Create a Linux (Debian / Redhat Package) for your Electron app using Easy CLI!

Requirements

For Redhat Builds, you require rpmbuild to build the .rpm package. On Fedora you can do something like this:

$ sudo dnf install rpm-build

While on Ubuntu you'll need to do this instead:

$ sudo apt-get install rpm

For Debian builds, you require fakeroot and dpkg to build the .deb package.

On Mac You can do it Via:

$ brew install fakeroot dpkg

On Fedora You can do it Via:

$ sudo dnf install dpkg fakeroot

Installation

CLI can be Installed Via:

$ npm install --global electron-linux-installer

Usage

First, you need to build the Package using Electron Packager:

$ electron-packager . app --platform linux --arch x64 --out dist/

Now you'd have to Use the CLI:

   $ electron-build-linux
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    ? Do you want to Make the Installer for Both Debian and Redhat yes
    ? Enter the Path of Source Code dist/app-linux-x64/
    ? Enter the Path of the Destination for your Installer dist/installers/
    ? Enter the Name of the Architecture you are building for x86_64

    Starting to Build for Debian

    // Processing

    Starting to Build for Redhat

    // Processing

    Build for Both Complete, you can find the Installer at dist/installers/

Programmatically

First We Install the Module:

    npm install electron-linux-installer -S

Usage:

    var install = require('electron-linux-installer')
    install({
        src: 'dist/app-linux-x64/', // source location
        dest: 'dist/installers/', // destination of the installer
        arch: 'x86_64', // x86_x64 would work both debian and rpm cause controllers are here.
        for: 'both' // can be debian or redhat
    }).then(success => {
        console.log(success)
    }).catch(e => {
        throw e
    })

License

Licensed by MIT 2017 to Daksh Miglani, Please Give Credit to the author when used :)