diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 94d6c2c..348e755 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,25 @@ target_link_libraries(cpackexamplelib Boost::filesystem ${YAML_CPP_LIBRARIES})
 
 DEAL_II_SETUP_TARGET("${PROJECT_NAME}")
 DEAL_II_SETUP_TARGET(cpackexamplelib)
+
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
+install(TARGETS cpackexample
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+
+install(TARGETS cpackexamplelib
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+
+install(FILES
+        fem/fem.hpp
+        filesystem/filesystem.hpp
+        flatset/flatset.hpp
+        yamlParser/yamlParser.hpp
+        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/cpackexamplelib)
+
+# Include our packaging module
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
+include(CPackConfig)
+
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e950e4..434754d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,75 @@
 # Packaging with CPack
 
 Repository for the [CPack exercise](https://github.com/Simulation-Software-Engineering/Lecture-Material/blob/main/03_building_and_packaging/cpack_exercise.md). The code is a slightly modified version of the [code used in the CMake exercise](https://github.com/Simulation-Software-Engineering/cmake-exercise).
+
+## How to Test the Code
+
+0. **Clone the directory and go inside the root of the directory**
+   ```bash
+   git clone https://github.com/jkhanGitHub/cpack-exercise-wt2526.git
+   cd cpack-exercise-wt2526
+   ```
+
+To test the changes made for the CPack exercise, follow these steps:
+
+1.  **Build the Docker Image:**
+    First, build the Docker image which provides the necessary build environment.
+    ```bash
+    docker build -t cpack-exercise .
+    ```
+
+2.  **Run the Docker Container:**
+    Run the Docker container, mounting the current directory to `/mnt/cpack-exercise`.
+    ```bash
+    docker run --rm -it --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)",target=/mnt/cpack-exercise cpack-exercise
+    ```
+    inside the Docker container cd into `/mnt/cpack-exercise`.
+     ```bash
+    cd /mnt/cpack-exercise
+    ```
+
+4.  **Configure and Build the Project (Inside the Container):**
+    Once inside the container, configure CMake and build the project.
+    ```bash
+    cmake -B build -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    cmake --build build
+    ```
+
+5.  **Install the Project (Inside the Container):**
+    Run the install target to place the executable, library, and headers in the designated installation directories.
+    ```bash
+    cmake --install build
+    ```
+    You can verify the installation by checking the `/usr/local/bin`, `/usr/local/lib`, and `/usr/local/include/cpackexamplelib` directories.
+
+6.  **Generate Packages (Inside the Container):**
+    Build the `package` target to generate both `.tar.gz` and Debian (`.deb`) packages.
+    ```bash
+    cmake --build build --target package
+    ```
+    The generated packages will be in the `build/` directory, e.g., `cpackexample-0.1.0-Linux.tar.gz` and `cpackexample_0.1.0_amd64.deb`.
+
+7.  **Install the Debian Package (Inside the Container):**
+    Install the generated Debian package using `apt`.
+    ```bash
+    apt install ./build/cpackexample_0.1.0_amd64.deb
+    ```
+
+8.  **Run the Installed Executable (Inside the Container):**
+    Verify that the executable is in the system's PATH and runs correctly.
+    ```bash
+    which cpackexample
+    cpackexample yamlParser/config.yml
+    ```
+    The output should show the program executing its various modules.
+
+9.  **Check the Debian Package with Lintian (Inside the Container):**
+    Inspect the generated Debian package for common errors and policy violations using `lintian`.
+    ```bash
+    lintian build/cpackexample_0.1.0_amd64.deb
+    ```
+    *Note: Several warnings and errors are expected from `lintian` as per the exercise instructions, and no fixes for these were implemented as they were optional tasks.*
+
+## Optional Tasks
+
+No optional tasks were completed as part of this exercise.
diff --git a/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake b/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da50351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/CPackConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "${PROJECT_NAME}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Gemini")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CONTACT "gemini@google.com")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY "A CPack exercise to demonstrate packaging a C++ application.")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/Simulation-Software-Engineering/cpack-exercise-wt2526")
+
+set(CPACK_GENERATOR "TGZ;DEB")
+
+# Debian packaging section
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME DEB-DEFAULT)
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS YES)
+
+# strip really all Debug symbols
+set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)
+
+include(CPack)