diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5186dff..8cc0ae69 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ source:
 	gzip -f9n ../${APP}_${VERSION}.orig.tar
 install:
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	install -m 755 -s src/${APP} ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	install -m 755 -s src/${APP}-prep ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	install -m 755 -s src/${APP}-tordongle ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	install -m 755 src/${APP} ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	install -m 755 src/${APP}-prep ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	install -m 755 src/${APP}-tordongle ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	mkdir -m 755 -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 	install -m 644 man/${APP}.1.gz ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 uninstall:
diff --git a/debian.sh b/debian.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..0d9685ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+APP=freedombone
+PREV_VERSION=1.00
+VERSION=1.00
+ARCH_TYPE="all"
+DIR=${APP}-${VERSION}
+
+#update version numbers automatically - so you don't have to
+sed -i 's/VERSION='${PREV_VERSION}'/VERSION='${VERSION}'/g' Makefile
+sed -i 's/VERSION="'${PREV_VERSION}'"/VERSION="'${VERSION}'"/g' src/freedombone
+
+# change the parent directory name to debian format
+mv ../${APP} ../${DIR}
+
+# Create a source archive
+make clean
+make source
+
+# Build the package
+dpkg-buildpackage -F
+
+# sign files
+gpg -ba ../${APP}_${VERSION}-1_${ARCH_TYPE}.deb
+gpg -ba ../${APP}_${VERSION}.orig.tar.gz
+
+# restore the parent directory name
+mv ../${DIR} ../${APP}
diff --git a/man/freedombone.1.gz b/man/freedombone.1.gz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ebf6e16
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