diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+chayang (0.1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- Penelope Gwen <support@pogmom.me>  Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:09:48 +0000
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: chayang
+Section: x11
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Penelope Gwen <support@pogmom.me>
+Rules-Requires-Root: no
+Build-Depends:
+ debhelper-compat (= 13),
+Standards-Version: 4.7.2
+Homepage: https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/chayang
+#Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/chayang
+#Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/chayang.git
+
+Package: chayang
+Architecture: any
+Depends:
+ ${shlibs:Depends},
+ ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Gradually dim the screen.
+ Can be used to implement a grace period before locking the session.
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: <url://example.com>
+Upstream-Name: chayang
+Upstream-Contact: <preferred name and address to reach the upstream project>
+
+Files:
+ *
+Copyright:
+ <years> <put author's name and email here>
+ <years> <likewise for another author>
+License: <special license>
+ <Put the license of the package here indented by 1 space>
+ <This follows the format of Description: lines in control file>
+ .
+ <Including paragraphs>
+
+# If you want to use GPL v2 or later for the /debian/* files use
+# the following clauses, or change it to suit. Delete these two lines
+Files:
+ debian/*
+Copyright:
+ 2025 Penelope Gwen <support@pogmom.me>
+License: GPL-2+
+ This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+ .
+ This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+ .
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this package. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+Comment:
+ On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
+ Public License version 2 can be found in "/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2".
+
+# Please also look if there are files or directories which have a
+# different copyright/license attached and list them here.
+# Please avoid picking licenses with terms that are more restrictive than the
+# packaged work, as it may make Debian's contributions unacceptable upstream.
+#
+# If you need, there are some extra license texts available in two places:
+#   /usr/share/debhelper/dh_make/licenses/
+#   /usr/share/common-licenses/
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+++ b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+
+# See debhelper(7) (uncomment to enable).
+# Output every command that modifies files on the build system.
+#export DH_VERBOSE = 1
+
+
+# See FEATURE AREAS in dpkg-buildflags(1).
+#export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
+
+# See ENVIRONMENT in dpkg-buildflags(1).
+# Package maintainers to append CFLAGS.
+#export DEB_CFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND  = -Wall -pedantic
+# Package maintainers to append LDFLAGS.
+#export DEB_LDFLAGS_MAINT_APPEND = -Wl,--as-needed
+
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --buildsystem=meson
+
+
+# dh_make generated override targets.
+# This is an example for Cmake (see <https://bugs.debian.org/641051>).
+#override_dh_auto_configure:
+#	dh_auto_configure -- \
+#	-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)