diff --git a/packages/debug/install b/packages/debug/install
deleted file mode 100755
index 3c692be970..0000000000
--- a/packages/debug/install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. config/options $1
-
-$SCRIPTS/install strace
-$SCRIPTS/install gdb
-$SCRIPTS/install mesa-demos
-$SCRIPTS/install htop # on user request
-$SCRIPTS/install nano # on user request
-$SCRIPTS/install wgetpaste
-$SCRIPTS/install evtest
-$SCRIPTS/install tvdump
-
diff --git a/packages/debug/meta b/packages/debug/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a239595c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debug/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+PKG_NAME="debug"
+PKG_VERSION=""
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
+PKG_URL=""
+PKG_DEPENDS="strace gdb mesa-demos htop nano wgetpaste evtest tvdump"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="debug"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="debug: Metapackage for installing debugging tools"
+PKG_LONGDESC="debug is a Metapackage for installing debugging tools"
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+
+