diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f7cccc..230630d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,60 +1,2 @@
-# ---> Python
-# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
-__pycache__/
-*.py[cod]
-*$py.class
-
-# C extensions
-*.so
-
-# Distribution / packaging
-.Python
-env/
-build/
-develop-eggs/
-dist/
-downloads/
-eggs/
-.eggs/
-lib/
-lib64/
-parts/
-sdist/
-var/
-*.egg-info/
-.installed.cfg
-*.egg
-
-# PyInstaller
-#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
-#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
-*.manifest
-*.spec
-
-# Installer logs
-pip-log.txt
-pip-delete-this-directory.txt
-
-# Unit test / coverage reports
-htmlcov/
-.tox/
-.coverage
-.coverage.*
-.cache
-nosetests.xml
-coverage.xml
-*,cover
-
-# Translations
-*.mo
-*.pot
-
-# Django stuff:
-*.log
-
-# Sphinx documentation
-docs/_build/
-
-# PyBuilder
-target/
-
+my_message-1.0_amd64.deb
+my_message/usr/*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fd7ff1..fe7b313 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 # learn_deb
 
-Learn Deb Archive Packaging
\ No newline at end of file
+Learn Deb Archive Packaging.
+
+## References
+
+- [Source tutorial](https://linuxconfig.org/easy-way-to-create-a-debian-package-and-local-package-repository)
+- - [Nexus Apt repo setup](https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/formats/apt-repositories)
diff --git a/my_message.cc b/my_message.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fa410c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/my_message.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include <iostream>
+int main() {
+    using namespace std;
+    cout << "Hello dirp\n";
+}
diff --git a/my_message/DEBIAN/control b/my_message/DEBIAN/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3656d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/my_message/DEBIAN/control
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Package: my-message
+Version: 1.0
+Section: custom
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: all
+Essential: no
+Installed-size: 1024
+Maintainer: drew@runcible.io
+Description: Prints a message to stdout