diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a1c9d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+tinc for Debian
+----------------------
+
+<possible notes regarding this package - if none, delete this file>
+
+ -- Ivo Timmermans,,,
+ <itimmermans@bigfoot.com>, Fri, 21 Apr 2000 17:07:50 +0200
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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index 00000000..552206c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+tinc (1.0-0.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+ * Initial Release.
+
+ -- Ivo Timmermans <itimmermans@bigfoot.com> Fri, 21 Apr 2000 17:07:50 +0200
+
+Local variables:
+mode: debian-changelog
+End:
diff --git a/debian/conffiles b/debian/conffiles
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d046fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/conffiles
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/etc/tinc/tincd.conf
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..affbed71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Source: tinc
+Section: non-US/main
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Ivo Timmermans <itimmermans@bigfoot.com>
+Standards-Version: 3.0.1
+Depends: libc6, libgmp2
+
+Package: tinc
+Architecture: i386
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libgmp2-dev
+Description: Virtual Private Network daemon
+ blablabla
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fd7455e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+This package was debianized by Ivo Timmermans,,,
+ <itimmermans@bigfoot.com> on
+Fri, 21 Apr 2000 17:07:50 +0200.
+
+It was downloaded from <fill in ftp site>
+
+Upstream Author(s): <put author(s) name and email here>
+
+Copyright:
+
+<Must follow here>
diff --git a/debian/dirs b/debian/dirs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c831f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/dirs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+etc/tinc
+etc/tinc/passphrases
diff --git a/debian/docs b/debian/docs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84e45f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/docs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+INSTALL
+NEWS
+README
+TODO
diff --git a/debian/files b/debian/files
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72899e9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/files
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tinc_1.0-0.1_i386.deb non-US/main optional
diff --git a/debian/info b/debian/info
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5468d6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/info
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+doc/tinc.info
diff --git a/debian/init.d b/debian/init.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ffe51bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/init.d
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# skeleton example file to build /etc/init.d/ scripts.
+# This file should be used to construct scripts for /etc/init.d.
+#
+# Written by Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl>.
+# Modified for Debian GNU/Linux
+# by Ian Murdock <imurdock@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
+#
+# Version: @(#)skeleton 1.8 03-Mar-1998 miquels@cistron.nl
+#
+# This file was automatically customized by dh-make on Fri, 21 Apr 2000 17:07:50 +0200
+
+PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+DAEMON=/usr/sbin/tinc
+NAME=tinc
+DESC=tinc
+
+test -f $DAEMON || exit 0
+
+set -e
+
+case "$1" in
+ start)
+ echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
+ start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /var/run/$NAME.pid \
+ --exec $DAEMON
+ echo "$NAME."
+ ;;
+ stop)
+ echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
+ start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/$NAME.pid \
+ --exec $DAEMON
+ echo "$NAME."
+ ;;
+ #reload)
+ #
+ # If the daemon can reload its config files on the fly
+ # for example by sending it SIGHUP, do it here.
+ #
+ # If the daemon responds to changes in its config file
+ # directly anyway, make this a do-nothing entry.
+ #
+ # echo "Reloading $DESC configuration files."
+ # start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile \
+ # /var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON
+ #;;
+ restart|force-reload)
+ #
+ # If the "reload" option is implemented, move the "force-reload"
+ # option to the "reload" entry above. If not, "force-reload" is
+ # just the same as "restart".
+ #
+ echo -n "Restarting $DESC: "
+ start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile \
+ /var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON
+ sleep 1
+ start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile \
+ /var/run/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON
+ echo "$NAME."
+ ;;
+ *)
+ N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+ # echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
+ echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+ exit 1
+ ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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index 00000000..de43c0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# Sample debian/rules that uses debhelper.
+# GNU copyright 1997 to 1999 by Joey Hess.
+
+# Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
+#export DH_VERBOSE=1
+
+# This is the debhelper compatability version to use.
+export DH_COMPAT=1
+
+build: build-stamp
+build-stamp:
+ dh_testdir
+
+ ./configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=\$${prefix}/share/man --infodir=\$${prefix}/share/info --sysconfdir=/etc
+ $(MAKE)
+
+ touch build-stamp
+
+clean:
+ dh_testdir
+ dh_testroot
+ rm -f build-stamp
+
+ -$(MAKE) distclean
+
+ dh_clean
+
+install: build
+ dh_testdir
+ dh_testroot
+ dh_clean -k
+ dh_installdirs
+
+ $(MAKE) install prefix=`pwd`/debian/tmp/usr
+ mkdir -p `pwd`/debian/tmp/etc/tinc
+ cp doc/tincd.conf.sample `pwd`/debian/tmp/etc/tinc/tincd.conf
+
+
+# Build architecture-independent files here.
+binary-indep: build install
+# We have nothing to do by default.
+
+# Build architecture-dependent files here.
+binary-arch: build install
+# dh_testversion
+ dh_testdir
+ dh_testroot
+# dh_installdebconf
+ dh_installdocs
+ dh_installexamples
+ dh_installmenu
+# dh_installemacsen
+# dh_installpam
+# dh_installinit
+ dh_installcron
+ dh_installmanpages
+ dh_installinfo
+# dh_undocumented
+ dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog
+ dh_link
+ dh_strip
+ dh_compress
+ dh_fixperms
+ # You may want to make some executables suid here.
+ dh_suidregister
+# dh_makeshlibs
+ dh_installdeb
+# dh_perl
+ dh_shlibdeps
+ dh_gencontrol
+ dh_md5sums
+ dh_builddeb
+
+binary: binary-indep binary-arch
+.PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary-arch binary install