diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3614e64..15fd2ad 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -77,9 +77,12 @@ macros = \
 	m4/linkingflags.m4
 
 distro_files = \
-	distro/deb/control-v0.9b \
+	distro/deb/control-file-v0.9b \
+	distro/deb/build.sh \
+	distro/deb/readme.txt \
 	distro/ebuild/sgpemv2-0.9b.ebuild \
-	distro/rpm/SPECS/sgpemv2-0.9b.spec
+	distro/rpm/SPECS/sgpemv2-0.9b.spec \
+	distro/rpm/readme.txt
 
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	config/config.rpath \
diff --git a/distro/deb/build.sh b/distro/deb/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..51e7522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/deb/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+curdir="$(pwd)"
+
+if [ "${1}" == "" ]; then
+  echo "You need to pass the control file as the first parameter of this script."
+  echo "Usage: ./build.sh <control-file> <package.tar.bz2>"
+  exit -1
+fi
+
+pkgname="$( awk '/^Package/ { print $2; }' "${1}" )"
+version="$( awk '/^Version/ { print $2; }' "${1}" )"
+
+echo "Building debian package from ${1}."
+
+tarname="${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
+if [ ! -f "${tarname}" ]; then
+  echo "Please put the source package ${tarname} in this directory and launch me again."
+  exit -1
+fi
+
+tar -xvjf "${tarname}"
+cd "${pkgname}-${version}"
+
+mkdir =build
+cd    =build
+
+CXXFLAGS="-O3 -pipe" ../configure --disable-tests --disable-debug --prefix=/usr
+make
+make pdf
+
+destdir="${curdir}/inst-root"
+
+make DESTDIR="${destdir}" install-strip
+
+docdir="${destdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}-${version}"
+mkdir -p "${docdir}"
+cp doc/sgpem2uman.pdf doc/sgpem2dman.pdf "${docdir}"
+
+cd ..
+for i in AUTHORS NEWS README COPYING ChangeLog; do
+  gzip -c "${i}" > "${docdir}/${i}.gz"
+done
+
+cd ${curdir}
+mkdir -p "${destdir}/DEBIAN"
+cp "$1" "${destdir}/DEBIAN/control"
+
+dpkg -b "${destdir}" .
+
+rm -rf "${pkgname}-${version}"
+# rm -rf "${destdir}"
diff --git a/distro/deb/control-file-v0.9b b/distro/deb/control-file-v0.9b
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10b65ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/deb/control-file-v0.9b
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Package: sgpemv2
+Version: 0.9b
+Section: misc 
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: i386
+Pre-Depends: libstdc++6
+Depends: libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a, libglademm-2.4-1c2a, libxml2 (>= 2.6.10), libcairo, python (>= 2.3)
+Installed-Size: 3049.85
+Maintainer: Marco Trevisan <evenjin@gmail.com>
+Provides: sgpemv2
+Description: A graphical process management simulator with educational purposes.
+ .
+ SGPEM is an Italian acronym, standing for "Simulatore della Gestione
+ dei Processi in un Elaboratore Multiprogrammato" (in English, "Process
+ Management Simulator for a Multitasking Computer").  It was initially
+ developed for use inside the "Operating Systems" teaching, part of the
+ Computer Science course of the University of Padova, Italy.  
+ .
+ The aim of SGPEM is to provide an easy-to-use environment for simulating 
+ process scheduling policies, and for assigning resources in a multitasking
+ computer. SGPEMv2 is an educational software, and it can help students
+ to better understand the functionality of operating systems.
diff --git a/distro/deb/control-v0.9b b/distro/deb/control-v0.9b
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f2c3e5..0000000
--- a/distro/deb/control-v0.9b
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-Package: sgpemv2
-Version: 0.9b
-Section: misc 
-Priority: optional
-Architecture: i386 ppc
-Pre-Depends: libstdc++6
-Depends: libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a, libglademm-2.4-1c2a, libxml2 (>= 2.6.10), libcairo, python (>= 2.3)
-Installed-Size: 3049.85
-Maintainer: Marco Trevisan <evenjin@gmail.com>
-Provides: sgpemv2
-Description: A graphical process management simulator for a 
-             multitasking computer, developed with educational 
-             aims for Operating Systems courses at universities
-.
-SGPEM is an Italian acronym, standing for "Simulatore della Gestione
-dei Processi in un Elaboratore Multiprogrammato" (in English, "Process
-Management Simulator for a Multitasking Computer").  It was initially
-developed for use inside the "Operating Systems" teaching, part of the
-Computer Science course of the University of Padova, Italy.  The aim of
-SGPEM is to provide an easy-to-use environment  for simulating process
-scheduling policies, and for assigning resources in a multitasking
-computer. SGPEMv2 is an educational software, and it can help students
-to better understand the functionality of operating systems.
diff --git a/distro/deb/readme.txt b/distro/deb/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..015aeea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/deb/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+  .deb files creation
+  +++++++++++++++++++
+
+To create a debian package from a control file:
+
+  * launch the script in this directory "./build.sh",
+    with the control file as a parameter.
+  * wait a lot of time
+  * cross fingers
+  * wait some more time
+  * uncross fingers (before they decide to go and
+    find a new job as tip-tap dancers in Siberia)
+  * rejoice! you've a package.
+
+For doubts or envy, tell Matteo.