diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 7cd1864b9a..505fd4a117 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var execFile = require('child_process').execFile;
 var packagejson = require('./package.json');
@@ -26,11 +27,20 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
   var OSX_OUT = './dist';
   var OSX_OUT_X64 = OSX_OUT + '/' + OSX_APPNAME + '-darwin-x64';
   var OSX_FILENAME = OSX_OUT_X64 + '/' + OSX_APPNAME + '.app';
+
   var IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32';
+  var IS_LINUX = process.platform === 'linux';
+
+  var IS_I386 = process.arch === 'ia32';
+  var IS_X64 = process.arch === 'x64';
+
+  var IS_DEB = fs.existsSync('/etc/lsb-release') || fs.existsSync('/etc/debian_version');
+  var IS_RPM = fs.existsSync('/etc/redhat-release');
+
   grunt.initConfig({
     IDENTITY: 'Developer ID Application: Docker Inc',
     OSX_FILENAME: OSX_FILENAME,
-    OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED: OSX_FILENAME.replace(/ /g, '\\ ').replace(/\(/g,'\\(').replace(/\)/g,'\\)'),
+    OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED: OSX_FILENAME.replace(/ /g, '\\ ').replace(/\(/g, '\\(').replace(/\)/g, '\\)'),
 
     // electron
     electron: {
@@ -117,7 +127,9 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
           dest: 'build/'
         }, {
           cwd: 'node_modules/',
-          src: Object.keys(packagejson.dependencies).map(function (dep) { return dep + '/**/*';}),
+          src: Object.keys(packagejson.dependencies).map(function (dep) {
+            return dep + '/**/*';
+          }),
           dest: 'build/node_modules/',
           expand: true
         }]
@@ -181,7 +193,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
           expand: true,
           cwd: 'src/',
           src: ['**/*.js'],
-          dest: 'build/',
+          dest: 'build/'
         }]
       }
     },
@@ -198,28 +210,31 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
       },
       sign: {
         options: {
-          failOnError: false,
+          failOnError: false
         },
         command: [
           'codesign --deep -v -f -s "<%= IDENTITY %>" <%= OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED %>/Contents/Frameworks/*',
           'codesign -v -f -s "<%= IDENTITY %>" <%= OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED %>',
           'codesign -vvv --display <%= OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED %>',
           'codesign -v --verify <%= OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED %>'
-        ].join(' && '),
+        ].join(' && ')
       },
       zip: {
-        command: 'ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent <%= OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED %> release/' + BASENAME + '-Mac.zip',
+        command: 'ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent <%= OSX_FILENAME_ESCAPED %> release/' + BASENAME + '-Mac.zip'
+      },
+      linux_npm: {
+        command: 'cd build && npm install --production'
       }
     },
 
     clean: {
-      release: ['build/', 'dist/'],
+      release: ['build/', 'dist/']
     },
 
     compress: {
       windows: {
         options: {
-	        archive: './release/' +  BASENAME + '-Windows.zip',
+          archive: './release/' + BASENAME + '-Windows.zip',
           mode: 'zip'
         },
         files: [{
@@ -228,7 +243,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
           cwd: './dist/Kitematic-win32-x64',
           src: '**/*'
         }]
-	    },
+      }
     },
 
     // livereload
@@ -252,12 +267,126 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
         files: ['images/*', 'index.html', 'fonts/*'],
         tasks: ['newer:copy:dev']
       }
+    },
+    'electron-packager': {
+      build: {
+        options: {
+          platform: process.platform,
+          arch: process.arch,
+          dir: './build',
+          out: './dist/',
+          name: 'Kitematic',
+          ignore: 'bower.json',
+          version: packagejson['electron-version'], // set version of electron
+          overwrite: true
+        }
+      },
+      osxlnx: {
+        options: {
+          platform: 'linux',
+          arch: 'x64',
+          dir: './build',
+          out: './dist/',
+          name: 'Kitematic',
+          ignore: 'bower.json',
+          version: packagejson['electron-version'], // set version of electron
+          overwrite: true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    'electron-installer-debian': {
+      options: {
+        productName: LINUX_APPNAME,
+        productDescription: 'Run containers through a simple, yet powerful graphical user interface.',
+        section: 'devel',
+        priority: 'optional',
+        icon: './util/kitematic.png',
+        lintianOverrides: [
+          'changelog-file-missing-in-native-package',
+          'executable-not-elf-or-script',
+          'extra-license-file'
+        ],
+        categories: [
+          'Utility'
+        ],
+        rename: function (dest, src) {
+          return dest + '<%= name %>_' + packagejson.version + '-<%= revision %>_<%= arch %>.deb';
+        }
+      },
+      linux64: {
+        options: {
+          arch: 'amd64'
+        },
+        src: './dist/Kitematic-linux-x64/',
+        dest: './dist/'
+      },
+      linux32: {
+        options: {
+          arch: 'i386'
+        },
+        src: './dist/Kitematic-linux-ia32/',
+        dest: './dist/'
+      }
+    },
+    'electron-installer-redhat': {
+      options: {
+        productName: LINUX_APPNAME,
+        productDescription: 'Run containers through a simple, yet powerful graphical user interface.',
+        priority: 'optional',
+        icon: './util/kitematic.png',
+        categories: [
+          'Utilities'
+        ],
+        rename: function (dest, src) {
+          return dest + '<%= name %>_' + packagejson.version + '-<%= revision %>_<%= arch %>.rpm';
+        }
+      },
+      linux64: {
+        options: {
+          arch: 'x86_64'
+        },
+        src: './dist/Kitematic-linux-x64/',
+        dest: './dist/'
+      },
+      linux32: {
+        options: {
+          arch: 'x86'
+        },
+        src: './dist/Kitematic-linux-ia32/',
+        dest: './dist/'
+      }
     }
   });
 
+  // Load the plugins for linux packaging
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-electron-packager');
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-electron-installer-debian');
+  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-electron-installer-redhat');
+
   grunt.registerTask('default', ['newer:babel', 'less', 'newer:copy:dev', 'shell:electron', 'watchChokidar']);
-  if (!IS_WINDOWS) {
-    grunt.registerTask('release', ['clean:release', 'babel', 'less', 'copy:dev', 'electron', 'copy:osx', 'shell:sign', 'shell:zip', 'copy:windows', 'rcedit:exes', 'compress']);
+
+  if (!IS_WINDOWS && !IS_LINUX) {
+    grunt.registerTask('release', ['clean:release', 'babel', 'less', 'copy:dev', 'electron', 'copy:osx', 'shell:sign', 'shell:zip', 'copy:windows', 'rcedit:exes', 'compress', 'shell:linux_npm', 'electron-packager:osxlnx', 'electron-installer-debian:linux64']);
+  }else if (IS_LINUX) {
+
+    var linuxpackage = null;
+    // linux package detection
+    if (IS_DEB && IS_X64) {
+      linuxpackage = 'electron-installer-debian:linux64';
+    } else if (IS_DEB && IS_I386) {
+      linuxpackage = 'electron-installer-debian:linux32';
+    } else if (IS_RPM && IS_X64) {
+      linuxpackage = 'electron-installer-redhat:linux64';
+    }else if (IS_RPM && IS_I386) {
+      linuxpackage = 'electron-installer-redhat:linux32';
+    }
+
+    if (linuxpackage) {
+      grunt.registerTask('release', ['clean:release', 'babel', 'less', 'copy:dev', 'shell:linux_npm', 'electron-packager:build', linuxpackage]);
+    }else {
+      grunt.log.errorlns('Your Linux distribution is not yet supported - arch:' + process.arch + ' platform:' + process.platform);
+    }
+
   }else {
     grunt.registerTask('release', ['clean:release', 'babel', 'less', 'copy:dev', 'electron:windows', 'copy:windows', 'rcedit:exes', 'compress']);
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a51da6c6b7..fc5a882c9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
     "grunt-download-electron": "^2.1.1",
     "grunt-electron": "^2.0.0",
     "grunt-electron-installer": "^1.0.4",
+    "grunt-electron-installer-debian": "^0.3.0",
+    "grunt-electron-installer-redhat": "^0.3.0",
+    "grunt-electron-packager": "0.0.7",
     "grunt-if-missing": "^1.0.0",
     "grunt-newer": "^1.1.1",
     "grunt-plistbuddy": "^0.1.1",
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