piece of software on multiple computers running Debian). It
lets you compile and install software from the sources like before,
but with the difference that you end up with a simple Debian
package which also means that you can easily uninstall the software
you just compiled by running dpkg -r!“I will demonstrate the use of checkinstall by compiling and
installing the anti-virus software ClamAV on a Debian
system…”