The problem is in the dh_install calls in the rules. I was able to fix this by applying this patch: diff --unified xymon-4.3.10/debian/changelog xymon-4.3.10-sz/debian/changelog --- xymon-4.3.10/debian/changelog 2012-08-04 05:13:20.000000000 -0700 +++ xymon-4.3.10-sz/debian/changelog 2012-10-10 18:42:25.662517487 -0700 @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +xymon (4.3.10-sz) unstable; urgency=low + + * Fixed Debian/Ubuntu build to put init and logrotate scripts in the right packages. + + -- Kraig Amador <kamador at shopzilla.com> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:42:00 -0800 + xymon (4.3.10) unstable; urgency=low * rev 7164 diff --unified xymon-4.3.10/debian/rules xymon-4.3.10-sz/debian/rules --- xymon-4.3.10/debian/rules 2011-03-08 09:20:28.000000000 -0800 +++ xymon-4.3.10-sz/debian/rules 2012-10-10 18:50:14.663024230 -0700 @@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ rmdir $S/usr/share/man/man7 dh_installdebconf -a # use the old file names for now - dh_installlogrotate --name=xymon-client -a - dh_installinit --name=xymon -p'xymon' -- defaults 98 02 - dh_installinit --name=xymon-client -p'xymon-client' -- defaults 98 02 + dh_installdebconf -a + dh_installlogrotate -a + dh_installinit -a -- defaults 98 02 dh_installman -a dh_link -a dh_strip -a -- Kraig Amador