cargo-deb

Create Debian package

$ cargo deb

$ cargo deb --install

$ cargo deb --output [path/to/package.deb]

$ cargo deb --target [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu]

$ cargo deb --deb-revision [2]

$ cargo deb --no-default-features

$ cargo deb --verbose

cargo deb [options]

cargo deb creates binary Debian packages (.deb) from Cargo projects automatically. Uses Cargo.toml metadata and optional [package.metadata.deb] configuration.
Output placed in target/debian/<name><version>-<revision><arch>.deb

--install

Build and install package immediately

Custom output file path

Build for specified target

Set Debian package revision

Skip cargo build step

Don't strip debug symbols

Create separate debug package

Skip some optimizations for faster build

Use variant-specific configuration

Verbose output

Add to Cargo.toml:

$ [package.metadata.deb]
maintainer = "Name <email>"
depends = "$auto"
section = "utility"
priority = "optional"
assets = [
    ["target/release/bin", "usr/bin/", "755"],
]

Automatically uses Cargo fields for name, version, license, description. The $auto depends value auto-detects library dependencies on Debian systems.

cargo(1), dpkg(1), dpkg-deb(1)