diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 8d7b1670e..1bff9b77e 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -848,8 +848,6 @@ else:
 if env['layout'] == 'debian':
     base = pjoin(os.getcwd(), 'debian')
 
-    env['inst_sharedlibdir'] = pjoin(base, 'libcantera2', 'usr', 'lib')
-
     env['inst_libdir'] = pjoin(base, 'cantera-dev', 'usr', 'lib')
     env['inst_incdir'] = pjoin(base, 'cantera-dev', 'usr', 'include', 'cantera')
     env['inst_incroot'] = pjoin(base, 'cantera-dev', 'usr' 'include')
@@ -871,7 +869,6 @@ if env['layout'] == 'debian':
     env['ct_datadir'] = '/usr/share/cantera/data'
 else:
     env['inst_libdir'] = pjoin(instRoot, 'lib')
-    env['inst_sharedlibdir'] = pjoin(instRoot, 'lib')
     env['inst_bindir'] = pjoin(instRoot, 'bin')
     env['inst_python_bindir'] = pjoin(instRoot, 'bin')
     env['inst_incdir'] = pjoin(instRoot, 'include', 'cantera')
diff --git a/platform/posix/SConscript b/platform/posix/SConscript
index 5ac4ecff6..aebb9c52e 100644
--- a/platform/posix/SConscript
+++ b/platform/posix/SConscript
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ localenv = env.Clone()
 ### Generate customized scripts ###
 
 # 'setup_cantera'
-v = sys.version_info
-localenv['python_module_loc'] = pjoin(localenv['python_prefix'], 'lib',
-                                      'python%i.%i' % v[:2], 'site-packages')
-target = build(localenv.SubstFile('setup_cantera', 'setup_cantera.in'))
-install('$inst_bindir', target)
+if localenv['layout'] != 'debian':
+    v = sys.version_info
+    localenv['python_module_loc'] = pjoin(localenv['python_prefix'], 'lib',
+                                          'python%i.%i' % v[:2], 'site-packages')
+    target = build(localenv.SubstFile('setup_cantera', 'setup_cantera.in'))
+    install('$inst_bindir', target)
 
 # 'mixmaster'
 if env['python_package'] == 'full':
@@ -70,4 +71,6 @@ localenv['mak_have_f2c_lib'] = '1' if localenv['build_with_f2c'] else '0'
 mak = build(localenv.SubstFile('Cantera.mak', 'Cantera.mak.in'))
 install('$inst_incdir', mak)
 
-install('$inst_bindir', '#platform/posix/bin/install_tsc')
+# @deprecated The install_tsc script is unused and should be removed
+if localenv['layout'] != 'debian':
+    install('$inst_bindir', '#platform/posix/bin/install_tsc')
diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 3a42b9ce0..3072f5853 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -64,21 +64,16 @@ if (localenv['use_sundials'] == 'y' and
 if localenv['toolchain'] == 'mingw':
     localenv.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-static-libgcc', '-static-libstdc++'])
 
-#
-# Define the name according to the environmental variable
-#
-if localenv['renamed_shared_libraries'] == True :
-    sharedName = '../lib/cantera_shared'
-else:
-    sharedName = '../lib/cantera' 
-
 # Build the Cantera shared library using the correct name
-lib = build(localenv.SharedLibrary(sharedName, libraryTargets, SPAWN=getSpawn(localenv)))
-
-env['cantera_shlib'] = lib
-localenv.Depends(lib, localenv['config_h_target'])
-#
-# Create an install rule for the shared library
-#
-install('$inst_sharedlibdir', lib)
+if localenv['layout'] != 'debian':
+    # Define the name according to the environmental variable
+    if localenv['renamed_shared_libraries'] == True:
+        sharedName = '../lib/cantera_shared'
+    else:
+        sharedName = '../lib/cantera'
 
+    lib = build(localenv.SharedLibrary(sharedName, libraryTargets,
+                                       SPAWN=getSpawn(localenv)))
+    install('$inst_libdir', lib)
+    env['cantera_shlib'] = lib
+    localenv.Depends(lib, localenv['config_h_target'])
diff --git a/src/apps/SConscript b/src/apps/SConscript
index ed99e8db4..fef8089d2 100644
--- a/src/apps/SConscript
+++ b/src/apps/SConscript
@@ -2,25 +2,20 @@ from buildutils import *
 
 Import('env', 'build', 'install')
 localenv = env.Clone()
-
-programs = [('cti2ctml', ['cti2ctml.cpp']),
-            ('ck2cti', ['ck2cti.cpp']),
-            ('csvdiff', ['csvdiff.cpp', 'tok_input_util.cpp', 'mdp_allo.cpp'])]
-
 localenv.Append(CPPPATH=['#src', '#include', '#src/apps'])
 
-llibs = env['cantera_libs']
-print 'llibs = ', llibs
-
-for name, src in programs:
+def buildProgram(name, src):
     prog = build(localenv.Program(target=pjoin('#build/bin', name),
                                   source=src,
-                                  LIBS=llibs))
-    #prog = build(localenv.Program(target=pjoin('#build/bin', name),
-    #                              source=src,
-    #                              LIBS=['cantera']))
+                                  LIBS=env['cantera_libs']))
     install('$inst_bindir', prog)
 
+buildProgram('cti2ctml', ['cti2ctml.cpp'])
+buildProgram('ck2cti', ['ck2cti.cpp'])
+
+if env['layout'] != 'debian':
+    buildProgram('csvdiff', ['csvdiff.cpp', 'tok_input_util.cpp', 'mdp_allo.cpp'])
+
 # Copy man pages
 if env['INSTALL_MANPAGES']:
     install('$inst_mandir', mglob(localenv, 'man', '*'))