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+This directory contains the structure required to build the simple paraview-developer debian file.
+
+To build the package:
+   * Switch to the directory containing this file
+   * Run "dpkg --build paraview-developer-1.0"
+   * A file called paraview-developer-1.0.deb will appear in the current directory.
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Build/dev-packages/deb/paraview-developer/paraview-developer-1.0/DEBIAN/control b/Code/Mantid/Build/dev-packages/deb/paraview-developer/paraview-developer-1.0/DEBIAN/control
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+Package: paraview-developer
+Version: 1.0
+Section: main
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: all
+Depends: cmake, build-essential, libqt4-dev, qt4-dev-tools, libxt-dev
+Installed-Size: 0
+Maintainer: Mantid Project
+Description: Installs all packages required for a paraview developer
+ A metapackage which requires all the dependencies and tools that are 
+ required to build paraview from source.