diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Ruby Netlink
 ============
 
 This library provides an API for using a Linux Netlink socket, for doing
-things things like manipulating IP interfaces and routes programmatically,
-and capturing packets from ULOG.
+things like manipulating IP interfaces and routes programmatically, and
+capturing packets from ULOG.
 
 Example
 =======
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+linux-netlink-ruby (0.10-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- Patrick J Cherry <patrick@bytemark.co.uk>  Thu, 12 May 2011 17:17:45 +0100
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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index 0000000..f03e16b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+Source: linux-netlink-ruby
+Maintainer: Matthew Bloch <matthew@bytemark.co.uk>
+Uploaders: Patrick J Cherry <patrick@bytemark.co.uk>
+Section: ruby
+Priority: optional
+Build-Depends:  debhelper (>= 7), cdbs, ruby1.8, ruby1.9, ruby-pkg-tools
+Standards-Version: 3.8.0
+
+Package: liblinux-netlink-ruby
+Architecture: all
+Depends: liblinux-netlink-ruby1.8 | liblinux-netlink-ruby1.9, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Netlink socket library for Ruby
+ This library provides an API for using a Linux Netlink socket, for doing
+ things like manipulating IP interfaces and routes programmatically, and
+ capturing packets from ULOG.
+ .
+ This is the metapackage for all versions of Ruby.
+
+Package: liblinux-netlink-ruby1.8
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ruby1.8 (>= 1.8.7), libffi-ruby1.8, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Netlink socket library for Ruby 1.8
+ This library provides an API for using a Linux Netlink socket, for doing
+ things like manipulating IP interfaces and routes programmatically, and
+ capturing packets from ULOG.
+ .
+ This is the version for Ruby 1.8.7.
+ 
+
+Package: liblinux-netlink-ruby1.9.1
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ruby1.9.1, libffi-ruby1.9.1, ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Netlink socket library for Ruby 1.9.1
+ This library provides an API for using a Linux Netlink socket, for doing
+ things like manipulating IP interfaces and routes programmatically, and
+ capturing packets from ULOG.
+ .
+ This is the version for Ruby 1.9.1.
+
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c93d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Ruby Netlink
+============
+
+Copyright (c) 2011 Bytemark Computer Consulting Ltd
+
+Licence:
+
+This program 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 program 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.
+
+On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public
+License can be found in ‘/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL’ or in the dpkg
+source as the file ‘COPYING’
diff --git a/debian/liblinux-netlink-ruby1.8.examples b/debian/liblinux-netlink-ruby1.8.examples
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/liblinux-netlink-ruby1.8.examples
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+examples/*
diff --git a/debian/liblinux-netlink-ruby1.9.1.examples b/debian/liblinux-netlink-ruby1.9.1.examples
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e39721e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/liblinux-netlink-ruby1.9.1.examples
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+examples/*
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4616b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+#
+
+include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
+include /usr/share/ruby-pkg-tools/1/class/ruby-setup-rb.mk
+