diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a006694a6..58ddba4fc 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Description: FreeIPA is a centralized identity framework
 
 Package: freeipa-client
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, python (>= 2.3)
 Description: FreeIPA is a centralized identity framework
  FreeIPA is an integrated solution to provide centrally managed Identity 
  (machine, user, virtual machines, groups, authentication credentials), Policy
diff --git a/debian/freeipa-client.install b/debian/freeipa-client.install
index e69de29bb..64a39598c 100644
--- a/debian/freeipa-client.install
+++ b/debian/freeipa-client.install
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+usr/sbin/ipa-client-install
+usr/sbin/ipa-getkeytab
+usr/share/ipa/ipaclient/ipa.cfg
+usr/share/ipa/ipaclient/ipa.js
+#FIXME the python mess
+#usr/share/python/ipaclient
+#usr/share/python/ipaclient/*.py*
+usr/share/man/man1/ipa-getkeytab.1.gz
+usr/share/man/man1/ipa-client-install.1.gz
diff --git a/debian/freeipa-python.install b/debian/freeipa-python.install
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index f6e37cf8c..3bdde3a7e 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ binary-common:
 	dh_installchangelogs 
 	dh_installdocs
 	dh_installexamples
+	dh_installdirs
 #	dh_installmenu
 #	dh_installdebconf	
 #	dh_installlogrotate