diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index acfa329..deefec8 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -14,5 +14,14 @@ RUN if [ "${REINSTALL_CMAKE_VERSION_FROM_SOURCE}" != "none" ]; then \
 # RUN su vscode -c "${VCPKG_ROOT}/vcpkg install <your-port-name-here>"
 
 # [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional packages.
-# RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
-#     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends <your-package-list-here>
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
+     qt5-default \
+     qtdeclarative5-dev \
+     libqt5quick5 \
+     libqt5quickcontrols2-5 \
+     libqt5serialport5-dev \
+     mesa-common-dev \
+     libglu1-mesa-dev \
+     qtquickcontrols2-5-dev \
+     libqt5opengl5-dev
diff --git a/linux_deploy/control b/linux_deploy/control
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..eee8bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux_deploy/control
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Package: data-plotter
+Version: {version}
+Architecture: amd64
+Essential: no
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: Jiri Maier <jiri.maier.x@gmail.com>
+Description: Universal GUI for software-defined measuring instruments
diff --git a/linux_deploy/data-plotter.desktop b/linux_deploy/data-plotter.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca421da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux_deploy/data-plotter.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Name=Data Plotter
+Comment=Universal GUI for software-defined measuring instruments
+Exec=/usr/bin/data-plotter
+Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/data-plotter.png
+Categories=Office
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diff --git a/linux_deploy/deploy.py b/linux_deploy/deploy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2d543e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux_deploy/deploy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+
+# Function to get the version from the .pro file
+def get_version(file_path):
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
+        for line in file:
+            if line.startswith('VERSION'):
+                return line.split('=')[1].strip()
+    return None
+
+
+# Get the version from the .pro file
+version = get_version('DataPlotter.pro')
+# Trim the version to three numbers
+version = ".".join(version.split(".")[:3])
+
+# Define the base directory
+base_dir = os.path.join("linux_deploy",f"data-plotter_{version}_amd64")
+
+if os.path.exists(base_dir):
+    shutil.rmtree(base_dir)
+
+# Define the directories to be created
+dirs = [
+    os.path.join(base_dir, "DEBIAN"),
+    os.path.join(base_dir, "usr", "bin"),
+    os.path.join(base_dir, "usr", "share", "doc", "data-plotter"),
+    os.path.join(base_dir, "usr", "lib"),
+    os.path.join(base_dir,"usr","share","icons","hicolor","256x256","apps"),
+    os.path.join(base_dir,"usr","share","applications"),
+]
+
+# Create the directories
+for dir in dirs:
+    os.makedirs(dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+# Define the files to be copied
+files = {
+    os.path.join("linux_deploy","control"): os.path.join(base_dir, "DEBIAN", "control"),
+    os.path.join("linux_deploy","qt.conf"): os.path.join(base_dir, "usr", "bin", "qt.conf"),
+    os.path.join("build","DataPlotter"): os.path.join(base_dir, "usr", "bin", "data-plotter"),
+    os.path.join("documentation","license.txt"): os.path.join(base_dir, "usr", "share", "doc", "data-plotter", "copyright"),
+    os.path.join("linux_deploy","icon.png"):os.path.join(base_dir,"usr","share","icons","hicolor","256x256","apps","data-plotter.png"),
+    os.path.join("linux_deploy","data-plotter.desktop"):os.path.join(base_dir,"usr","share","applications","data-plotter.desktop")
+}
+
+# Copy the files
+for src, dst in files.items():
+    shutil.copy(src, dst)
+
+with open(os.path.join(base_dir, "DEBIAN", "control"), "r") as file:
+    content = file.read()
+content = content.replace("{version}", f"{version}")
+with open(os.path.join(base_dir, "DEBIAN", "control"), "w") as file:
+    file.write(content)
+
+# Run ldd on the executable
+result = subprocess.run(["ldd", os.path.join("build","DataPlotter")], capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+# Extract the paths of the shared libraries
+libs = [line.split(" ")[2] for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if "=>" in line and not "linux-vdso" in line]
+
+for lib in libs:
+    shutil.copy(lib, os.path.join(base_dir, "usr", "lib"))
+
+shutil.copytree(os.path.join("linux_deploy","plugins"),os.path.join(base_dir,"usr","lib","qt5","plugins"))
+shutil.copytree(os.path.join("linux_deploy","qml"),os.path.join(base_dir,"usr","lib","qt5","qml"))
+
+# Print a success message
+print(f"The Debian package folder structure for {base_dir} has been created and the files have been copied.")
+
+os.remove(base_dir + ".deb")
+
+#result = subprocess.run(["dpkg-deb", "--build", base_dir], capture_output=True, text=True)
+#print(result)
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diff --git a/linux_deploy/icon.png b/linux_deploy/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c47607
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diff --git a/linux_deploy/qt.conf b/linux_deploy/qt.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42f2f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux_deploy/qt.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Paths]
+Prefix = /usr/lib/qt5/
+Plugins = plugins
+Imports = qml
+Qml2Imports = qml
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