diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 94d6c2c..5acdf8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION "3.28")
 
-project("cpackexample" VERSION 0.1.0)
+project("cpackexample" VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 FIND_PACKAGE(deal.II 9.5 REQUIRED
   HINTS ${DEAL_II_DIR} ../ ../../ $ENV{DEAL_II_DIR}
@@ -8,15 +8,61 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(deal.II 9.5 REQUIRED
 DEAL_II_INITIALIZE_CACHED_VARIABLES()
 
 # Uses the FindBoost module of CMake
-find_package(Boost 1.83 COMPONENTS filesystem REQUIRED)
+find_package(Boost 1.83 REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem)
 
 find_package(yaml-cpp 0.6 REQUIRED)
 
-add_library(cpackexamplelib filesystem/filesystem.cpp fem/fem.cpp flatset/flatset.cpp yamlParser/yamlParser.cpp)
+# Prefer standard install locations via GNUInstallDirs
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
+# Require modern C++ for all targets
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
+
+add_library(cpackexamplelib
+    filesystem/filesystem.cpp
+    fem/fem.cpp
+    flatset/flatset.cpp
+    yamlParser/yamlParser.cpp
+)
 add_executable("${PROJECT_NAME}" main.cpp)
 
 target_link_libraries("${PROJECT_NAME}" cpackexamplelib)
 target_link_libraries(cpackexamplelib Boost::filesystem ${YAML_CPP_LIBRARIES})
 
+# Public headers for the library (used by consumers)
+target_include_directories(cpackexamplelib
+    PUBLIC
+        $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}>
+        $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}>
+)
+
 DEAL_II_SETUP_TARGET("${PROJECT_NAME}")
 DEAL_II_SETUP_TARGET(cpackexamplelib)
+
+install(TARGETS "${PROJECT_NAME}"
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+)
+
+install(TARGETS cpackexamplelib
+    EXPORT cpackexampleTargets
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+)
+
+install(FILES
+    fem/fem.hpp
+    filesystem/filesystem.hpp
+    flatset/flatset.hpp
+    yamlParser/yamlParser.hpp
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/cpackexamplelib
+)
+
+install(FILES man/cpackexample.1.gz
+    DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
+
+
+# Separate CPack configuration
+list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+include(CPackConfig)
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diff --git a/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake b/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..456170f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_MAINTAINERS "Isik Özsoy <ozsoyisik@gmail.com>")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Isik Özsoy")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "ozsoyisik@gmail.com")
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "CPack packaging example")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "CPack example")
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/ozsoyisik/cpack-exercise-wt2526")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}-${PROJECT_VERSION}-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
+
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR})
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH})
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE") 
+
+# I have added this using chatgpt while trying to solve a problem
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+	set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ;DEB")
+	set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME "DEB-DEFAULT")
+	set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "Isik Özsoy <ozsoyisik@gmail.com>")
+	set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS ON)
+else()
+	set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ")
+endif()
+
+set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES ON)
+
+include(CPack)
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diff --git a/man/cpackexample.1.gz b/man/cpackexample.1.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a071cf
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