diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+duckstation (0.1-10091-g4a246a74a-1rakuos9) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial packaging.
+
+ -- Joshua Webb <tohur@tohur.xyz>  Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:40:00 -0700
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: duckstation
+Section: games
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Joshua Webb <tohur@tohur.xyz>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11),
+ debhelper-compat (= 11),
+Standards-Version: 3.9.8
+Homepage: https://xemu.app
+XS-Debian-Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/mborgerson/xemu
+XS-Debian-Vcs-Git: https://github.com/mborgerson/xemu.git
+Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/mborgerson/xemu
+Vcs-Git: https://github.com/mborgerson/xemu.git
+
+Package: duckstation
+Architecture: amd64
+Multi-Arch: foreign
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
+Provides: duckstation
+Description:DuckStation is an simulator/emulator of the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. The goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices. Note: DuckStation is provided in the non-free repository due to licensing restrictions set by its developers which prohibit redistribution by Linux distributions. This package contains the unmodified official binary release.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: RakuOS Branding
+Upstream-Contact: Joshua Webb <contact@rakuos.org>
+Source: https://rakuos.org/
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2025 Joshua Webb
+License: GPL-3+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
diff --git a/debian/install b/debian/install
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+usr/games/* usr/games/
+squashfs-root/usr/bin/* opt/duckstation/
+squashfs-root/usr/lib/* opt/duckstation/lib/
+squashfs-root/usr/plugins/* opt/duckstation/lib/plugins/
+squashfs-root/usr/share/applications/* usr/share/applications/
+squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/* usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/
+squashfs-root/usr/share/metainfo/* /usr/share/metainfo/
diff --git a/debian/install.bk b/debian/install.bk
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+usr/share/plymouth/themes/rakuos/* usr/share/plymouth/themes/rakuos/
+usr/share/sddm/themes/rakuos/* usr/share/sddm/themes/rakuos/
+usr/share/wallpapers/RakuOS/* usr/share/wallpapers/RakuOS/
+usr/share/icons/rakuos/* usr/share/icons/rakuos/
+usr/share/calamares/branding/rakuos/* usr/share/calamares/branding/rakuos/
+usr/share/grub/themes/rakuos/* usr/share/grub/themes/rakuos/
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# Simple dh (debhelper) build rules file
+%:
+	dh $@
+
+# Prevent dh_strip from running on this package
+override_dh_strip:
+	@echo "Skipping dh_strip for Duckstation (bundled libs)"
+
+override_dh_shlibdeps:
+	@echo "Skipping dh_shlibdeps for Duckstation (bundled libs)"
+
+override_dh_fixperms:
+	dh_fixperms
+	chmod 755 debian/duckstation/opt/duckstation/duckstation-qt
+	chmod u+x debian/duckstation/opt/duckstation/duckstation-qt
+	chmod 755 debian/duckstation/usr/games/duckstation-qt
+	chmod u+x debian/duckstation/usr/games/duckstation-qt
+	chmod 755 debian/duckstation/usr/share/applications/org.duckstation.DuckStation.desktop
+	chmod u+x debian/duckstation/usr/share/applications/org.duckstation.DuckStation.desktop
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (native)
diff --git a/usr/games/duckstation-qt b/usr/games/duckstation-qt
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+++ b/usr/games/duckstation-qt
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+#!/bin/bash
+# Add DuckStation's lib path before system libs
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/duckstation/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+# Point Qt to its plugins directory (usually inside lib/qt or lib/plugins)
+export QT_PLUGIN_PATH="/opt/duckstation/lib/plugins:${QT_PLUGIN_PATH}"
+# Optionally ensure correct platform plugin search
+export QT_QPA_PLATFORM_PLUGIN_PATH="/opt/duckstation/lib/plugins/platforms"
+
+exec /opt/duckstation/duckstation-qt "$@"