diff --git a/archive/createDebianPackage b/archive/createDebianPackage
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7f5054c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archive/createDebianPackage
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+Dirty script for building package for PPA
+by WangLu
+2011.01.13
+
+modified for pdf2htmlEX
+2012.08.28
+
+modified for general git repo
+2013.05.30
+"""
+
+# CONSIDER PORTING to either BASH or PERL (as used by dpkg-buldpackage)
+# CONSIDER BINARY ONLY PACKAGE based on appDir or docerDir
+#
+# See: https://blog.serverdensity.com/how-to-create-a-debian-deb-package/
+# See: http://www.sj-vs.net/creating-a-simple-debian-deb-package-based-on-a-directory-structure/
+# See: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/30303/how-to-create-a-deb-file-manually
+# See: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1130558/how-to-build-deb-package-for-ubuntu-18-04
+# See: https://blog.knoldus.com/create-a-debian-package-using-dpkg-deb-tool/
+# See: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO/
+# See: https://coderwall.com/p/urkybq/how-to-create-debian-package-from-source
+#
+# NOTES:
+# 1. Should use something to force update of changelog
+# 2. How best to compute dpkg version
+# 3. Distribute only binary package (no source package -- link to main github repo)
+# 4. Use ppa: https://launchpad.net/~pdf2htmlex/+archive/ubuntu/pdf2htmlex
+# 5. Rename poppler-data destination to poppler-pdf2htmlEX 
+# 6. Ensure source code location of poppler-data has been updated
+
+import os
+import sys
+import re
+import time
+
+package='pdf2htmlex'
+ppa_name='ppa:pdf2htmlex/pdf2htmlex'
+supported_distributions=('disco',)
+dist_pattern=re.compile('|'.join(['\\) '+i for i in supported_distributions]))
+archive_cmd='cd pdf2htmlEX/build && (rm CMakeCache.txt || true) && cmake .. && make dist'
+archive_suffix='.tar.bz2'
+
+#if os.path.exists('imageBuild/debianDir'):
+#    sys.stdout.write('Build area already exists, delete to continue?(y/n)')
+#    sys.stdout.flush()
+#    ans = raw_input().lower()
+#    while ans not in ['y', 'n']:
+#        sys.stdout.write('I don\'t understand, enter \'y\' or \'n\':')
+#        ans = raw_input().lower()
+#
+#    if ans == 'n':
+#        print 'Skipped.'
+#        sys.exit(0)
+#
+if os.system('rm -rf imageBuild/debianDir') != 0:
+    print 'Failed to clean up old build directory'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+print 'Generating version...'
+try:
+    version = re.findall(
+        r'set\(PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION\s*"([^"]*)"\)',
+        open('pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt').read()
+    )[0]
+except:
+    print 'Cannot get package name and version number'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+try:
+    rev = open('.git/refs/heads/master').read()[:5]
+except:
+    print 'Cannot get revision number'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+projectdir=os.getcwd()
+today_timestr = time.strftime('%Y%m%d')
+deb_version = version+'-1~git'+today_timestr+'r'+rev
+full_deb_version = deb_version+'-0ubuntu1'
+
+print 'Version: %s' % (version,)
+print 'Full Version: %s' % (full_deb_version,)
+
+#check if we need to update debian/changelog
+with open('debian/changelog') as f:
+    if re.findall(r'\(([^)]+)\)', f.readline())[0] == full_deb_version:
+        print
+        print 'No need to update debian/changelog, skipping'
+    else:
+        print
+        print 'Writing debian/changelog'
+        if os.system('dch -v "%s"' % (full_deb_version,)) != 0:
+            print 'Failed when updating debian/changelog'
+            sys.exit(-1)
+
+# changelog may have been updated, reopen it
+with open('debian/changelog') as f:
+    #check dist mark of changelog
+    changelog = f.read()
+    m = dist_pattern.search(changelog)
+    if m is None or m.pos >= changelog.find('\n'):
+        print 'Cannot locate the dist name in the first line of changelog'
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+print
+print 'Preparing build ...'
+# handling files
+if os.system(archive_cmd) != 0:
+    print 'Failed in creating tarball'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+orig_tar_filename = package+'-'+version+archive_suffix
+os.mkdir('imageBuild/debianDir')
+if os.system('test -e pdf2htmlEX/build/%s && cp pdf2htmlEX/build/%s imageBuild/debianDir/' % (orig_tar_filename, orig_tar_filename)) != 0:
+    print 'Cannot copy tarball file to build area'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+deb_orig_tar_filename = package+'_'+deb_version+'.orig'+archive_suffix
+try:
+    os.chdir('imageBuild/debianDir')
+except:
+    print 'Cannot find imageBuild/debianDir'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+# remove old dir
+os.system('rm -rf %s' % (package+'-'+version,))
+
+if os.system('mv %s %s && tar -xvf %s' % (orig_tar_filename, deb_orig_tar_filename, deb_orig_tar_filename)) != 0:
+    print 'Cannot extract tarball'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+try:
+    os.chdir(package+'-'+version)
+except:
+    print 'Cannot enter project dir'
+    sys.exit(-1)
+
+os.system('cp -r %s/debian .' % (projectdir,))
+
+for cur_dist in supported_distributions:
+    print
+    print 'Building for ' + cur_dist + ' ...'
+    # substitute distribution name
+    with open('debian/changelog', 'w') as f:
+        f.write(dist_pattern.sub('~%s1) %s' % (cur_dist, cur_dist), changelog, 1))
+
+# No PPA Orginization set up, only building dpkg
+#    # building for ppa
+#    if os.system('debuild -S -sa') != 0:
+#        print 'Failed in debuild'
+#        sys.exit(-1)
+#
+#    print
+#    sys.stdout.write('Everything seems to be good so far, upload?(y/n)')
+#    sys.stdout.flush()
+#    ans = raw_input().lower()
+#    while ans not in ['y', 'n']:
+#        sys.stdout.write('I don\'t understand, enter \'y\' or \'n\':')
+#        ans = raw_input().lower()
+#
+#    if ans == 'n':
+#        print 'Skipped.'
+#        sys.exit(0)
+#
+#    print 'Uploading'
+#    if os.system('dput %s ../%s' % (ppa_name, package+'_'+full_deb_version+'~'+cur_dist+'1_source.changes')) != 0:
+#        print 'Failed in uploading by dput'
+#        sys.exit(-1)
+
+    # building for dpkg
+    if os.system('dpkg-buildpackage -b --no-sign') != 0:
+        print 'Failed in dpkg-buildpackage'
+        sys.exit(-1)
+
+print 'Build area not cleaned.'
+print 'All done. Cool!'
diff --git a/buildScripts/createDebianPackage b/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
index 7f5054c..18a30dd 100755
--- a/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
+++ b/buildScripts/createDebianPackage
@@ -1,178 +1,92 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/bin/bash 
 
-"""
-Dirty script for building package for PPA
-by WangLu
-2011.01.13
+# This bash script creates a (binary) Debian Package Archive for pdf2htmlEX
 
-modified for pdf2htmlEX
-2012.08.28
+source ./buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
 
-modified for general git repo
-2013.05.30
-"""
+echo ""
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "CREATING pdf2htmlEX (binary) Debian package"
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo ""
 
-# CONSIDER PORTING to either BASH or PERL (as used by dpkg-buldpackage)
-# CONSIDER BINARY ONLY PACKAGE based on appDir or docerDir
+export DPKG_NAME="pdf2htmlEX-$PDF2HTMLEX_BRANCH-$BUILD_TIME-$MACHINE_ARCH-$(lsb_release -cs).deb"
+
+echo "export DPKG_NAME=\"$DPKG_NAME\"" >> buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
+
+# Adapted from: https://blog.serverdensity.com/how-to-create-a-debian-deb-package/
+# and: http://www.sj-vs.net/creating-a-simple-debian-deb-package-based-on-a-directory-structure/
+
+DEBDIR=imageBuild/debianDir
+DOCDIR=$DEBDIR/usr/local/share/doc/pdf2htmlEX
+
+sudo rm -rf $DEBDIR
+mkdir -p $DOCDIR
+
+# Install pdf2htmlEX
 #
-# See: https://blog.serverdensity.com/how-to-create-a-debian-deb-package/
-# See: http://www.sj-vs.net/creating-a-simple-debian-deb-package-based-on-a-directory-structure/
-# See: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/30303/how-to-create-a-deb-file-manually
-# See: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1130558/how-to-build-deb-package-for-ubuntu-18-04
-# See: https://blog.knoldus.com/create-a-debian-package-using-dpkg-deb-tool/
-# See: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO/
-# See: https://coderwall.com/p/urkybq/how-to-create-debian-package-from-source
+cd pdf2htmlEX/build
 #
-# NOTES:
-# 1. Should use something to force update of changelog
-# 2. How best to compute dpkg version
-# 3. Distribute only binary package (no source package -- link to main github repo)
-# 4. Use ppa: https://launchpad.net/~pdf2htmlex/+archive/ubuntu/pdf2htmlex
-# 5. Rename poppler-data destination to poppler-pdf2htmlEX 
-# 6. Ensure source code location of poppler-data has been updated
+make install DESTDIR=../../$DEBDIR
 
-import os
-import sys
-import re
-import time
-
-package='pdf2htmlex'
-ppa_name='ppa:pdf2htmlex/pdf2htmlex'
-supported_distributions=('disco',)
-dist_pattern=re.compile('|'.join(['\\) '+i for i in supported_distributions]))
-archive_cmd='cd pdf2htmlEX/build && (rm CMakeCache.txt || true) && cmake .. && make dist'
-archive_suffix='.tar.bz2'
-
-#if os.path.exists('imageBuild/debianDir'):
-#    sys.stdout.write('Build area already exists, delete to continue?(y/n)')
-#    sys.stdout.flush()
-#    ans = raw_input().lower()
-#    while ans not in ['y', 'n']:
-#        sys.stdout.write('I don\'t understand, enter \'y\' or \'n\':')
-#        ans = raw_input().lower()
+# Install a copy of poppler-data for pdf2htmlEX's exclusive use
 #
-#    if ans == 'n':
-#        print 'Skipped.'
-#        sys.exit(0)
+cd ../../poppler-data
 #
-if os.system('rm -rf imageBuild/debianDir') != 0:
-    print 'Failed to clean up old build directory'
-    sys.exit(-1)
+make install                                  \
+  prefix=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX                   \
+  datadir=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX/share/pdf2htmlEX \
+  DESTDIR=../$DEBDIR
 
-print 'Generating version...'
-try:
-    version = re.findall(
-        r'set\(PDF2HTMLEX_VERSION\s*"([^"]*)"\)',
-        open('pdf2htmlEX/CMakeLists.txt').read()
-    )[0]
-except:
-    print 'Cannot get package name and version number'
-    sys.exit(-1)
+cd ..
 
-try:
-    rev = open('.git/refs/heads/master').read()[:5]
-except:
-    print 'Cannot get revision number'
-    sys.exit(-1)
-
-projectdir=os.getcwd()
-today_timestr = time.strftime('%Y%m%d')
-deb_version = version+'-1~git'+today_timestr+'r'+rev
-full_deb_version = deb_version+'-0ubuntu1'
-
-print 'Version: %s' % (version,)
-print 'Full Version: %s' % (full_deb_version,)
-
-#check if we need to update debian/changelog
-with open('debian/changelog') as f:
-    if re.findall(r'\(([^)]+)\)', f.readline())[0] == full_deb_version:
-        print
-        print 'No need to update debian/changelog, skipping'
-    else:
-        print
-        print 'Writing debian/changelog'
-        if os.system('dch -v "%s"' % (full_deb_version,)) != 0:
-            print 'Failed when updating debian/changelog'
-            sys.exit(-1)
-
-# changelog may have been updated, reopen it
-with open('debian/changelog') as f:
-    #check dist mark of changelog
-    changelog = f.read()
-    m = dist_pattern.search(changelog)
-    if m is None or m.pos >= changelog.find('\n'):
-        print 'Cannot locate the dist name in the first line of changelog'
-        sys.exit(-1)
-
-print
-print 'Preparing build ...'
-# handling files
-if os.system(archive_cmd) != 0:
-    print 'Failed in creating tarball'
-    sys.exit(-1)
-
-orig_tar_filename = package+'-'+version+archive_suffix
-os.mkdir('imageBuild/debianDir')
-if os.system('test -e pdf2htmlEX/build/%s && cp pdf2htmlEX/build/%s imageBuild/debianDir/' % (orig_tar_filename, orig_tar_filename)) != 0:
-    print 'Cannot copy tarball file to build area'
-    sys.exit(-1)
-
-deb_orig_tar_filename = package+'_'+deb_version+'.orig'+archive_suffix
-try:
-    os.chdir('imageBuild/debianDir')
-except:
-    print 'Cannot find imageBuild/debianDir'
-    sys.exit(-1)
-
-# remove old dir
-os.system('rm -rf %s' % (package+'-'+version,))
-
-if os.system('mv %s %s && tar -xvf %s' % (orig_tar_filename, deb_orig_tar_filename, deb_orig_tar_filename)) != 0:
-    print 'Cannot extract tarball'
-    sys.exit(-1)
-
-try:
-    os.chdir(package+'-'+version)
-except:
-    print 'Cannot enter project dir'
-    sys.exit(-1)
-
-os.system('cp -r %s/debian .' % (projectdir,))
-
-for cur_dist in supported_distributions:
-    print
-    print 'Building for ' + cur_dist + ' ...'
-    # substitute distribution name
-    with open('debian/changelog', 'w') as f:
-        f.write(dist_pattern.sub('~%s1) %s' % (cur_dist, cur_dist), changelog, 1))
-
-# No PPA Orginization set up, only building dpkg
-#    # building for ppa
-#    if os.system('debuild -S -sa') != 0:
-#        print 'Failed in debuild'
-#        sys.exit(-1)
+# Create a 'useful' changelog
 #
-#    print
-#    sys.stdout.write('Everything seems to be good so far, upload?(y/n)')
-#    sys.stdout.flush()
-#    ans = raw_input().lower()
-#    while ans not in ['y', 'n']:
-#        sys.stdout.write('I don\'t understand, enter \'y\' or \'n\':')
-#        ans = raw_input().lower()
-#
-#    if ans == 'n':
-#        print 'Skipped.'
-#        sys.exit(0)
-#
-#    print 'Uploading'
-#    if os.system('dput %s ../%s' % (ppa_name, package+'_'+full_deb_version+'~'+cur_dist+'1_source.changes')) != 0:
-#        print 'Failed in uploading by dput'
-#        sys.exit(-1)
+git log --format="%cd %h %d %n    %s%n" --date=short > $DOCDIR/gitLog
 
-    # building for dpkg
-    if os.system('dpkg-buildpackage -b --no-sign') != 0:
-        print 'Failed in dpkg-buildpackage'
-        sys.exit(-1)
+########################################
+# setup the DEBIAN package files
 
-print 'Build area not cleaned.'
-print 'All done. Cool!'
+controlFile=$DEBDIR/DEBIAN/control
+conffilesFile=$DEBDIR/DEBIAN/conffiles
+md5sumsFile=$DEBDIR/DEBIAN/md5sums
+
+mkdir -p $DEBDIR/DEBIAN
+
+# Create the md5sums file
+#
+find $DEBDIR -type f | xargs md5sum > $md5sumsFile
+
+# Accumulate the control file information
+#
+versionValue=$(git describe --abbrev=0)
+releaseValue=$(lsb_release -cs)
+architectureValue=$(dpkg-architecture -q DEB_BUILD_ARCH_CPU)
+maintainerValue="$(git config --get user.name) <$(git config --get user.email)>"
+
+# Now create the control file
+#
+echo "Package: pdf2htmlEX"                                        > $controlFile
+echo "Version: 0:0.$versionValue-0"                              >> $controlFile
+echo "Distribution: $releaseValue"                               >> $controlFile
+echo "Architecture: $architectureValue"                          >> $controlFile
+echo "Section: universe/web"                                     >> $controlFile
+echo "Priority: optional"                                        >> $controlFile
+echo "Essential: no"                                             >> $controlFile
+echo "Depends:  libcairo2, libpng16-16, libjpeg-turbo8, libxml2" >> $controlFile
+echo "Maintainer: $maintainerValue"                              >> $controlFile
+echo "Homepage: http://github.com/pdf2htmlEX/pdf2htmlEX"         >> $controlFile
+echo "Description: Converts PDF to HTML without losing format"   >> $controlFile
+echo "  pdf2htmlEX converts PDF to HTML while retaining text, format & style as much as possible" >> $controlFile
+
+# Create the (empty) conffiles
+#
+touch $conffilesFile
+
+# Finally create the debian archive
+#
+cd imageBuild
+#
+sudo chown -R root:root debianDir
+#
+dpkg --build debianDir $DPKG_NAME
diff --git a/buildScripts/createDockerImage b/buildScripts/createDockerImage
index 5fddea5..06591da 100755
--- a/buildScripts/createDockerImage
+++ b/buildScripts/createDockerImage
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ cd ../../poppler-data
 make install                                  \
   prefix=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX                   \
   datadir=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX/share/pdf2htmlEX \
-  DESTDIR=../imageBuild/appDir
+  DESTDIR=../imageBuild/dockerDir
 
 cd ../imageBuild/dockerDir
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt
index 9ed4d38..6d14b84 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt
+++ b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ sudo apt-get $UNATTENDED install \
   make                           \
   gcc                            \
   g++                            \
-  build-essential                \
-  dpkg-dev                       \
-  devscripts                     \
+  dpkg                           \
   gettext                        \
   openjdk-8-jre-headless         \
   jq                             \
diff --git a/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt
index 3041050..91385cd 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt
+++ b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt
@@ -19,10 +19,3 @@ sudo apt-get $UNATTENDED install \
   libpng-dev                     \
   libjpeg-dev                    \
   libxml2-dev                    \
-
-#  libspiro-dev				\
-#  libpango1.0-dev			\
-#  liblcms2-dev				\
-#  libuninameslist-dev			\
-#  python3-dev
-
diff --git a/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX b/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
index c2e6021..102f168 100755
--- a/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
+++ b/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ cd ../../poppler-data
 
 make install                                  \
   prefix=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX                   \
-  datadir=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX/share/pdf2htmlEX \
-  DESTDIR=../imageBuild/appDir
+  datadir=$PDF2HTMLEX_PREFIX/share/pdf2htmlEX
diff --git a/pdf2htmlEX/src/pdf2htmlEX.cc b/pdf2htmlEX/src/pdf2htmlEX.cc
index 4ee1633..7197e51 100644
--- a/pdf2htmlEX/src/pdf2htmlEX.cc
+++ b/pdf2htmlEX/src/pdf2htmlEX.cc
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       //
       param.data_dir = string(getenv("APPDIR")) + param.data_dir;
     }
-    param.poppler_data_dir = param.data_dir + "/poppler"
+    param.poppler_data_dir = param.data_dir + "/poppler";
     parse_options(argc, argv);
     check_param();