diff --git a/book/src/packaging_debs.md b/book/src/packaging_debs.md
index f762d439c..d02336496 100644
--- a/book/src/packaging_debs.md
+++ b/book/src/packaging_debs.md
@@ -7,20 +7,18 @@ This happens in Docker currently, and here's some instructions for doing it for
 1. Start in the root directory of the repository.
 2. Run `./platform/debian/ubuntu_docker_builder.sh` This'll start a container, mounting the
    repository in `~/kanidm/`.
-3. Install the required dependencies by running `./platform/debian/install_deps.sh`.
+3. Install the required dependencies by running `./scripts/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh`.
 4. Building packages uses make, get a list by running `make -f ./platform/debian/Makefile help`
 
-```
-➜ make -f platform/debian/Makefile help
-debs/kanidm:
-	 build a .deb for the Kanidm CLI
-debs/kanidmd:
-	 build a .deb for the Kanidm daemon
-debs/kanidm-unixd:
-	 build a .deb for the Kanidm UNIX tools (PAM/NSS, unixd and related tools) and SSH tools
-debs/all:
-	 build all the debs
-```
+   ➜ make -f platform/debian/Makefile help
+   debs/kanidm:
+      build a .deb for the Kanidm CLI
+   debs/kanidmd:
+      build a .deb for the Kanidm daemon
+   debs/kanidm-unixd:
+      build a .deb for the Kanidm UNIX tools (PAM/NSS, unixd and related tools) and SSH tools
+   debs/all:
+      build all the debs
 
 5. So if you wanted to build the package for the Kanidm CLI, run
    `make -f ./platform/debian/Makefile debs/kanidm`.
diff --git a/platform/debian/build_kanidm.sh b/platform/debian/build_kanidm.sh
index 5460b50ed..0caac9817 100755
--- a/platform/debian/build_kanidm.sh
+++ b/platform/debian/build_kanidm.sh
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ fi
 BUILD_DIR="$HOME/build"
 
 if [ -z "${SKIP_DEPS}" ]; then
-    if [ "$(whoami)" != "root" ]; then
-        sudo ./platform/debian/install_deps.sh
-    else
-        ./platform/debian/install_deps.sh
-    fi
+    PACKAGING=1 ./scripts/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
 else
     echo "SKIP_DEPS configured, skipping install of rust and packages"
 fi
diff --git a/platform/debian/fix_wasm_opt.sh b/platform/debian/fix_wasm_opt.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 139c6c586..000000000
--- a/platform/debian/fix_wasm_opt.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# This is a hack to work around the fact that wasm-opt isn't available on
-# Linux + aarch64
-
-if [ "$(uname -m)" = "aarch64" ] && [ "$(uname -s)" = "Linux" ]; then
-    echo "#####################################"
-    echo "      WASM-OPT NOT AVAILABLE"
-    echo ""
-    echo "        Large WASM ahead."
-    echo "#####################################"
-
-    if [ "$(grep -oE 'wasm-opt.*' server/web_ui/Cargo.toml | awk '{print $NF}')" != "false" ]; then
-        echo "Updating server/web_ui/Cargo.toml to disable wasm-opt"
-        cat >> server/web_ui/Cargo.toml <<-EOM
-[package.metadata.wasm-pack.profile.release]
-wasm-opt = false
-EOM
-    fi
-fi
-
diff --git a/platform/debian/install_deps.sh b/platform/debian/install_deps.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d38f042b9..000000000
--- a/platform/debian/install_deps.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-
-echo "Updating local packages"
-if [ "$(whoami)" == "root" ]; then
-    apt-get update
-else
-    sudo apt-get update
-fi
-
-echo "Installing build dependencies"
-if [ "$(whoami)" == "root" ]; then
-apt-get install -y \
-          libpam0g-dev \
-          libudev-dev \
-          libssl-dev \
-          pkg-config \
-          make \
-          devscripts \
-          fakeroot \
-          dh-make \
-          debmake
-else
-    sudo apt-get install -y \
-            libpam0g-dev \
-            libudev-dev \
-            libssl-dev \
-            pkg-config \
-            make \
-            devscripts \
-            fakeroot \
-            dh-make \
-            debmake
-fi
-
-if [ -f "$HOME/.cargo/env" ]; then
-    # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-    source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
-fi
-
-if [ "$(which cargo | wc -l)" -ne 1 ]; then
-    echo "Installing rust"
-    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs > "$TMPDIR/rustup.sh"
-    chmod +x "${TMPDIR}/rustup.sh"
-    "${TMPDIR}/rustup.sh" -y
-    echo "Done installing rust!"
-else
-    echo "rust already installed!"
-fi
-
-if  [ "$1" == "kanidmd" ] && [ "$(which wasm-pack | wc -l)" -eq 0 ]; then
-	echo "Installing wasm-pack"
-	echo "Downloading script to ~/install-wasm-pack"
-	curl https://rustwasm.github.io/wasm-pack/installer/init.sh -sSf > "${HOME}/install-wasm-pack"
-	chmod +x "${HOME}/install-wasm-pack"
-    if [ "$(whoami)" == "root" ]; then
-        "${HOME}/install-wasm-pack"
-    else
-        sudo "${HOME}/install-wasm-pack"
-    fi
-    rm "${HOME}/install-wasm-pack"
-else
-    echo "wasm-pack already installed"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/debian/kanidmd/rules b/platform/debian/kanidmd/rules
index 9e21c7bfd..364e881ca 100755
--- a/platform/debian/kanidmd/rules
+++ b/platform/debian/kanidmd/rules
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ override_dh_autoreconf:
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	KANIDM_BUILD_PROFILE=release_suse_generic dh_auto_build -- release/${PACKAGE}
-	./platform/debian/fix_wasm_opt.sh
-	cargo install wasm-pack --force
-	cd server/web_ui && ./build_wasm.sh
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
 override_dh_shlibdeps:
diff --git a/platform/debian/ubuntu_docker_builder.sh b/platform/debian/ubuntu_docker_builder.sh
index b2d4cc9f3..4cfcd92e4 100755
--- a/platform/debian/ubuntu_docker_builder.sh
+++ b/platform/debian/ubuntu_docker_builder.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ fi
 echo "Starting base ubuntu container"
 echo "Repository is in ~/kanidm/"
 docker run --rm -it \
+    -e "INSTALL_RUST=1" \
+    -e "PACKAGING=1" \
     -v "$(pwd):/root/kanidm/" \
     --workdir "/root/kanidm/" \
     ubuntu:latest "$@"
diff --git a/scripts/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh b/scripts/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
index 174877826..7c81fb6f5 100755
--- a/scripts/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_ubuntu_dependencies.sh
@@ -16,14 +16,27 @@ ${SUDOCMD} apt-get install -y \
     pkg-config \
     curl \
     rsync \
-    build-essential
+    git \
+    build-essential \
+
+if [ "${PACKAGING}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    ${SUDOCMD} apt-get install -y \
+        devscripts \
+        fakeroot \
+        dh-make \
+        debmake
+fi
+
+if [ "${PACKAGING}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    export INSTALL_RUST=1
+fi
 
 if [ -z "$(which cargo)" ]; then
     if [ -f "$HOME/.cargo/env" ]; then
         #shellcheck disable=SC1091
         source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
     elif [ "${INSTALL_RUST}" == "1" ]; then
-        curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+        curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
         #shellcheck disable=SC1091
         source "$HOME/.cargo/env"
     fi