diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 14eddb62..5423ace0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -297,11 +297,20 @@ jlink {
             installerType = "dmg"
         }
     }
+    if(os.linux) {
+        jpackageImage {
+            dependsOn('prepareModulesDir', 'copyUdevRules')
+        }
+    }
 }
 
-tasks.jlink.finalizedBy "addUserWritePermission"
+if(os.linux) {
+    tasks.jlink.finalizedBy('addUserWritePermission', 'copyUdevRules')
+} else {
+    tasks.jlink.finalizedBy('addUserWritePermission')
+}
 
-task addUserWritePermission(type: Exec) {
+tasks.register('addUserWritePermission', Exec) {
     if(os.windows) {
         commandLine 'icacls', "$buildDir\\image\\legal", '/grant', 'Users:(OI)(CI)F', '/T'
     } else {
@@ -309,11 +318,17 @@ task addUserWritePermission(type: Exec) {
     }
 }
 
-task removeGroupWritePermission(type: Exec) {
+tasks.register('copyUdevRules', Copy) {
+    from('lark/src/main/resources/udev')
+    into(layout.buildDirectory.dir('image/conf/udev'))
+    include('*')
+}
+
+tasks.register('removeGroupWritePermission', Exec) {
     commandLine 'chmod', '-R', 'g-w', "$buildDir/jpackage/Sparrow"
 }
 
-task packageZipDistribution(type: Zip) {
+tasks.register('packageZipDistribution', Zip) {
     archiveFileName = "Sparrow-${sparrowVersion}.zip"
     destinationDirectory = file("$buildDir/jpackage")
     preserveFileTimestamps = os.macOsX
@@ -323,7 +338,7 @@ task packageZipDistribution(type: Zip) {
     }
 }
 
-task packageTarDistribution(type: Tar) {
+tasks.register('packageTarDistribution', Tar) {
     dependsOn removeGroupWritePermission
     archiveFileName = "sparrow-${sparrowVersion}-${releaseArch}.tar.gz"
     destinationDirectory = file("$buildDir/jpackage")
diff --git a/src/main/deploy/package/linux/postinst b/src/main/deploy/package/linux/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..20e13ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/deploy/package/linux/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for sparrow
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+# summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postinst> `configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
+#        * <old-postinst> `abort-upgrade' <new version>
+#        * <conflictor's-postinst> `abort-remove' `in-favour' <package>
+#          <new-version>
+#        * <postinst> `abort-remove'
+#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour'
+#          <failed-install-package> <version> `removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package
+
+package_type=deb
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    configure)
+        # Install desktop menu
+        xdg-desktop-menu install /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow.desktop
+
+        # Install mime info
+        xdg-mime install /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow-MimeInfo.xml
+
+        # Install the udev rules
+        install -m 644 /opt/sparrow/lib/runtime/conf/udev/*.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
+
+        # Reload the udev rules
+        udevadm control --reload
+
+        # Optionally trigger udev rules for currently connected devices
+        udevadm trigger
+
+        # Make sure the plugdev group exists
+        groupadd -f plugdev
+
+        # Make sure the current user is added to plugdev
+        usermod -aG plugdev `whoami`
+
+    ;;
+
+    abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/src/main/deploy/package/linux/sparrow.spec b/src/main/deploy/package/linux/sparrow.spec
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..baecae94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/deploy/package/linux/sparrow.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+Summary: Sparrow
+Name: sparrow
+Version: 2.0.1
+Release: 1
+License: ASL 2.0
+Vendor: Unknown
+
+%if "x" != "x"
+URL: 
+%endif
+
+%if "x/opt" != "x"
+Prefix: /opt
+%endif
+
+Provides: sparrow
+
+%if "xutils" != "x"
+Group: utils
+%endif
+
+Autoprov: 0
+Autoreq: 0
+%if "xxdg-utils" != "x" || "x" != "x"
+Requires: xdg-utils 
+%endif
+
+#comment line below to enable effective jar compression
+#it could easily get your package size from 40 to 15Mb but
+#build time will substantially increase and it may require unpack200/system java to install
+%define __jar_repack %{nil}
+
+# on RHEL we got unwanted improved debugging enhancements
+%define _build_id_links none
+
+%define package_filelist %{_builddir}/%{name}.files
+%define app_filelist %{_builddir}/%{name}.app.files
+%define filesystem_filelist %{_builddir}/%{name}.filesystem.files
+
+%define default_filesystem / /opt /usr /usr/bin /usr/lib /usr/local /usr/local/bin /usr/local/lib
+
+%description
+Sparrow
+
+%global __os_install_post %{nil}
+
+%prep
+
+%build
+
+%install
+rm -rf %{buildroot}
+install -d -m 755 %{buildroot}/opt/sparrow
+cp -r %{_sourcedir}/opt/sparrow/* %{buildroot}/opt/sparrow
+if [ "$(echo %{_sourcedir}/lib/systemd/system/*.service)" != '%{_sourcedir}/lib/systemd/system/*.service' ]; then
+  install -d -m 755 %{buildroot}/lib/systemd/system
+  cp %{_sourcedir}/lib/systemd/system/*.service %{buildroot}/lib/systemd/system
+fi
+%if "x/home/scy/git/sparrow/LICENSE" != "x"
+  %define license_install_file %{_defaultlicensedir}/%{name}-%{version}/%{basename:/home/scy/git/sparrow/LICENSE}
+  install -d -m 755 "%{buildroot}%{dirname:%{license_install_file}}"
+  install -m 644 "/home/scy/git/sparrow/LICENSE" "%{buildroot}%{license_install_file}"
+%endif
+(cd %{buildroot} && find . -path ./lib/systemd -prune -o -type d -print) | sed -e 's/^\.//' -e '/^$/d' | sort > %{app_filelist}
+{ rpm -ql filesystem || echo %{default_filesystem}; } | sort > %{filesystem_filelist}
+comm -23 %{app_filelist} %{filesystem_filelist} > %{package_filelist}
+sed -i -e 's/.*/%dir "&"/' %{package_filelist}
+(cd %{buildroot} && find . -not -type d) | sed -e 's/^\.//' -e 's/.*/"&"/' >> %{package_filelist}
+%if "x/home/scy/git/sparrow/LICENSE" != "x"
+  sed -i -e 's|"%{license_install_file}"||' -e '/^$/d' %{package_filelist}
+%endif
+
+%files -f %{package_filelist}
+%if "x/home/scy/git/sparrow/LICENSE" != "x"
+  %license "%{license_install_file}"
+%endif
+
+%post
+package_type=rpm
+
+# Install desktop menu
+xdg-desktop-menu install /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow.desktop
+
+# Install mime info
+xdg-mime install /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow-MimeInfo.xml
+
+# Install udev rules
+install -m 644 /opt/sparrow/lib/runtime/conf/udev/*.rules /etc/udev/rules.d
+
+# Reload udev rules
+udevadm control --reload
+
+# Optionally trigger udev rules
+udevadm trigger
+
+# Make sure the plugdev group exists
+groupadd -f plugdev
+
+# Make sure the current user is added to plugdev
+usermod -aG plugdev `whoami`
+
+
+%pre
+package_type=rpm
+file_belongs_to_single_package ()
+{
+  if [ ! -e "$1" ]; then
+    false
+  elif [ "$package_type" = rpm ]; then
+    test `rpm -q --whatprovides "$1" | wc -l` = 1
+  elif [ "$package_type" = deb ]; then
+    test `dpkg -S "$1" | wc -l` = 1
+  else
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+
+do_if_file_belongs_to_single_package ()
+{
+  local file="$1"
+  shift
+
+  if file_belongs_to_single_package "$file"; then
+    "$@"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [ "$1" -gt 1 ]; then
+  :; 
+fi
+
+%preun
+package_type=rpm
+file_belongs_to_single_package ()
+{
+  if [ ! -e "$1" ]; then
+    false
+  elif [ "$package_type" = rpm ]; then
+    test `rpm -q --whatprovides "$1" | wc -l` = 1
+  elif [ "$package_type" = deb ]; then
+    test `dpkg -S "$1" | wc -l` = 1
+  else
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+
+do_if_file_belongs_to_single_package ()
+{
+  local file="$1"
+  shift
+
+  if file_belongs_to_single_package "$file"; then
+    "$@"
+  fi
+}
+#
+# Remove $1 desktop file from the list of default handlers for $2 mime type
+# in $3 file dumping output to stdout.
+#
+desktop_filter_out_default_mime_handler ()
+{
+  local defaults_list="$3"
+
+  local desktop_file="$1"
+  local mime_type="$2"
+
+  awk -f- "$defaults_list" <<EOF
+  BEGIN {
+    mime_type="$mime_type"
+    mime_type_regexp="~" mime_type "="
+    desktop_file="$desktop_file"
+  }
+  \$0 ~ mime_type {
+    \$0 = substr(\$0, length(mime_type) + 2);
+    split(\$0, desktop_files, ";")
+    remaining_desktop_files
+    counter=0
+    for (idx in desktop_files) {
+      if (desktop_files[idx] != desktop_file) {
+        ++counter;
+      }
+    }
+    if (counter) {
+      printf mime_type "="
+      for (idx in desktop_files) {
+        if (desktop_files[idx] != desktop_file) {
+          printf desktop_files[idx]
+          if (--counter) {
+            printf ";"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      printf "\n"
+    }
+    next
+  }
+
+  { print }
+EOF
+}
+
+
+#
+# Remove $2 desktop file from the list of default handlers for $@ mime types
+# in $1 file.
+# Result is saved in $1 file.
+#
+desktop_uninstall_default_mime_handler_0 ()
+{
+  local defaults_list=$1
+  shift
+  [ -f "$defaults_list" ] || return 0
+
+  local desktop_file="$1"
+  shift
+
+  tmpfile1=$(mktemp)
+  tmpfile2=$(mktemp)
+  cat "$defaults_list" > "$tmpfile1"
+
+  local v
+  local update=
+  for mime in "$@"; do
+    desktop_filter_out_default_mime_handler "$desktop_file" "$mime" "$tmpfile1" > "$tmpfile2"
+    v="$tmpfile2"
+    tmpfile2="$tmpfile1"
+    tmpfile1="$v"
+
+    if ! diff -q "$tmpfile1" "$tmpfile2" > /dev/null; then
+      update=yes
+      desktop_trace Remove $desktop_file default handler for $mime mime type from $defaults_list file
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if [ -n "$update" ]; then
+    cat "$tmpfile1" > "$defaults_list"
+    desktop_trace "$defaults_list" file updated
+  fi
+
+  rm -f "$tmpfile1" "$tmpfile2"
+}
+
+
+#
+# Remove $1 desktop file from the list of default handlers for $@ mime types
+# in all known system defaults lists.
+#
+desktop_uninstall_default_mime_handler ()
+{
+  for f in /usr/share/applications/defaults.list /usr/local/share/applications/defaults.list; do
+    desktop_uninstall_default_mime_handler_0 "$f" "$@"
+  done
+}
+
+
+desktop_trace ()
+{
+  echo "$@"
+}
+
+do_if_file_belongs_to_single_package /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow.desktop xdg-desktop-menu uninstall /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow.desktop
+do_if_file_belongs_to_single_package /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow-MimeInfo.xml xdg-mime uninstall /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow-MimeInfo.xml
+do_if_file_belongs_to_single_package /opt/sparrow/lib/sparrow-Sparrow.desktop desktop_uninstall_default_mime_handler sparrow-Sparrow.desktop application/psbt application/bitcoin-transaction application/pgp-signature x-scheme-handler/bitcoin x-scheme-handler/auth47 x-scheme-handler/lightning
+
+
+%clean