---
name: "pbuilder-dist-simple"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ubuntu-dev-tools"
version: "0.206"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pbuilder-dist-simple"
---

# pbuilder-dist-simple(1)

simple multi-release pbuilder wrapper

## NAME

pbuilder-dist-simple - simple multi-release pbuilder wrapper

## SYNOPSIS

**pbuilder-***\<dist\> operation* \[*...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pbuilder-dist-simple** is a wrapper that makes it easy to use pbuilder with chroots for many different Ubuntu distributions. If you need more features than **pbuilder-dist-simple** provides, have a look at [**pbuilder-dist**(1)](/pbuilder-dist/1.md).

## USAGE

Create one symlink to **pbuilder-dist-simple** for each distribution for which you want a build environment, naming them like "pbuilder-lucid", "pbuilder-natty", etc.

Replace *operation* with the action you want **pbuilder-dist-simple** to do (create, update, build, clean, login or execute).

## EXAMPLES

- pbuilder-natty create

  Creates a **pbuilder** environment for Ubuntu Natty.

- pbuilder-lucid update

  Updates an existing Ubuntu Lucid environment.

- pbuilder-lucid build ./sample\_1.0-0ubuntu1.dsc

  Builds the specified package on an already existing Ubuntu Lucid environment.

## FILES

By default, **pbuilder-dist-simple** will store all the files it generates in **~/pbuilder/**. This can be changed by modifying the BASE\_DIR value on the top of the script to any other directory you want. If the directory doesn't exit, it will be created at runtime.

## SEE ALSO

[**pbuilder**(1)](/pbuilder/1.md), [**pbuilderrc**(5)](/pbuilderrc/5.md), [**pbuilder-dist**(1)](/pbuilder-dist/1.md)

## AUTHORS

**pbuilder-dist** was originally written by Jamin W. Collins \<jcollins@asgardsrealm.net\> and Jordan Mantha \<mantha@ubuntu.com\>, and this manpage by Siegfried-A. Gevatter \<rainct@ubuntu.com\>.

Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.