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+# OpenDaylight Debian Packages
+
+Logic for building OpenDaylight's upstream Debian packages.
+
+#### Table of Contents
+1. [Overview](#overview)
+1. [Vagrant Build Environment](#vagrant-build-environment)
+1. [Building Debs](#building-debs)
+1. [Defining New Debs](#defining-new-debs)
+ * [Deb Build Variables](#deb-build-variables)
+1. [Using Debs](#using-debs)
+ * [Installing](#installing)
+ * [Uninstalling](#uninstalling)
+1. [Using systemd](#using-systemd)
+ * [Starting](#starting)
+ * [Stopping](#stopping)
+1. [Karaf shell](#karaf-)
+
+## Overview
+
+TODO: Overview of Debian pkg builds, plans
+
+## Vagrant Build Environment
+
+Deb builds can be done in the included Vagrantfile. It provides a
+consistent, known-working and easily shared environment.
+
+ [~/packaging/deb]$ vagrant status
+ Current machine states:
+
+ default not created (libvirt)
+ [~/packaging/deb]$ vagrant up
+ [~/packaging/deb]$ vagrant ssh
+ [vagrant@localhost vagrant]$ # Do .deb build
+
+## Building Debs
+
+TODO: Docs about how to build .debs in the Vagrant env
+
+## Defining New Debs
+
+NB: Functionality under construction
+TODO: Docs about how to define debs for new ODL versions
+
+### Deb Build Variables
+
+NB: Functionality under construction
+TODO: More of these var defs as vars added
+
+#### `TODO: Var name`
+
+TODO: Description
+
+## Using Debs
+
+The familiar Deb-related commands apply to OpenDaylight's Debs.
+
+### Installing
+
+TODO: Docs about how to install .deb once it's built locally
+
+### Uninstalling
+
+TODO: Docs about how to uninstall .deb
+
+## Using systemd
+
+OpenDaylight's debs ship with systemd support.
+
+### Starting
+
+TODO: Docs about starting ODL's systemd service, that it's enabled
+
+### Stopping
+
+TODO: Docs about stopping ODL's systemd service
+
+## Karaf shell
+
+A few seconds after OpenDaylight is started, its Karaf shell will be accessible.
+
+You can connect by SSHing into ODL's karaf port and logging in (karaf/karaf).
+
+ [vagrant@localhost vagrant]$ ssh -p 8101 karaf@localhost
+ Password authentication
+ Password:
+
+ ________ ________ .__ .__ .__ __
+ \_____ \ ______ ____ ____ \______ \ _____ ___.__.| | |__| ____ | |___/ |
+ / | \\____ \_/ __ \ / \ | | \\__ \< | || | | |/ ___\| | \ __\
+ / | \ |_> > ___/| | \| ` \/ __ \\___ || |_| / /_/ > Y \ |
+ \_______ / __/ \___ >___| /_______ (____ / ____||____/__\___ /|___| /__|
+ \/|__| \/ \/ \/ \/\/ /_____/ \/
+
+
+ Hit '<tab>' for a list of available commands
+ and '[cmd] --help' for help on a specific command.
+ Hit '<ctrl-d>' or type 'system:shutdown' or 'logout' to shutdown OpenDaylight.
+
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