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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright © 2020-2024, Meheret Tesfaye Batu <meherett.batu@gmail.com>
+#             2024, Abenezer Lulseged Wube <itsm3abena@gmail.com>
+#             2024, Eyoel Tadesse <eyoel_tadesse@proton.me>
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or https://opensource.org/license/mit
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from glob import glob
+
+import sys
+import shutil
+import platform
+import subprocess
+
+from bip38.info import __author__ as maintainer, __description__, __name__
+from desktop.info import __version__ as app_version
+
+arch_map = {
+    "x86_64": "amd64",
+    "aarch64": "arm64",
+    "armv7l": "armhf",
+    "i386": "i386",
+}
+machine_arch = arch_map.get(platform.machine(), platform.machine()) 
+
+if platform.system() != "Linux":
+    print("Unable to create a .deb package on a non-Linux system!")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+app_version = app_version.lstrip("v") # normalized version
+app_name = __name__.upper()
+app_description = __description__
+
+icon_path = "desktop/ui/images/svg/logo.svg"  
+
+build_root = Path("./dist")
+build_root.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+appimage_output_path = None
+
+try:
+    subprocess.run(["python3", "build.py", "bdist_appimage"], check=True)
+    dist_appimage_files = glob(f"dist/{app_name}-{app_version}*.AppImage")
+    if dist_appimage_files:
+        appimage_output_path = dist_appimage_files[0]
+    else:
+        print("Failed to find the AppImage in 'dist' after build.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+    print("Failed to build the AppImage:", e)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+package_dir = build_root / app_name
+deb_dir = package_dir / "DEBIAN"
+applications_dir = package_dir / "usr/share/applications"
+opt_dir = package_dir / f"opt/{app_name}"
+icon_dir = package_dir / "usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps"
+
+for dir_path in [deb_dir, applications_dir, opt_dir, icon_dir]:
+    dir_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+appimage_target_path = opt_dir / f"{app_name}.AppImage"
+shutil.copy2(appimage_output_path, appimage_target_path)
+
+appimage_target_path.chmod(0o755)
+
+icon_target_path = icon_dir / f"{app_name}.svg"
+shutil.copy2(icon_path, icon_target_path)
+
+desktop_entry_content = f"""[Desktop Entry]
+Name={app_name}
+Exec=/opt/{app_name}/{app_name}.AppImage
+Icon={app_name}
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;
+"""
+desktop_entry_path = applications_dir / f"{app_name}.desktop"
+desktop_entry_path.write_text(desktop_entry_content)
+
+def calculate_installed_size_kb(directory):
+    total_size = sum(f.stat().st_size for f in directory.rglob('*') if f.is_file())
+    return (total_size + 1023) // 1024  # Round
+
+installed_size_kb = calculate_installed_size_kb(package_dir)
+
+control_content = f"""Package: {app_name}
+Version: {app_version}
+Section: utils
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: {machine_arch}
+Maintainer: {maintainer}
+Installed-Size: {installed_size_kb}
+Description: {app_description}
+"""
+control_file_path = deb_dir / "control"
+control_file_path.write_text(control_content)
+
+try:
+    subprocess.run(["dpkg-deb", "--build", str(package_dir)], check=True)
+    final_deb = f"{build_root}/{app_name}-{app_version}-{machine_arch}.deb"
+    shutil.move(f"{build_root}/{app_name}.deb", final_deb)
+    print(f"The .deb package has been created as {final_deb}")
+    print(f"You can now install it with: sudo dpkg -i {final_deb}")
+finally:
+    shutil.rmtree(package_dir) # Clean up