diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2630aa78..69a3ab18 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,15 @@ build/
 
 # CCLS cache
 .ccls-cache/
+
+# Debian build
+obj-x86_64-linux-gnu
+debian/.debhelper/
+debian/debhelper-build-stamp
+debian/files
+debian/*.debhelper.log
+debian/*.substvars
+debian/libsparselizard-dev/
+debian/libsparselizard0/
+debian/substvars
+debian/tmp/
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..97e439bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+sparselizard (0.0.1-0) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial debian package
+
+ -- Jean-Samuel Reynaud <js.reynaud@gmail.com>  Wed, 12 May 2021 10:19:53 +0200
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d607966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+11
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..368d1773
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Source: sparselizard
+Section: libs
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Jean-Samuel Reynaud <js.reynaud@gmail.com>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10.0.0), cmake, libopenmpi-dev, libblas-dev, libmetis-dev,libpetsc-real-dev| libpetsc3.7.7-dev,
+ libslepc-real3.12-dev | libslepc-real3.10-dev |libslepc3.7.4-dev, libmumps-dev
+Standards-Version: 3.6.1.1
+
+
+Package: libsparselizard0
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${dist:Depends}
+Description: C++ FEM library shared libraries
+  Sparselizard is a high-performance, multiphysics, hp-adaptive, open source C++ finite element
+ library running on Linux, Mac and Windows. It is used to design next generation microdevices
+ (ultrasound transducers, micromirrors, microvalves, comb drives,...) and it is carefully
+ validated against analytical solutions, third party software and measurements of the fabricated devices
+
+Package: libsparselizard-dev
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${dist:Depends}
+Description: C++ FEM library development files
+  Sparselizard is a high-performance, multiphysics, hp-adaptive, open source C++ finite element
+ library running on Linux, Mac and Windows. It is used to design next generation microdevices
+ (ultrasound transducers, micromirrors, microvalves, comb drives,...) and it is carefully
+ validated against analytical solutions, third party software and measurements of the fabricated devices
diff --git a/debian/libsparselizard-dev.install b/debian/libsparselizard-dev.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfcc259a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libsparselizard-dev.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/include/sparselizard/
diff --git a/debian/libsparselizard0.install b/debian/libsparselizard0.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33805505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/libsparselizard0.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsparselizard.so
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ee8cadd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+# out of tree build folder for schematic symbols
+DEB_BUILD_DIR=debian/build
+# default install folder
+INSTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp
+
+DEB_CMAKE_OPTS := \
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+        -DMPI_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/openmpi/include \
+        -DMPI_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/openmpi/lib/libmpi_cxx.so \
+        -DMPI_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/openmpi \
+        -DBLAS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu \
+        -DBLAS_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/blas/libblas.so \
+        -DMETIS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include \
+        -DMETIS_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmetis.so \
+        -DPETSCCONF_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/lib/petsc/include \
+        -DPETSC_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/lib/petsc/include \
+        -DPETSC_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/petscdir/petsc3.12/x86_64-linux-gnu-real/lib/libpetsc_real.so \
+        -DPETSC_PATH=/usr/lib/petsc/ \
+        -DSLEPC_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/lib/slepc/include \
+        -DSLEPC_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/slepcdir/slepc3.12/x86_64-linux-gnu-real/lib/libslepc_real.so \
+        -DMUMPS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include \
+        -DMUMPS_LIBRARIES=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmumps_common.so \
+        $(NULL)
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --buildsystem=cmake
+
+override_dh_auto_configure:
+	dh_auto_configure -- $(DEB_CMAKE_OPTS)