diff --git a/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake b/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake
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+++ b/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake
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+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "SSE")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Package containing SSE CPack exercise library and executable.")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "Functionality for solving a poisson problem with FEM, flatset modification,
+  filesystem inspection and YAML file parsing")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "feegeer@users.github.com")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_MAINTAINERS "feegeer ${CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT}"
+  CACHE STRING "This project acts as a demonstration of how CPack can be used to package CMake projects.")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/feegeer/cpack-exercise-wt2526")
+set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)
+
+# DEB packaging
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME DEB-DEFAULT)
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "feegeer <${CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT}>")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS YES)
+
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/cpackexample.1.gz
+      DESTINATION share/man/man1)
+install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/changelog.gz debian/copyright
+        DESTINATION share/doc/cpackexample)
+
+set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ;DEB")
+include(CPack)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+++ b/debian/changelog
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+cpackexample (0.1.0-1) unstable;
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- feegeer <feegeer@users.github.com>  Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:50:30 +0100
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+++ b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Source: https://github.com/feegeer/cpack-exercise-wt2526
+Upstream-Name: cpack-exercise-wt2526
+Upstream-Contact: feegeer <feegeer@users.github.com>
+
+Files: *
+License: MIT
+Copyright: Copyright (c) 2021 Simulation-Software-Engineering
diff --git a/debian/cpackexample.1 b/debian/cpackexample.1
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+++ b/debian/cpackexample.1
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+.TH cpackexample 1 "2025" "cpackexample" "User Commands"
+.SH NAME
+cpackexample \- run FEM example, modify flat sets, inspect filesystem, and optionally parse a YAML file
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B cpackexample
+[\fIYAMLFILE\fR]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+Runs a small demonstration program that:
+- solves a Poisson problem using FEM,
+- modifies and prints a flat set,
+- inspects the current directory,
+- and parses a YAML file if one is provided.
+.SH ARGUMENTS
+.TP
+\fBYAMLFILE\fR
+YAML file to parse. If omitted, prints usage information.
+.SH AUTHOR
+feegeer <feegeer@users.github.com>
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+mkdir  -p ./build && cd build && \
+gzip -c -9n ../debian/cpackexample.1 > cpackexample.1.gz && \
+gzip -c -9n ../debian/changelog > changelog.gz && \
+cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release .. && \
+make package && cd .. && \
+cp ./build/cpackexample_0.1.0_amd64.deb . && \
+cp ./build/cpackexample-0.1.0-Linux.tar.gz . && \
+rm -rf build && \
+lintian ./cpackexample_0.1.0_amd64.deb