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Debian Repository

Cloudsmith provides public & private repositories for Debian Linux packages

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Contextual Documentation

The examples in this document are generic. Cloudsmith provides contextual setup instructions within each repository, complete with copy n' paste snippets (with your namespace /repo / gpg-key pre-configured).

In the following examples:

Identifier

Description

OWNER

Your Cloudsmith account name or organisation name (namespace)

REPOSITORY

Your Cloudsmith Repository name (also called "slug")

DISTRO

Your distribution (i.e Debian, Ubuntu)

VERSION

Your version name (i.e xenial, buster)

FINGERPRINT

The 8 Byte fingerprint of the Public GPG key for the repository

TOKEN

Your Cloudsmith Entitlement Token (see Entitlements for more details)

USERNAME

Your Cloudsmith username

PASSWORD

Your Cloudsmith password

API-KEY

Your Cloudsmith API Key

PACKAGE_NAME

The name of your package

PACKAGE_VERSION

The version number of your package

PACKAGE_ARCH

The architecture of your package (i.e x86_64)

Upload a Package

To upload, you need to generate your package first. We highly recommend fpm for simplifying this. With fpm, you can build a package from a directory that represents the layout on the target system installation using:

fpm -f -s dir -t deb -n PACKAGE_NAME -v PACKAGE_VERSION .

Upload via the Cloudsmith CLI

For full details of how to install and setup the Cloudsmith CLI, see Command Line Interface.

The command to upload a Debian package via the Cloudsmith CLI is: 

cloudsmith push deb OWNER/REPOSITORY/DISTRO/VERSION PACKAGE_NAME-PACKAGE_VERSION.PACKAGE_ARCH.deb

Example: 

cloudsmith push deb org/repo/ubuntu/xenial libxml2-2.9.4-2.x86_64.deb

Upload via Cloudsmith Website

Please see Upload a Package for details of how to upload via the Website UI.

Download / Install a Package

Setup

You have a choice of 3 methods to setup your Cloudsmith repository:

  • Automatic configuration (recommended)
  • Force a specific distribution/release (if your system is compatible but not identical)
  • Manual configuration

Public Repositories

To install Debian packages from a public Cloudsmith repository, you can quickly set up the repository automatically:

curl -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo bash

If you need to force a specific distribution:

curl -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo distro=DISTRO codename=VERSION bash

Or, you can manually configure the repository

apt-get install -y debian-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y debian-archive-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/gpg/gpg.FINGERPRINT.key' | apt-key add -
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/public/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.deb.txt?distro=DISTRO&codename=VERSION' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/OWNER-REPOSITORY.list

Private Repositories

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Private Cloudsmith repositories require authentication. You can choose between two types of authentication, Entitlement Token Authentication or HTTP Basic Authentication.

The setup method will differ depending on what authentication type you choose to use.

The setup method will differ depending on what authentication type you choose to use.

To install Debian packages from a private Cloudsmith repository, you can quickly set up the repository automatically:

curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
| sudo bash

sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo bash

sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo bash

sudo apk add --no-cache bash
curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo bash

If you need to force a specific distribution:

curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
| sudo distro=DISTRO codename=VERSION bash

curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo distro=DISTRO codename=VERSION bash

curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo distro=DISTRO codename=VERSION bash

curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf \
  'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/bash.deb.sh' \
  | sudo distro=DISTRO codename=VERSION bash

Or, you can manually configure the repository:

apt-get install -y debian-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y debian-archive-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/gpg/gpg.FINGERPRINT.key'  | apt-key add -
curl -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/TOKEN/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.deb.txt?distro=DISTRO&codename=VERSION'> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/OWNER-REPOSITORY.list
apt-get update

apt-get install -y debian-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y debian-archive-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/gpg/gpg.FINGERPRINT.key'  | apt-key add -
curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.deb.txt?distro=DISTRO&codename=VERSION'> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/OWNER-REPOSITORY.list
apt-get update

apt-get install -y debian-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y debian-archive-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/gpg/gpg.FINGERPRINT.key'  | apt-key add -
curl -u "USERNAME:API-KEY" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.deb.txt?distro=DISTRO&codename=VERSION'> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/OWNER-REPOSITORY.list
apt-get update

apt-get install -y debian-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y debian-archive-keyring  # debian only
apt-get install -y apt-transport-https
curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/gpg/gpg.FINGERPRINT.key'  | apt-key add -
curl -u "token:TOKEN" -1sLf 'https://dl.cloudsmith.io/basic/OWNER/REPOSITORY/cfg/setup/config.deb.txt?distro=DISTRO&codename=VERSION'> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/OWNER-REPOSITORY.list
apt-get update

Installing a package

After you have set up the repository, to install a package you do: 

sudo apt-get install PACKAGE_NAME=PACKAGE_VERSION

Removing Setup

If you no longer want to install packages from your Cloudsmith repository, you can remove it with:

rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/OWNER-REPOSITORY.list
apt-get clean
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
apt-get update

Troubleshooting

Please see the Troubleshooting page for further help and information.

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