diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+ldaptool (0.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- Stefan Bühler <stefan.buehler@tik.uni-stuttgart.de>  Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:09:30 +0200
+
+ldaptool (0.1-0) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Stub ITP lintian.
+
+ -- Stefan Bühler <stefan.buehler@tik.uni-stuttgart.de>  Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:09:29 +0200
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: ldaptool
+Section: net
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Stefan Bühler <stefan.buehler@tik.uni-stuttgart.de>
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
+ pybuild-plugin-pyproject,
+ flit,
+ dh-sequence-python3,
+ python3,
+ python3-ldap,
+ python3-yaml,
+ python3-pykeepass,
+#Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-python
+Standards-Version: 4.6.2
+Homepage: https://git-nks-public.tik.uni-stuttgart.de/net/ldaptool
+
+Package: python3-ldaptool
+Architecture: all
+Depends:
+ ${python3:Depends},
+ ${misc:Depends},
+Recommends:
+ python3-pykeepass,
+Description: CLI tool to run ldap queries
+ CLI tool to query LDAP/AD servers, featuring various output formats
+ and a configuration for different realms.
+ .
+ This package installs the library for Python 3.
+
+Package: ldaptool
+Architecture: all
+Depends:
+ python3-ldaptool (=${binary:Version}),
+ ${python3:Depends},
+ ${misc:Depends},
+Description: CLI tool to run ldap queries
+ CLI tool to query LDAP/AD servers, featuring various output formats
+ and a configuration for different realms.
+ .
+ This package installs the script.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Source: <https://git-nks-public.tik.uni-stuttgart.de/net/ldaptool>
+Upstream-Name: ldaptool
+
+Files:
+ *
+Copyright:
+ 2023 Stefan Bühler <stefan.buehler@tik.uni-stuttgart.de>
+ 2023 Daniel Dizdarevic <daniel.dizdarevic@tik.uni-stuttgart.de>
+License: MIT
+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ .
+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ .
+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
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+[DEFAULT]
+pristine-tar = False
+upstream-branch = main
+debian-branch = debian
+upstream-tag = ldaptool-%(version)s
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+export PYBUILD_NAME=ldaptool
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+# we want /usr/bin/ldaptool in a separate package
+override_dh_auto_install:
+	dh_auto_install
+
+	mkdir -p debian/ldaptool/usr
+	mv debian/python3-ldaptool/usr/bin debian/ldaptool/usr/
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)
diff --git a/debian/source/options b/debian/source/options
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+++ b/debian/source/options
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extend-diff-ignore = "^[^/]*[.]egg-info/|^[.]vscode|/__pycache__/|^venv/|^.mypy_cache/"