Before generating any .deb package make sure file debian/changelog is up to date. Run the following command and check that contents are correct: dch -i To automatically generate several Ubuntu packages just run (make sure debian-src/ directory is void or missing): make_ubuntu_release.sh To upload a package: dput eviacam-ppa eviacam_1.5.4-0ubuntu1~lucid_source.changes Other useful commands: * DEB source package generation make deb-src * .changes file generation Useful when generating packages for several distros. Assumes previous step has been done. For each distro edit debian/changes with dch -i add the right information then run make deb-src-changes Note that for several distro version the first one needs to be made using make deb-src so that src is included.