diff --git a/client/electron/app_paths.ts b/client/electron/app_paths.ts
index 4bbc4498bc..8808655647 100644
--- a/client/electron/app_paths.ts
+++ b/client/electron/app_paths.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const isWindows = os.platform() === 'win32';
 /**
  * Get the unpacked asar folder path.
  *   - For AppImage, `/tmp/.mount_OutlinXXXXXX/resources/app.asar.unpacked/`
+ *   - For Debian, `/opt/Outline/resources/app.asar.unpacked`
  *   - For Windows, `C:\Program Files (x86)\Outline\`
  * @returns A string representing the path of the unpacked asar folder.
  */
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ function unpackedAppPath() {
 /**
  * Get the parent directory path of the current application binary.
  *   - For AppImage, `/tmp/.mount_OutlinXXXXX/resources/app.asar`
+ *   - For Debian, `/opt/Outline/resources/app.asar`
  *   - For Windows, `C:\Program Files (x86)\Outline\`
  * @returns A string representing the path of the application directory.
  */
diff --git a/client/electron/debian/after_install.sh b/client/electron/debian/after_install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2a785aae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/electron/debian/after_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2024 The Outline Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Dependencies:
+#   - libcap2-bin: setcap
+
+set -eux
+
+# Grant specific capabilities so Outline can run without root permisssion
+#   - cap_net_admin: configure network interfaces, set up routing tables, etc.
+#   - cap_dac_override: modify network configuration files owned by root
+/usr/sbin/setcap cap_net_admin,cap_dac_override+eip /opt/Outline/Outline
diff --git a/client/electron/electron-builder.json b/client/electron/electron-builder.json
index daff0bdff0..af2651b054 100644
--- a/client/electron/electron-builder.json
+++ b/client/electron/electron-builder.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "output": "output/client/electron/build"
   },
   "extraMetadata": {
+    "name": "outline-client",
     "main": "output/client/electron/index.js"
   },
   "files": [
@@ -15,21 +16,35 @@
     "output/client/electron",
     "!output/client/electron/build"
   ],
+
+  "deb": {
+    "depends": [
+      "gconf2", "gconf-service", "libnotify4", "libappindicator1", "libxtst6", "libnss3",
+      "libcap2-bin"
+    ],
+    "afterInstall": "client/electron/debian/after_install.sh"
+  },
   "linux": {
     "category": "Network",
+    "executableName": "Outline",
     "files": [
       "client/electron/linux_proxy_controller/dist",
       "client/electron/icons/png",
       "client/output/build/linux"
     ],
     "icon": "client/electron/icons/png",
-    "target": {
+    "maintainer": "Jigsaw LLC",
+    "target": [{
       "arch": [
         "x64"
       ],
       "target": "AppImage"
-    }
+    }, {
+      "arch": "x64",
+      "target": "deb"
+    }]
   },
+
   "nsis": {
     "include": "client/electron/custom_install_steps.nsh",
     "perMachine": true