unchanged:
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
                       src/gui/,\
                       etc
 
+sys.jar.dir   =/usr/share/java
+
 # Set this to the directory containing the DocBook Modular XSL Stylesheets
 #  from http://docbook.sourceforge.net/projects/xsl/
 
-xsl.stylesheet.home	=${local.software.home}/docbook-xsl-1.76.1
+xsl.stylesheet.home	=/usr/share/xml/docbook/stylesheet/docbook-xsl
 
 # Set this to the directory containing the svnant Ant jars.  These are
 # needed for the srcdist target and to get the svn revision number
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@
 # Set this to the directory where Saxon (http://saxon.sourceforge.net/)
 # is installed.
 
-saxon.home		=${local.software.home}/saxon-6.5.5
+saxon.home		=${sys.jar.dir}
 
 # Set this to the directory where FOP (http://xml.apache.org/fop/)
 # is installed.  (Note: this is disabled for now.)
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -61,12 +61,24 @@
 
     <path id="findbugs.classpath">
         <fileset dir="${jar.dir}" includes="*.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/bcel.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/commons-lang.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/jsr305.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/junit4.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/dom4j.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/jdepend.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/jFormatString.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/asm.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/asm-commons.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/asm-tree.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/jcip.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/ant.jar"/>
     </path>
 
     <path id="tools.classpath">
         <pathelement location="${classes.dir}"/>
         <pathelement location="${jar.dir}/findbugs.jar"/>
-        <pathelement location="${jar.dir}/jdepend-2.9.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${sys.jar.dir}/jdepend.jar"/>
         <path refid="findbugs.classpath"/>
     </path>
 
@@ -302,8 +314,8 @@
             <fileset dir="${src.dir}">
                 <include name="**/annotations/*.java"/>
             </fileset>
-            <zipfileset src="${jar.dir}/jcip-annotations.jar" excludes="META-INF/**,**/*.html"/>
-            <zipfileset src="${jar.dir}/jsr305.jar" excludes="META-INF/**,**/*.html"/>
+            <zipfileset src="${sys.jar.dir}/jcip.jar" excludes="META-INF/**,**/*.html"/>
+            <zipfileset src="${sys.jar.dir}/jsr305.jar" excludes="META-INF/**,**/*.html"/>
         </jar>
 
         <!-- FindBugs only annotations jar file. -->
@@ -659,14 +671,12 @@
     </target>
 
 
-    <target name="version" depends="classes,-get-git-revision" >
-        <echo>${gitrnum}</echo>
+    <target name="version" depends="classes" >
         <java classpathref="tools.classpath"
               output="${version.props.file}"
               classname="edu.umd.cs.findbugs.Version"
               failonerror="true">
             <arg value="-props"/>
-            <sysproperty key="git.revision" value="${gitrnum}"/>
         </java>
 
         <loadproperties srcfile="${version.props.file}"/>
@@ -957,16 +967,15 @@
     <!-- Generate jnlp jars -->
     <target name="jnlp" depends="jars">
         <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${engine.jar}"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/bcel.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/jsr305.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/asm-3.3.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/asm-commons-3.3.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/asm-tree-3.3.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/dom4j-1.6.1.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/jaxen-1.1.6.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/jFormatString.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/commons-lang-2.6.jar"/>
-        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${jar.dir}/AppleJavaExtensions.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/bcel.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/jsr305.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/asm.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/asm-commons.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/asm-tree.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/dom4j.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/jaxen.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/jFormatString.jar"/>
+        <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${sys.jar.dir}/commons-lang.jar"/>
         <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}" file="${docsrc.dir}/buggy-sm.png"/>
         <copy todir="${jnlp.dir}">
             <fileset refid="plugin.jars"/>
@@ -1226,7 +1235,7 @@
 
     <target name="annotationJavadoc">
       <javadoc access="public"
-       classpath="lib/bcel.jar:lib/junit.jar:lib/dom4j-1.6.1.jar:lib/jsr305.jar:lib/AppleJavaExtensions.jar"
+          classpath="${sys.jar.dir}/findbugs-bcel.jar:${sys.jar.dir}/junit4.jar:${sys.jar.dir}/dom4j.jar:${sys.jar.dir}/jsr305.jar"
         destdir="${annotationDoc.dir}"
         packagenames="edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations"
         doctitle="FindBugs Annotation Documentation"
--- a/src/gui/edu/umd/cs/findbugs/gui2/OSXAdapter.java
+++ b/src/gui/edu/umd/cs/findbugs/gui2/OSXAdapter.java
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 
 package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.gui2;
 
-import com.apple.eawt.ApplicationAdapter;
-import com.apple.eawt.ApplicationEvent;
-
 /*
  * Based on sample code from Apple.
  *
@@ -29,13 +26,13 @@
  * This class should only ever be referenced via reflection after
  * checking that we are running on Mac OS X.
  */
-public class OSXAdapter extends ApplicationAdapter {
+public class OSXAdapter {
 
     // pseudo-singleton model; no point in making multiple instances
     // of the EAWT application or our adapter
     private static OSXAdapter theAdapter = new OSXAdapter();
 
-    private static final com.apple.eawt.Application theApplication = new com.apple.eawt.Application();
+    //private static final com.apple.eawt.Application theApplication = new com.apple.eawt.Application();
 
     // reference to the app where the existing quit, about, prefs code is
     private static MainFrame mainApp;
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@
     // existing functionality from the main app, as if it came
     // over from another platform.
 
+    /* disabled for Debian build
     @Override
     public void handleAbout(ApplicationEvent ae) {
         if (mainApp != null) {
@@ -76,10 +74,12 @@
             throw new IllegalStateException("handlePreferences: MyApp instance " + "detached from listener");
         }
     }
+    */
 
-    @Override
-    public void handleQuit(ApplicationEvent ae) {
-        if (mainApp != null) {
+    // disabled for Debian build
+    //@Override
+    //public void handleQuit(ApplicationEvent ae) {
+    //    if (mainApp != null) {
 
             /*
              * You MUST setHandled(false) if you want to delay or cancel the
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
              * universal method.
              */
 
-            ae.setHandled(false);
-            mainApp.callOnClose();
-        } else {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("handleQuit: MyApp instance detached " + "from listener");
-        }
-    }
+     //       ae.setHandled(false);
+     //       mainApp.callOnClose();
+     //   } else {
+     //       throw new IllegalStateException("handleQuit: MyApp instance detached " + "from listener");
+     //   }
+     //}
 
     // The main entry-point for this functionality. This is the only method
     // that needs to be called at runtime, and it can easily be done using
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@
 
         mainApp = inApp;
 
-        theApplication.addApplicationListener(theAdapter);
+        //theApplication.addApplicationListener(theAdapter);
 
-        theApplication.addPreferencesMenuItem();
+        //theApplication.addPreferencesMenuItem();
     }
 
     // Another static entry point for EAWT functionality. Enables the
     // "Preferences..." menu item in the application menu.
     public static void enablePrefs(boolean enabled) {
 
-        theApplication.setEnabledPreferencesMenu(enabled);
+        //theApplication.setEnabledPreferencesMenu(enabled);
     }
 }
--- a/src/gui/edu/umd/cs/findbugs/gui2/MainFrameComponentFactory.java
+++ b/src/gui/edu/umd/cs/findbugs/gui2/MainFrameComponentFactory.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
             JToolTip tempToolTip = mainFrame.mainFrameTree.getTableheader().createToolTip();
             UIManager.put("ToolTip.font", new FontUIResource(tempToolTip.getFont().deriveFont(Driver.getFontSize())));
 
-            setupOSX();
+            //setupOSX();
 
             String loadFromURL = SystemProperties.getOSDependentProperty("findbugs.loadBugsFromURL");
 
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@
             mainFrame.waitForMainFrameInitialized();
         }
 
+        /* disabled for Debian
         private void setupOSX() {
             if (MainFrame.MAC_OS_X) {
                 try {
@@ -514,6 +515,7 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+        */
     }
 
     /**