diff --git a/syslog/manifests/init.pp b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
index 1214b5b..c275dd9 100644
--- a/syslog/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/syslog/manifests/init.pp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class syslog::common {
                     default => "syslogd",
                 }
             }
+            "debian": { $syslog_type = "rsyslog" }
             "fedora": { $syslog_type = "rsyslog" }
             "openbsd": { $syslog_type = "syslogd" }
             "ubuntu": { $syslog_type = "rsyslog" }
diff --git a/syslog/templates/syslog.conf.Debian.erb b/syslog/templates/syslog.conf.Debian.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87f3b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syslog/templates/syslog.conf.Debian.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#
+# First some standard log files.  Log by facility.
+#
+auth,authpriv.*			/var/log/auth.log
+*.*;auth,authpriv.none		-/var/log/syslog
+#cron.*				/var/log/cron.log
+daemon.*			-/var/log/daemon.log
+kern.*				-/var/log/kern.log
+lpr.*				-/var/log/lpr.log
+mail.*				-/var/log/mail.log
+user.*				-/var/log/user.log
+
+#
+# Logging for the mail system.  Split it up so that
+# it is easy to write scripts to parse these files.
+#
+mail.info			-/var/log/mail.info
+mail.warn			-/var/log/mail.warn
+mail.err			/var/log/mail.err
+
+#
+# Logging for INN news system.
+#
+news.crit			/var/log/news/news.crit
+news.err			/var/log/news/news.err
+news.notice			-/var/log/news/news.notice
+
+#
+# Some "catch-all" log files.
+#
+*.=debug;\
+	auth,authpriv.none;\
+	news.none;mail.none	-/var/log/debug
+*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;\
+	auth,authpriv.none;\
+	cron,daemon.none;\
+	mail,news.none		-/var/log/messages
+
+#
+# Emergencies are sent to everybody logged in.
+#
+*.emerg				:omusrmsg:*
+
+#
+# I like to have messages displayed on the console, but only on a virtual
+# console I usually leave idle.
+#
+#daemon,mail.*;\
+#	news.=crit;news.=err;news.=notice;\
+#	*.=debug;*.=info;\
+#	*.=notice;*.=warn	/dev/tty8
+
+# The named pipe /dev/xconsole is for the `xconsole' utility.  To use it,
+# you must invoke `xconsole' with the `-file' option:
+# 
+#    $ xconsole -file /dev/xconsole [...]
+#
+# NOTE: adjust the list below, or you'll go crazy if you have a reasonably
+#      busy site..
+#
+daemon.*;mail.*;\
+	news.err;\
+	*.=debug;*.=info;\
+	*.=notice;*.=warn	|/dev/xconsole