diff --git a/debian/freeipa-admintools.lintian-overrides b/debian/freeipa-admintools.lintian-overrides
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+# lintian is lying
+python-script-but-no-python-dep
diff --git a/debian/freeipa-client.lintian-overrides b/debian/freeipa-client.lintian-overrides
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+# lintian is lying
+python-script-but-no-python-dep
diff --git a/debian/freeipa-server-trust-ad.lintian-errors b/debian/freeipa-server-trust-ad.lintian-errors
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index 000000000..6673d10d6
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+++ b/debian/freeipa-server-trust-ad.lintian-errors
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+# lintian is lying
+python-script-but-no-python-dep
diff --git a/debian/freeipa-server.lintian-overrides b/debian/freeipa-server.lintian-overrides
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index 000000000..6673d10d6
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+++ b/debian/freeipa-server.lintian-overrides
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+# lintian is lying
+python-script-but-no-python-dep
diff --git a/debian/freeipa-tests.lintian-overrides b/debian/freeipa-tests.lintian-overrides
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+# lintian is just wrong
+freeipa-tests: python-script-but-no-python-dep
+
+# no need to be executable
+freeipa-tests: script-not-executable usr/lib/python*/dist-packages/ipatests/test_integration/scripts/caless-create-pki
diff --git a/debian/source/lintian-overrides b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
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+# lintian fails with javascript files
+source-is-missing install/ui/build/dojo/dojo.js
+source-is-missing install/ui/src/libs/bootstrap.js
+source-is-missing install/ui/src/libs/jquery.js
+source-is-missing install/ui/src/libs/qrcode.js
+source-is-missing install/ui/util/build/build.js