diff --git a/scripts/deb-build.sh b/scripts/deb-build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e # fail on any error
+set -u # treat unset variables as error
+rm -rf deb
+#create DEBIAN files
+mkdir -p deb/usr/bin/
+mkdir -p deb/DEBIAN
+#create copyright, docs, compat
+cp LICENSE deb/DEBIAN/copyright
+echo "https://github.com/ethcore/parity/wiki" >> deb/DEBIAN/docs
+echo "8" >> deb/DEBIAN/compat
+#create control file
+control=deb/DEBIAN/control
+echo "Package: parity" >> $control
+version=`grep -m 1 version Cargo.toml | awk '{print $3}' | tr -d '"' | tr -d "\n"`
+echo "Version: $version" >> $control
+echo "Source: parity" >> $control
+echo "Section: science" >> $control
+echo "Priority: extra" >> $control
+echo "Maintainer: Ethcore <admin@ethcore.io>" >> $control
+echo "Build-Depends: debhelper (>=9)" >> $control
+echo "Standards-Version: 3.9.5" >> $control
+echo "Homepage: https://ethcore.io" >> $control
+echo "Vcs-Git: git://github.com/ethcore/parity.git" >> $control
+echo "Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/ethcore/parity" >> $control
+echo "Architecture: $1" >> $control
+echo "Description: Ethereum network client by Ethcore" >> $control
+#build .deb package
+
+exit