diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22a6ae87ef0034552336838f1b3437bf1569e669..cf92561a3b7b765a88e64661c8b8db77855db275 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ if(COMMAND cmake_policy)
 endif(COMMAND cmake_policy)
 
 # The project name and the type of project
-PROJECT(dynamixel-pan-tilt)
+PROJECT(dynamixel_pan_tilt)
+SET(PACKAGE_NAME dynamixel-pan-tilt)
 
 SET(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin)
 SET(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib)
@@ -65,4 +66,26 @@ ELSE(UNIX)
   )
 ENDIF(UNIX)
 
+IF (UNIX)
+  SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "iri-${PACKAGE_NAME}-dev-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}-${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE}")
+  SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "iri-${PACKAGE_NAME}-dev")
+  SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "Part of IRI-laboratory libraries. More information at http://wiki.iri.upc.edu/index.php/LabRobotica")
+  SET(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX /usr)
+  SET(CPACK_GENERATOR "DEB")
+  SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_MAINTAINER "labrobotica - labrobotica@iri.upc.edu")
+
+# Uncomment to add the necessary mantainer scripts
+#   SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_CONTROL_EXTRA "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/package_scripts/preinst;${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/package_scripts/postinst;${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/package_scripts/prerm;${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/package_scripts/postrm")
+
+# Uncomment to add dependencies comma separated
+# SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "iri-<package_name>-dev (>= 1.0~${DISTRIB})")
+  SET(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "iri-iriutils-dev (>= 1.0~${DISTRIB}), iri-comm-dev (>= 1.0~${DISTRIB}), libxerces-c-dev (>= 1.0~${DISTRIB}), xsdcxx (>= 1.0~${DISTRIB}), iri-dynamixel-dev (>= 1.0~${DISTRIB}), iri-dynamixel-motor-cont-dev (>= 1.0~${DISTRIB})")
+
+  INCLUDE(CPack)
+ELSE(UNIX)
+  ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
+    COMMENT "packaging only implemented in unix"
+    TARGET  uninstall
+  )
+ENDIF(UNIX)