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Build Ceph Packages
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To build packages, you must clone the `Ceph`_ repository. You can create
installation packages from the latest code using ``dpkg-buildpackage`` for
Debian/Ubuntu or ``rpmbuild`` for the RPM Package Manager.
the build.
Advanced Package Tool (APT)
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To create ``.deb`` packages for Debian/Ubuntu, ensure that you have cloned the
`Ceph`_ repository, installed the `build prerequisites`_ and installed
``debhelper``::
For multi-processor CPUs use the ``-j`` option to accelerate the build.
RPM Package Manager
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To create ``.rpm`` packages, ensure that you have cloned the `Ceph`_ repository,
installed the `build prerequisites`_ and installed ``rpm-build`` and
``rpmdevtools``::