7 files changed, 66 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ce01e9..122648c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -345,9 +345,11 @@ speeding up local connections, and usually requiring NAT. _pasta_:
   x86_64 (static builds)
 * ✅ testing on non-x86_64 architectures (aarch64, armv7l, i386, ppc64, ppc64le,
   s390x)
+* ✅ example Debian [package files](passt/tree/contrib/debian),
+  example [`spec` file](/passt/tree/contrib/fedora) for Fedora
 * 🛠 official
   [OpenSUSE packages](https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:mnhauke/passt)
-* ⌚ packages for Debian, Fedora, etc.
+* ⌚ official packages for Debian, Fedora, etc.
 
 ### Services
 * ✅ built-in [ARP proxy](/passt/tree/arp.c)
diff --git a/contrib/debian/README.Debian b/contrib/debian/README.Debian
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43bb1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/README.Debian
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+passt for Debian
+
+Please edit this to provide information specific to
+this passt Debian package.
+
+    (Describe here)
+
+ -- Stefano Brivio <>  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:54:11 +0200
diff --git a/contrib/debian/changelog b/contrib/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ac798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+passt (0+gitXXXXXXXXXXXX-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release. Closes: #nnnn
+    <nnnn is the bug number of your ITP>
+
+ -- Stefano Brivio <>  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:54:11 +0200
diff --git a/contrib/debian/control b/contrib/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a62d3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Source: passt
+Section: net
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12), dh-apparmor
+Standards-Version: 4.5.0
+Homepage: https://passt.top/
+
+Suggests: apparmor
+Package: passt
+Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: foreign
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
+Description: user-mode networking daemons for virtual machines and namespaces
+ passt implements a translation layer between a Layer-2 network interface and
+ native Layer-4 sockets (TCP, UDP, ICMP/ICMPv6 echo) on a host. It doesn't
+ require any capabilities or privileges, and it can be used as a simple
+ replacement for Slirp.
+ pasta (same binary as passt, different command) offers equivalent functionality,
+ for network namespaces: traffic is forwarded using a tap interface inside the
+ namespace, without the need to create further interfaces on the host, hence not
+ requiring any capabilities or privileges.
diff --git a/contrib/debian/copyright b/contrib/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f2df74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: passt
+Upstream-Contact: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
+Upstream-Contact: passt-dev@passt.top
+Source: https://passt.top/
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2020-2022, Red Hat GmbH, Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
+License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+Files: checksum.c
+Copyright: 2021, Red Hat GmbH, Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
+License: AGPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause
diff --git a/contrib/debian/rules b/contrib/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a926d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	dh_auto_install -- prefix=/usr
+	mkdir -p debian/passt/etc/apparmor.d/
+	cp contrib/apparmor/usr.bin.passt debian/passt/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.passt
+	dh_apparmor --profile-name=usr.bin.passt -ppasst
+	cp contrib/apparmor/usr.bin.pasta debian/passt/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.pasta
+	dh_apparmor --profile-name=usr.bin.pasta -ppasst
+
+%:
+	dh $@
diff --git a/contrib/debian/watch b/contrib/debian/watch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76575dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/debian/watch
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# You must remove unused comment lines for the released package.
+version=3