diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6349d440a..3df8ab232 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ if (DOXYGEN_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(doc)
 endif()
 
-# Set up CPack
+## Set up CPack
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "GTSAM")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Frank Dellaert, Georgia Institute of Technology")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "Frank Dellaert, dellaert@cc.gatech.edu")
@@ -172,12 +172,16 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${GTSAM_VERSION_MINOR})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${GTSAM_VERSION_PATCH})
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "CMake ${CMake_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CMake_VERSION_MINOR}")
 #set(CPACK_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES "doc;.") # Include doc directory
-set(CPACK_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES ".")
-set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "/build;/\\\\.;/makestats.sh$")
+#set(CPACK_INSTALLED_DIRECTORIES ".") # FIXME: throws error
+set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "/build*;/\\\\.;/makestats.sh$")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES "${CPACK_SOURCE_IGNORE_FILES}" "/gtsam_unstable/")
 set(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "gtsam-${GTSAM_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GTSAM_VERSION_MINOR}.${GTSAM_VERSION_PATCH}")
 #set(CPACK_SOURCE_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "gtsam-aspn${GTSAM_VERSION_PATCH}") # Used for creating ASPN tarballs
 
+# Deb-package specific cpack
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_NAME "libgtsam-dev")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libboost-dev (>= 1.43)") #Example: "libc6 (>= 2.3.1-6), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.2-12)")
+
 # print configuration variables
 message(STATUS "===============================================================")
 message(STATUS "================  Configuration Options  ======================")