update docs for packaging in a container
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```sh
podman run -it --name pyceo-packaging -v "$PWD":"$PWD" -w "$PWD" debian:buster bash
```
**Important**: Make sure to use a container image for the same distribution which you're packaging.
For example, if you're creating a package for bullseye, you should be using the debian:bullseye
Docker image (this is because the virtualenv symlinks python to the OS' version of python).
Here are some of the prerequisites you'll need to build the deb files:
```sh
apt install devscripts debhelper git-buildpackage