diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
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+shellpki for Debian
+-------------------
+
+<possible notes regarding this package - if none, delete this file>
+
+ -- Gregory Colpart <reg@debian.org>  Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:19:11 -0400
diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source
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+++ b/debian/README.source
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+shellpki for Debian
+-------------------
+
+<this file describes information about the source package, see Debian policy
+manual section 4.14. You WILL either need to modify or delete this file>
+
+
+
+ -- Gregory Colpart <reg@debian.org>  Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:19:11 -0400
+
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+++ b/debian/changelog
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+shellpki (0.0~20170805-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release
+
+ -- Gregory Colpart <reg@debian.org>  Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:19:11 -0400
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
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+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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index 0000000..601dca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
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+Source: shellpki
+Section: unknown
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Gregory Colpart <reg@debian.org>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
+Standards-Version: 3.9.5
+Homepage: <insert the upstream URL, if relevant>
+#Vcs-Git: git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/shellpki.git
+#Vcs-Browser: http://anonscm.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/shellpki.git;a=summary
+
+Package: shellpki
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
+Description: <insert up to 60 chars description>
+ <insert long description, indented with spaces>
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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index 0000000..d171e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
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+Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: shellpki
+Source: <url://example.com>
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: <years> <put author's name and email here>
+           <years> <likewise for another author>
+License: <special license>
+ <Put the license of the package here indented by 1 space>
+ <This follows the format of Description: lines in control file>
+ .
+ <Including paragraphs>
+
+# If you want to use GPL v2 or later for the /debian/* files use 
+# the following clauses, or change it to suit. Delete these two lines
+Files: debian/*
+Copyright: 2017 Gregory Colpart <reg@debian.org>
+License: GPL-2+
+ This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+ .
+ This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+ .
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+ .
+ On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
+ Public License version 2 can be found in "/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2".
+
+# Please also look if there are files or directories which have a
+# different copyright/license attached and list them here.
+# Please avoid to pick license terms that are more restrictive than the
+# packaged work, as it may make Debian's contributions unacceptable upstream.
diff --git a/debian/dirs b/debian/dirs
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index 0000000..96418a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/dirs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/etc/shellpki
diff --git a/debian/docs b/debian/docs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b43bf86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/docs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+README.md
diff --git a/debian/install b/debian/install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63608d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/install
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+shellpki.sh usr/bin
+openssl.cnf etc/shellpki
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ce15cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# See debhelper(7) (uncomment to enable)
+# output every command that modifies files on the build system.
+#DH_VERBOSE = 1
+
+# see EXAMPLES in dpkg-buildflags(1) and read /usr/share/dpkg/*
+DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1
+include /usr/share/dpkg/default.mk
+
+# see FEATURE AREAS in dpkg-buildflags(1)
+#export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
+
+# see ENVIRONMENT in dpkg-buildflags(1)
+# package maintainers to append CFLAGS
+#export DEB_CFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND  = -Wall -pedantic
+# package maintainers to append LDFLAGS
+#export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,--as-needed
+
+
+# main packaging script based on dh7 syntax
+%:
+	dh $@ 
+
+# debmake generated override targets
+# This is example for Cmake (See http://bugs.debian.org/641051 )
+#override_dh_auto_configure:
+#	dh_auto_configure -- \
+#	-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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index 0000000..163aaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)