Add license copy for DEB files
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Description
It appears we aren't copying license files when install via .deb files. I think we need to copy a LICENSE file to Added a /usr/share/doc/packagename/ to be compliant.copyright to /usr/share/doc/packagename/
Pulling license info with dpkg-licenses after installation from the official repos.
./dpkg-licenses | grep docker
ii docker-buildx-plugin 0.30.0-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker Buildx plugin extends build capabilities with BuildKi unknown
ii docker-ce 5:29.0.1-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker: the open-source application container engine unknown
ii docker-ce-cli 5:29.0.1-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker CLI: the open-source application container engine unknown
ii docker-ce-rootless-extras 5:29.0.1-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Rootless support for Docker. unknown
ii docker-compose-plugin 2.40.3-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker Compose (V2) plugin for the Docker CLI. unknown
Sample copyright file
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: buildx
Upstream-Contact: Docker <hello@docker.com>
Source: https://github.com/docker/buildx
Files: *
Copyright: 2017-2025 Docker, Inc.
2017-2025 The Buildx Authors
License: Apache-2.0
Files: debian/*
Copyright: 2025 Your Name <your-email@example.com>
License: Apache-2.0
License: Apache-2.0
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
.
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
.
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
.
On Debian systems, the complete text of the Apache License version 2.0
can be found in "/usr/share/common-licenses/Apache-2.0".
Desired output
ii docker-buildx-plugin 0.30.0-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker Buildx plugin extends build capabilities with BuildKi Apache-2.0
ii docker-ce 5:29.0.1-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker: the open-source application container engine unknown
ii docker-ce-cli 5:29.0.1-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker CLI: the open-source application container engine unknown
ii docker-ce-rootless-extras 5:29.0.1-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Rootless support for Docker. unknown
ii docker-compose-plugin 2.40.3-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble arm64 Docker Compose (V2) plugin for the Docker CLI. unknown
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the referenced pkg/buildx/deb/rules example at line 38 and compare it with this repository’s DEB packaging entry points. Build and install the affected packages, then run dpkg-licenses and confirm the generated package reports Apache-2.0 instead of unknown.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker
- Domain
- build-system, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100