Unix Maven Plugin

The unix-maven-plugin is a Maven plugin for producing installation packages for UNIX platforms.

Highlights

The plugin currently support the following packaging formats and platforms:

  • dpkg - Debian and Debian-based platforms like Ubuntu
  • pkg - Platforms with System V packaging tools like Solaris and HP-UX. Only Solaris is tested.
  • rpm - RedHat, Fedora and other platforms using RPM. Many platforms have RPM even if they use another format as their primary format.

Other features:

  • Simplified assembly: The plugin supports advanced assembly features without requiring the Maven Assembly Plugin. See Assembly Operations.
  • Repository index generation: Goals for running dpkg-scanpackages