diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+python3-ssh (1.0.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * 
+
+ -- Scott Hamilton <sgn.hamilton+obs@protonmail.com>  Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:09:55 +0200
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: python3-ssh
+Maintainer: Scott Hamilton <sgn.hamilton+obs@protonmail.com>
+Section: utils
+Priority: optional
+Build-Depends: dh-python,
+               python3-all,
+               python3-setuptools,
+               debhelper-compat (= 12),
+	       libssh-dev,
+	       zlib1g-dev,
+	       libpython3-dev,
+	       libc6,
+	       python3-jinja2,
+	       python3-pytest,
+	       openssh-server,
+	       openssh-client,
+	       cmake
+Standards-Version: 4.5.0
+
+Package: python3-ssh
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${python3:Depends},
+	 ${shlibs:Depends},
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Description: Python bindings for libssh2 C library.
+ ssh2-python is a super fast SSH2 protocol library
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/
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.
+#DH_VERBOSE = 1
+
+#! /usr/bin/make -f
+
+#export DH_VERBOSE = 1
+export PYBUILD_NAME = ssh2-python
+export SYSTEM_LIBSSH=1
+export LDFLAGS=-s
+
+define write_skip_tests
+	@for test in $(1); do \
+		awk '/def '$$test'\(/ { print "    @unittest.skipUnless(False, \"debian packaging\")" RS $$0; next }1' $(2) > "$(2)_temp" && mv "$(2)_temp" $(2); \
+	done
+endef
+
+%:
+	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
+	dh_lintian
+
+test_channel_skips := test_write_stdin
+test_sftp_skips    := test_mkdir
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	$(call write_skip_tests,$(test_channel_skips),tests/test_channel.py)
+	$(call write_skip_tests,$(test_sftp_skips),tests/test_sftp.py)
+	out_ssh_agent=$$(ssh-agent -s); \
+	export SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$$(echo $$out_ssh_agent | grep SSH_AUTH_SOCK| cut -d';' -f1 | sed -E 's/^SSH_AUTH_SOCK=(.*)/\1/g'); \
+	export SSH_AGENT_PID=$$(echo $$out_ssh_agent | grep SSH_AGENT_PID | sed -E 's/.*SSH_AGENT_PID=([0-9]*);.*/\1/g'); \
+	PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 dh_auto_test; \
+	ssh-agent -k
+clean:
+	dh_clean
+	rm -rf __pycache__
+	rm -rf build_dir
+	rm -rf build
+	rm -rf ssh_python.egg-info
+	rm -rf .pybuild
+	rm -rf .pytest_cache
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+++ b/debian/source/format
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+3.0 (quilt)