diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/$/usr/bin/test_exe2.sh b/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/$/usr/bin/test_exe2.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e492dcaf..000000000
--- a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/$/usr/bin/test_exe2.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
-# Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
-#
-
-# Example of something you shouldn't do, but is good for a testing scenario
-exec bash /usr/share/packagetooltest/test_called.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/debian/debian_config.json b/packaging/debian/debian_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..935a8d65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/debian/debian_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+    "maintainer_name":"Microsoft",
+    "maintainer_email": "dotnetcore@microsoft.com",        
+
+    "package_name": "dotnet",                           
+
+    "short_description": "NOT FINAL debian package for dotnet cli",              
+    "long_description": "NOT FINAL This package restores, compiles, and publishes.", 
+    "homepage": "https://dotnet.github.io/core",                        
+
+    "release":{
+        "package_version":"0.201",                               
+        "package_revision":"1",                                 
+        "urgency" : "low",                                      
+        "changelog_message" : "Bootstrap loop package"                
+    },
+
+    "control": {                                               
+        "priority":"standard",                                  
+        "section":"devel",                                      
+        "architecture":"any"                                    
+    },
+
+    "copyright": "2015 Microsoft",                              
+    "license": {                                                
+        "type": "MIT",                                 
+        "full_text": "Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft\nPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy\nof this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal\nin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights\nto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell\ncopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is\nfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:\nThe above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all\ncopies or substantial portions of the Software.\nTHE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR\nIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,\nFITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE\nAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER\nLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,\nOUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE\nSOFTWARE."
+    },
+
+    "debian_dependencies":{
+        "libssl-dev" : {}
+    },
+
+    "symlinks": {
+        "bin/dotnet" : "usr/bin/dotnet",
+        "bin/dotnet-compile" : "usr/bin/dotnet-compile",
+        "bin/dotnet-compile-csc" : "usr/bin/dotnet-compile-csc",
+        "bin/dotnet-publish" : "usr/bin/dotnet-publish",
+        "bin/dotnet-repl" : "usr/bin/dotnet-repl",
+        "bin/dotnet-repl-csi" : "usr/bin/dotnet-repl-csi",
+        "bin/dotnet-restore" : "usr/bin/dotnet-restore",
+        "bin/dotnet-compile-native" : "/usr/bin/dotnet-compile-native",
+        "bin/resgen" : "usr/bin/resgen",
+	"bin/dotnet-init":"usr/bin/dotnet-init"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/package_tool/README.md b/packaging/debian/package_tool/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/README.md
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/README.md
diff --git a/package_tool/example_config.json b/packaging/debian/package_tool/example_config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/example_config.json
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/example_config.json
diff --git a/package_tool/package_files/debian/compat b/packaging/debian/package_tool/package_files/debian/compat
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/package_files/debian/compat
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/package_files/debian/compat
diff --git a/package_tool/package_files/debian/rules b/packaging/debian/package_tool/package_files/debian/rules
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/package_files/debian/rules
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/package_files/debian/rules
diff --git a/package_tool/package_files/debian/source/format b/packaging/debian/package_tool/package_files/debian/source/format
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/package_files/debian/source/format
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/package_files/debian/source/format
diff --git a/package_tool/package_tool b/packaging/debian/package_tool/package_tool
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/package_tool
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/package_tool
diff --git a/package_tool/scripts/config_template_generator.py b/packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/config_template_generator.py
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/scripts/config_template_generator.py
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/config_template_generator.py
diff --git a/package_tool/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh b/packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh
diff --git a/package_tool/scripts/extract_json_value.py b/packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/extract_json_value.py
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/scripts/extract_json_value.py
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/extract_json_value.py
diff --git a/package_tool/scripts/manpage_generator.py b/packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/manpage_generator.py
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/scripts/manpage_generator.py
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/scripts/manpage_generator.py
diff --git a/package_tool/setup/build_setup.sh b/packaging/debian/package_tool/setup/build_setup.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/setup/build_setup.sh
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/setup/build_setup.sh
diff --git a/package_tool/setup/test_setup.sh b/packaging/debian/package_tool/setup/test_setup.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/setup/test_setup.sh
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/setup/test_setup.sh
diff --git a/package_tool/templates/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/package_tool/templates/debian/changelog
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/templates/debian/changelog
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/templates/debian/changelog
diff --git a/package_tool/templates/debian/control b/packaging/debian/package_tool/templates/debian/control
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/templates/debian/control
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/templates/debian/control
diff --git a/package_tool/templates/debian/copyright b/packaging/debian/package_tool/templates/debian/copyright
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/templates/debian/copyright
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/templates/debian/copyright
diff --git a/package_tool/test.sh b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test.sh
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test.sh
diff --git a/package_tool/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1 b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1 b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs
diff --git a/package_tool/test/test_assets/testdocs.json b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/testdocs.json
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/test_assets/testdocs.json
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/test_assets/testdocs.json
diff --git a/package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats
diff --git a/package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats b/packaging/debian/package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats
similarity index 100%
rename from package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats
rename to packaging/debian/package_tool/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats
diff --git a/scripts/package/package-debian.sh b/scripts/package/package-debian.sh
index c2eea92d7..2995b1ee3 100755
--- a/scripts/package/package-debian.sh
+++ b/scripts/package/package-debian.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if [ "$UNAME" != "Linux" ]; then
 fi
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(readlink -f $DIR/../..)
+PACKAGING_ROOT=$REPO_ROOT/packaging/debian
 
 OUTPUT_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/artifacts"
 PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR="$OUTPUT_DIR/deb_intermediate"
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ copy_files_to_debian_layout(){
     cp -a "$REPO_BINARIES_DIR/." "$PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR/package_root"
 
     # Copy config file
-    cp "$REPO_ROOT/debian_config.json" "$PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR"
+    cp "$PACKAGING_ROOT/debian_config.json" "$PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR"
 }
 
 create_debian_package(){
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ create_debian_package(){
 
     mkdir -p $PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR
 
-    $REPO_ROOT/package_tool/package_tool $PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR $PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR $DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION
+    $PACKAGING_ROOT/package_tool/package_tool $PACKAGE_LAYOUT_DIR $PACKAGE_OUTPUT_DIR $DOTNET_BUILD_VERSION
 }
 
 test_debian_package(){