$ echo 2.0 > debian-binary

$ cat > control
Package: foo
Version: 1
^D
$ tar -czf control.tar.gz control

$ mkdir tmp
$ echo 'wee!' > tmp/teh-foo
$ tar -czf data.tar.gz tmp

$ ar r foo-1.deb debian-binary
$ ar r foo-1.deb control.tar.gz
$ ar r foo-1.deb data.tar.gz
$ file foo-1.deb
foo-1.deb: Debian binary package (format 2.0)
$ sudo dpkg -i foo-1.deb
Selecting previously deselected package foo.
(Reading database ... 151351 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking foo (from foo-1.deb) ...
Setting up foo (1) ...
$ cat /tmp/teh-foo
wee!