diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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+meta-columbia (1-0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- Coral <coral-support@google.com>  Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:14:00 -0800
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
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+10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
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+Source: meta-columbia
+Maintainer: Coral <coral-support@google.com>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>=10)
+Section: metapackages
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 3.9.8
+
+Package: columbia-core
+Priority: optional
+Depends: bluetooth,
+         bluez,
+         edgetpudemo,
+         imx-board-audio,
+         imx-board-tools,
+         imx-gst1.0-plugin,
+         imx-vpu-hantro,
+         imx-vpuwrap,
+         libbluetooth3,
+         libdrm-vivante,
+         linux-image-4.14.98-imx,
+         mendel-core,
+         python3-edgetpu,
+         python3-edgetpuvision,
+         uboot-imx,
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Architecture: any
+Description: Metapackage for core Mendel packages for columbia
+ Includes core dependencies to enable hardware functionality
+ in Mendel on the columbia device.
+
+Package: columbia-gui
+Priority: optional
+Depends: columbia-core,
+         ${misc:Depends}
+Architecture: any
+Description: Metapackage for GUI Mendel packages for columbia
+ Includes additional dependencies to enable a GUI in Mendel
+ on the columbia device.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
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+Format: http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: meta-columbia
+Source: https://coral.withgoogle.com
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: Copyright 2019 Google, LLC <coral-support@google.com>
+License: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
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+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+# Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
+# export DH_VERBOSE=1
+
+%:
+	dh $@
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
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+1.0