diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ba5c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/README.source
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+We do some Debian-specific source patching magic. This file should contain explanation of what the hell we do and why until we fix that one way or another.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index 45a4fb7..ec63514 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8
+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4af7e85..bce5738 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Source: libosmocore
 Section: libs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8.0.0), autotools-dev, autoconf, automake, libtool, dh-autoreconf, libdpkg-perl, git, doxygen
-Standards-Version: 3.9.3
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), autotools-dev, autoconf, automake, libtool, dh-autoreconf, libdpkg-perl, git, doxygen, quilt
+Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 Homepage: http://bb.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/libosmocore
 Vcs-Git: git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore.git
 Vcs-Browser: http://git.osmocom.org/gitweb?p=libosmocore.git;a=summary
@@ -11,53 +11,79 @@ Vcs-Browser: http://git.osmocom.org/gitweb?p=libosmocore.git;a=summary
 Package: libosmocore
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: libosmocodec0, libosmocore4, libosmogb3, libosmogsm5, libosmovty0, ${misc:Depends}
-Description: Open Source MObile COMmunications CORE library
+Description: Open Source MObile COMmunications CORE library metapackage
+ Metapackage for Open Source MObile COMmunications CORE library.
 
 Package: libosmocodec0
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Osmo codec library
+ Open Source MObile COMmunications codec library.
 
 Package: libosmocore4
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Osmo Core library
+ Open Source MObile COMmunications CORE library.
 
 Package: libosmogb3
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Osmo GPRS GB library
+ Open Source MObile COMmunications library containing GPRS support functions.
 
 Package: libosmogsm5
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Osmo GSM utility library
+ Open Source MObile COMmunications library implementing various GSM routines.
 
 Package: libosmovty0
 Section: libs
 Architecture: any
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Osmo VTY library
+ Open Source MObile COMmunications library implementing VTY interface.
 
 Package: libosmocore-dev
 Section: libdevel
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, libosmocore
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, libosmocore, libjs-jquery
 Description: Development headers for Open Source MObile COMmunications CORE library
+ Open Source MObile COMmunications library development files.
 
 Package: libosmocore-utils
 Architecture: any
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, libosmocore
 Description: Utilities for gsm
+ Open Source MObile COMmunications library utilities.
 
 Package: libosmocore-dbg
 Architecture: any
 Section: debug
 Priority: extra
+Multi-Arch: same
+Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
 Depends: libosmocore (= ${binary:Version}), ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Debug symbols for Open Source MObile COMmunications CORE library
+ Debug version of Open Source MObile COMmunications CORE library.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index c450be5..c2bfe66 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ It was downloaded from:
 
     git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore.git
 
-Upstream Author(s):
+Upstream Authors:
 
     Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
     Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
@@ -36,19 +36,8 @@ Copyright:
 License:
 
     GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later
+    see "/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2"
 
 The Debian packaging is:
 
     Copyright (C) 2010 Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
-
-# Please chose a license for your packaging work. If the program you package
-# uses a mainstream license, using the same license is the safest choice.
-# Please avoid to pick license terms that are more restrictive than the
-# packaged work, as it may make Debian's contributions unacceptable upstream.
-# If you just want it to be GPL version 3, leave the following lines in.
-
-and is licensed under the GPL version 3,
-see "/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3".
-
-# Please also look if there are files or directories which have a
-# different copyright/license attached and list them here.
diff --git a/debian/libosmocodec0.install b/debian/libosmocodec0.install
index 2743b53..2676133 100644
--- a/debian/libosmocodec0.install
+++ b/debian/libosmocodec0.install
@@ -1 +1 @@
-usr/lib/libosmocodec*.so.*
+usr/lib/*/libosmocodec*.so.*
diff --git a/debian/libosmocore-dev.install b/debian/libosmocore-dev.install
index ece5b08..7c5a789 100644
--- a/debian/libosmocore-dev.install
+++ b/debian/libosmocore-dev.install
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 usr/include/*
-usr/lib/lib*.a
-usr/lib/lib*.so
-usr/lib/lib*.la
-usr/lib/pkgconfig/*
+usr/lib/*/lib*.a
+usr/lib/*/lib*.so
+usr/lib/*/lib*.la
+usr/lib/*/pkgconfig/*
 usr/share/doc/libosmocore/*
diff --git a/debian/libosmocore4.install b/debian/libosmocore4.install
index d134902..b73331b 100644
--- a/debian/libosmocore4.install
+++ b/debian/libosmocore4.install
@@ -1 +1 @@
-usr/lib/libosmocore*.so.*
+usr/lib/*/libosmocore*.so.*
diff --git a/debian/libosmogb3.install b/debian/libosmogb3.install
index 73ad3d3..4c47425 100644
--- a/debian/libosmogb3.install
+++ b/debian/libosmogb3.install
@@ -1 +1 @@
-usr/lib/libosmogb*.so.*
+usr/lib/*/libosmogb*.so.*
diff --git a/debian/libosmogsm5.install b/debian/libosmogsm5.install
index 12c9180..5e61729 100644
--- a/debian/libosmogsm5.install
+++ b/debian/libosmogsm5.install
@@ -1 +1 @@
-usr/lib/libosmogsm*.so.*
+usr/lib/*/libosmogsm*.so.*
diff --git a/debian/libosmovty0.install b/debian/libosmovty0.install
index 1b993e8..fbf6a5f 100644
--- a/debian/libosmovty0.install
+++ b/debian/libosmovty0.install
@@ -1 +1 @@
-usr/lib/libosmovty*.so.*
+usr/lib/*/libosmovty*.so.*
