[vaporup]

Actually it is not that hard:

  - default: https://vaporup.github.io/books/the-pragmatic-sysadmin/debian-packaging/
  -   quick: https://nfpm.goreleaser.com/usage/

[goodpoint]

Read the official documentation instead of random blogs.

[kasabali]

Official documentation is a problem. It is aimed at Debian maintainers building a fully policy compliant package that could be accepted to the official repository. You don't need any of that crap for making a .deb package. It puts off people from creating Debian packages for their own programs or private use.

[secondcoming]

Interesting, thanks. I'll give it a read.