diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..224e7f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.pc/
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 41fbc84..867b6f9 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Vcs-Git: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/pkg-hamradio/uronode.git
 Homepage: http://uronode.sourceforge.net/
 
 Package: uronode
-Architecture: any
+Architecture: linux-any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Breaks: ax25-node
 Replaces: ax25-node
diff --git a/debian/patches/install-dir-creation b/debian/patches/install-dir-creation
index ff83098..2b69312 100644
--- a/debian/patches/install-dir-creation
+++ b/debian/patches/install-dir-creation
@@ -4,7 +4,16 @@ Last-Update: 2017-08-22
 
 --- a/Makefile.in
 +++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
+@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
+ 
+ CC = gcc
+ LD = gcc
+-# CFLAGS = -O2 -g -s -Wno-unused-result -Wstrict-prototypes
+-# CFLAGS = -DUNIX -g3 -DDEBUG
+ CPPFLAGS:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CPPFLAGS)
+ CFLAGS:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CFLAGS)
+ CXXFLAGS:=$(shell dpkg-buildflags --get CXXFLAGS)
+@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@
  	install -b -m 644    -p etc/gateways	 $(VAR_DIR)/flex
  	
  installbin: all
diff --git a/debian/patches/makefile-install-locations b/debian/patches/makefile-install-locations
index 2c4f92f..bf78158 100644
--- a/debian/patches/makefile-install-locations
+++ b/debian/patches/makefile-install-locations
@@ -25,3 +25,14 @@ Last-Update: 2015-10-16
 -ZLIB		= @ZLIB@
 \ No newline at end of file
 +ZLIB		= @ZLIB@
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
+ [ "$LIB_DIR" ] || LIB_DIR=/usr/lib
+ [ "$DATA_DIR" ] || DATA_DIR=/usr/share
+ [ "$MAN_DIR" ] || MAN_DIR=/usr/share/man
+-[ "$VAR_DIR" ] || VAR_DIR=/var/lib/ax25
++[ "$VAR_DIR" ] || VAR_DIR=/var/ax25
+ 
+ echo "Welcome to the configuration utility for URONode. This configure script"
+ echo "will very simply and easily guide you into installling URONode with as"