diff --git a/debian/camotics.docs b/debian/camotics.docs
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index 00000000..2fb80d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/camotics.docs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/share/doc/camotics/README.md
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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index 45a4fb75..00000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-8
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+++ b/debian/control
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+Source: camotics
+Maintainer: Joseph Coffland <joseph@cauldrondevelopment.com>
+Section: science
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 4.7.0
+Homepage: https://camotics.org/
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), scons, libcbang0-dev
+
+Package: camotics
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: 3-axis numerical control machining simulator
+ CAMotics is an Open-Source software which can simulate 3-axis NC
+ machining. It is a fast, flexible and user-friendly simulation
+ software for the DIY and Open-Source community.  CAMotics works on
+ Linux, OS-X and Windows.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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index 00000000..9239f5b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+export DH_VERBOSE = 1
+export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
+NUMJOBS = $(patsubst parallel=%,%,$(filter parallel=%,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+
+# link to libatomic on armel and mipsel
+ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH), armel mipsel))
+  export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND += -Wl,--no-as-needed -latomic -Wl,--as-needed
+endif
+
+include /usr/share/dpkg/default.mk  # provides DEB_VERSION
+
+SCONS_OPTIONS = cycles=0 mode=release sharedlib=1 -j8 werror=0 clang=1
+
+%:
+	dh $@
+
+override_dh_auto_clean:
+	scons -c
+	find . -name __pycache__|xargs rm -rf
+	rm -rf .sconf_temp config.log
+	rm -rf .sconsign.dblite
+
+override_dh_auto_build:
+	scons $(SCONS_OPTIONS) --jobs=$(NUMJOBS) --no-cache
+
+override_dh_usrlocal:
+	true
+
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	PREFIX=/usr scons prefix=debian/camotics/usr $(SCONS_OPTIONS) install