diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 94572873..ca56054d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -337,6 +337,52 @@ jobs:
           name: musl-based Linux (latest Alpine)
           path: dist/*.apk
 
+  appimage:
+    name: Linux AppImage
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Fetch container image
+        run: |
+          podman pull --platform linux/amd64 quay.io/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder-x86_64:20240304.0
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          podman run --rm -v $PWD:/mnt -w /mnt -e CARCH=x86_64 quay.io/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder-x86_64:20240304.0 packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
+
+      - name: Upload
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: Linux AppImage
+          path: dist/*.AppImage
+
+  static-deb:
+    name: Static Deb
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Fetch container image
+        run: |
+          podman pull --platform linux/amd64 quay.io/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder-x86_64:20240304.0
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          packages/debian-static/builddeb.sh
+
+      - name: Upload
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: Static Deb
+          path: dist/*.deb
+
   macos_x86_64:
     name: macOS x86_64
     runs-on: macos-latest
diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
index 2c653000..ad1e412c 100644
--- a/BUILD.md
+++ b/BUILD.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # General Development Notes
 
-Red Panda C++ need Qt 5 (≥ 5.12) to build.
+Red Panda C++ need Qt 5.15 to build.
 
 Recommended development environments:
 1. Visual Studio Code.
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ To build with VS 2017 or later in Command Prompt:
 General steps:
 
 - Install recent version of GCC (≥ 7) or Clang (≥ 6) that supports C++17.
-- Install Qt 5 (≥ 5.12) Base, SVG and Tools modules, including both libraries and development files.
+- Install Qt 5.15 Base, SVG and Tools modules, including both libraries and development files.
 - Optionally install fcitx5-qt for building with static Qt library.
 
 qmake-based build steps:
@@ -376,39 +376,19 @@ Note that these build scripts check out HEAD of the repo, so any changes should
 
 ## Linux AppImage
 
-1. Install dependency: Docker or Podman.
+Linux host:
+```bash
+ARCH=x86_64
+podman run --rm -v $PWD:/mnt -w /mnt -e CARCH=$ARCH quay.io/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder-$ARCH:20240304.0 packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
+```
 
-   Extra requirements for Windows host:
-   - Docker uses WSL 2 based engine, or enable file sharing on the project folder (Settings > Resources > File sharing);
-   - PowerShell (Core) or Windows PowerShell.
-2. Prepare build environment. Linux host:
-   ```bash
-   ARCH=x86_64 # or aarch64, riscv64
-   DOCKER=docker # or podman
-   $DOCKER build -t redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/dockerfile-$ARCH
-   ```
-   Windows host:
-   ```ps1
-   $ARCH = "x86_64" # or "aarch64", "riscv64"
-   $DOCKER = "docker" # or "podman"
-   & $DOCKER build -t redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/dockerfile-$ARCH
-   ```
-3. Build AppImage. Linux host:
-   ```bash
-   ARCH=x86_64
-   DOCKER=docker
-   $DOCKER run --rm -v $PWD:/build/RedPanda-CPP -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH /build/RedPanda-CPP/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
-   ```
-   Windows host:
-   ```ps1
-   $ARCH = "x86_64"
-   $DOCKER = "docker"
-   & $DOCKER run --rm -v "$(Get-Location):/build/RedPanda-CPP" -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH /build/RedPanda-CPP/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
-   ```
-4. Run Red Panda C++.
-   ```bash
-   ./dist/RedPandaIDE-x86_64.AppImage # or *-aarch64.AppImage, *-riscv64.AppImage
-   ```
+Windows host:
+```ps1
+$ARCH = "x86_64"
+podman run --rm -v "$(Get-Location):/mnt" -w /mnt -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
+```
+
+Dockerfiles are available in [redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder](https://github.com/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder).
 
 ## Emulated Native Build for Foreign Architectures
 
diff --git a/BUILD_cn.md b/BUILD_cn.md
index d8409c56..79c8cb1d 100644
--- a/BUILD_cn.md
+++ b/BUILD_cn.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # 通用开发说明
 
-小熊猫 C++ 需要 Qt 5（≥ 5.12）。
+小熊猫 C++ 需要 Qt 5.15。
 
 推荐开发环境：
 1. Visual Studio Code。
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ qmake 变量：
 通用步骤:
 
 - 安装支持 C++17 的 GCC（≥ 7）或 Clang（≥ 6）。
-- 安装 Qt 5（≥ 5.12）Base、SVG、Tools 模块，包括库和开发文件。
+- 安装 Qt 5.15 Base、SVG、Tools 模块，包括库和开发文件。
 - 如果使用静态版本的 Qt 编译，还要安装 fcitx5-qt。
 
 基于 qmake 构建：
@@ -376,39 +376,19 @@ Windows 宿主的额外要求：
 
 ## Linux AppImage
 
-1. 安装依赖包：Docker 或 Podman。
+Linux 宿主：
+```bash
+ARCH=x86_64
+podman run --rm -v $PWD:/mnt -w /mnt -e CARCH=$ARCH quay.io/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder-$ARCH:20240304.0 packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
+```
 
-   Windows 宿主的额外要求：
-   - Docker 使用基于 WSL 2 的引擎，或者对此项目文件夹启用文件共享（Settings > Resources > File sharing）；
-   - PowerShell (Core) 或 Windows PowerShell。
-2. 准备构建环境。Linux 宿主：
-   ```bash
-   ARCH=x86_64 # 或 aarch64、riscv64
-   DOCKER=docker # 或 podman
-   $DOCKER build -t redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/dockerfile-$ARCH
-   ```
-   Windows 宿主：
-   ```ps1
-   $ARCH = "x86_64" # 或 "aarch64"、"riscv64"
-   $DOCKER = "docker" # 或 "podman"
-   & $DOCKER build -t redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/dockerfile-$ARCH
-   ```
-3. 构建 AppImage。Linux 宿主：
-   ```bash
-   ARCH=x86_64
-   DOCKER=docker
-   $DOCKER run --rm -v $PWD:/build/RedPanda-CPP -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH /build/RedPanda-CPP/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
-   ```
-   Windows 宿主：
-   ```ps1
-   $ARCH = "x86_64"
-   $DOCKER = "docker"
-   & $DOCKER run --rm -v "$(Get-Location):/build/RedPanda-CPP" -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH /build/RedPanda-CPP/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
-   ```
-4. 运行小熊猫 C++.
-   ```bash
-   ./dist/RedPandaIDE-x86_64.AppImage # 或 *-aarch64.AppImage、*-riscv64.AppImage
-   ```
+Windows 宿主：
+```ps1
+$ARCH = "x86_64"
+podman run --rm -v "$(Get-Location):/mnt" -w /mnt -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
+```
+
+Dockerfile 位于 [redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder](https://github.com/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder)。
 
 ## 异架构的模拟本机构建（emulated native build）
 
diff --git a/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh b/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
index c9662674..902d97d1 100755
--- a/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
+++ b/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
@@ -1,35 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -xe
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+. version.inc
+
+SRC_DIR="$PWD"
+TEST_VERSION=$(git rev-list HEAD --count)
+if [[ -n "$APP_VERSION_SUFFIX" ]]; then
+  VERSION="$APP_VERSION.$TEST_VERSION.$APP_VERSION_SUFFIX"
+else
+  VERSION="$APP_VERSION.$TEST_VERSION"
+fi
 
-VERSION=$(sed -nr -e '/APP_VERSION\s*=/ s/APP_VERSION\s*=\s*(([0-9]+\.)*[0-9]+)\s*/\1/p' /build/RedPanda-CPP/Red_Panda_CPP.pro)
 APPIMAGE_FILE=RedPandaIDE-$VERSION-$CARCH.AppImage
 RUNTIME_FILE=/opt/appimage-runtime
 RUNTIME_SIZE=$(wc -c <$RUNTIME_FILE)
 
 # build RedPanda C++
-mkdir -p /build/redpanda-build
-cd /build/redpanda-build
-qmake PREFIX='/usr' /build/RedPanda-CPP/Red_Panda_CPP.pro
+mkdir -p /build
+cd /build
+qmake PREFIX=/usr "$SRC_DIR/Red_Panda_CPP.pro"
 make LINUX_STATIC_IME_PLUGIN=ON -j$(nproc)
 
 # install RedPanda C++ to AppDir
-make install INSTALL_ROOT=/build/RedPandaIDE.AppDir
+make INSTALL_ROOT=/RedPandaIDE.AppDir install
+# remove unnecessary, huge files
+rm /RedPandaIDE.AppDir/usr/libexec/RedPandaCPP/redpanda-git-askpass
 
 # setup AppImage resource
-cd /build/RedPandaIDE.AppDir
+cd /RedPandaIDE.AppDir
 ln -s usr/share/applications/redpandaide.desktop redpandaide.desktop
 ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/redpandaide.svg redpandaide.svg
 # following files may come from Windows filesystem, use `install` to preseve file permission
-install -m755 /build/RedPanda-CPP/packages/appimage/AppRun.sh AppRun
-install -m644 /build/RedPanda-CPP/platform/linux/redpandaide.png .DirIcon
+install -m755 "$SRC_DIR/packages/appimage/AppRun.sh" AppRun
+install -m644 "$SRC_DIR/platform/linux/redpandaide.png" .DirIcon
 
 # create AppImage
-cd /build
+cd /
 mksquashfs RedPandaIDE.AppDir $APPIMAGE_FILE -offset $RUNTIME_SIZE -comp zstd -root-owned -noappend -b 1M -mkfs-time 0
 dd if=$RUNTIME_FILE of=$APPIMAGE_FILE conv=notrunc
 chmod +x $APPIMAGE_FILE
 
 # copy back to host
-mkdir -p /build/RedPanda-CPP/dist
-cp $APPIMAGE_FILE /build/RedPanda-CPP/dist
+mkdir -p "$SRC_DIR/dist"
+cp $APPIMAGE_FILE "$SRC_DIR/dist"
diff --git a/packages/appimage/dockerfile-aarch64/Dockerfile b/packages/appimage/dockerfile-aarch64/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e5534c1..00000000
--- a/packages/appimage/dockerfile-aarch64/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-# RHEL devtoolset, which provides new version of GCC targetting old libgcc_s and libstdc++, is the key to compatibility.
-# EL 7 is modern enough for apps and libs.
-# CentOS 7 aarch64 container image is a mess. Use Oracle instead.
-FROM docker.io/arm64v8/oraclelinux:7
-
-# System
-RUN yum-config-manager --enable ol7_optional_latest && \
-    yum install -y oracle-softwarecollection-release-el7 oracle-epel-release-el7 && \
-    yum upgrade -y && \
-    yum install -y \
-        # general devtools
-        devtoolset-7-gcc devtoolset-7-gcc-c++ make \
-        # squashfs-tools libs
-        libzstd-devel \
-        # Qt build tools
-        file which \
-        # Qt libs
-        at-spi2-core-devel dbus-devel fontconfig-devel freetype-devel glib2-devel libXrender-devel libxcb-devel libxkbcommon-devel libxkbcommon-x11-devel mesa-libGL-devel wayland-devel xcb-util-devel && \
-    yum clean all
-
-ARG DEVTOOLSET_ROOTPATH=/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root
-ENV PATH=${DEVTOOLSET_ROOTPATH}/usr/bin:${PATH}
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${DEVTOOLSET_ROOTPATH}/usr/lib64
-
-ARG SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION=4.4
-ARG QT_MAJOR_MINOR=5.12
-ARG QT_PATCH=12
-ARG QT_VERSION=${QT_MAJOR_MINOR}.${QT_PATCH}
-ARG FCITX5_QT_VERSION=5.0.17
-ARG ALACRITTY_VERSION=0.12.2
-
-# AppImage runtime
-RUN curl -L -o /opt/appimage-runtime 'https://github.com/AppImage/type2-runtime/releases/download/continuous/runtime-aarch64'
-
-# squashfs-tools
-RUN mkdir -p /build/squashfs-tools && \
-    cd /build/squashfs-tools && \
-    curl -L -o squashfs-tools-${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}.tar.gz "https://github.com/plougher/squashfs-tools/archive/refs/tags/${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}.tar.gz" && \
-    tar xf squashfs-tools-${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
-    cd squashfs-tools-${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}/squashfs-tools && \
-    make ZSTD_SUPPORT=1 -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # cleanup
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/squashfs-tools
-
-# Qt 5
-RUN mkdir -p /build/qt5 && \
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    curl -O "https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/${QT_MAJOR_MINOR}/${QT_VERSION}/submodules/qt{base,svg,tools,wayland}-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz" && \
-    tar xf qtbase-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtbase-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    ./configure \
-        -prefix /usr/local \
-        -opensource -confirm-license \
-        -optimize-size -no-shared -static -platform linux-g++ -no-use-gold-linker \
-        -qt-zlib -qt-doubleconversion -iconv -no-icu -qt-pcre -no-openssl -system-freetype -fontconfig -qt-harfbuzz -qt-libjpeg -qt-libpng -qt-xcb -qt-sqlite \
-        -nomake examples -nomake tests -nomake tools && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # svg package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qtsvg-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtsvg-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # tools package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qttools-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qttools-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # wayland package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qtwayland-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtwayland-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # cleanup
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/qt5
-
-# fcitx5-qt
-RUN yum install -y \
-        cmake3 extra-cmake-modules && \
-    mkdir -p /build/qt5 && \
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    curl -L -o fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz "https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx5-qt/archive/refs/tags/${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz" && \
-    tar xf fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
-    cd fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION} && \
-    cmake3 . -Bbuild -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_QT4=Off -DENABLE_QT5=On -DENABLE_QT6=Off -DBUILD_ONLY_PLUGIN=On -DBUILD_STATIC_PLUGIN=On && \
-    cmake3 --build build --parallel && \
-    # cmake 3.14 is too old to `--install`
-    cmake3 --build build -- install && \
-    # cleanup
-    yum autoremove -y \
-        cmake3 extra-cmake-modules && \
-    yum clean all && \
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/qt5
diff --git a/packages/appimage/dockerfile-riscv64/Dockerfile b/packages/appimage/dockerfile-riscv64/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index adce9c2f..00000000
--- a/packages/appimage/dockerfile-riscv64/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-FROM docker.io/riscv64/ubuntu:20.04
-
-# System
-RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
-    apt update && \
-    apt upgrade -y && \
-    apt install --no-install-recommends -y \
-        # general utils
-        ca-certificates curl xz-utils \
-        # general devtools
-        gcc g++ make \
-        # Qt build tools
-        file \
-        # Qt libs
-        libatspi2.0-dev libdbus-1-dev libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libwayland-dev libxkbcommon-x11-dev \
-        # appimage tools
-        squashfs-tools && \
-    apt clean && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-ARG QT_MAJOR_MINOR=5.12
-ARG QT_PATCH=12
-ARG QT_VERSION=${QT_MAJOR_MINOR}.${QT_PATCH}
-ARG FCITX5_QT_VERSION=5.0.17
-ARG ALACRITTY_VERSION=0.12.2
-
-# AppImage runtime
-RUN curl -L -o /opt/appimage-runtime 'https://github.com/cyano-linux/appimage-riscv64/releases/download/20230808.0/runtime-riscv64'
-
-# Qt 5
-RUN mkdir -p /build/qt5 && \
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    curl -O "https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/${QT_MAJOR_MINOR}/${QT_VERSION}/submodules/qt{base,svg,tools,wayland}-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz" && \
-    tar xf qtbase-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtbase-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    ./configure \
-        -prefix /usr/local \
-        -opensource -confirm-license \
-        -optimize-size -no-shared -static -platform linux-g++ -no-use-gold-linker \
-        -qt-zlib -qt-doubleconversion -iconv -no-icu -qt-pcre -no-openssl -system-freetype -fontconfig -qt-harfbuzz -qt-libjpeg -qt-libpng -qt-xcb -qt-sqlite \
-        -nomake examples -nomake tests -nomake tools && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # svg package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qtsvg-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtsvg-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # tools package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qttools-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qttools-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # wayland package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qtwayland-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtwayland-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # cleanup
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/qt5
-
-# fcitx5-qt
-RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && \
-    apt update && \
-    apt install --no-install-recommends -y \
-        cmake extra-cmake-modules && \
-    mkdir -p /build/qt5 && \
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    curl -L -o fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz "https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx5-qt/archive/refs/tags/${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz" && \
-    tar xf fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
-    cd fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION} && \
-    cmake . -Bbuild -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_QT4=Off -DENABLE_QT5=On -DENABLE_QT6=Off -DBUILD_ONLY_PLUGIN=On -DBUILD_STATIC_PLUGIN=On && \
-    cmake --build build --parallel && \
-    cmake --install build && \
-    # cleanup
-    apt autoremove --purge -y \
-        cmake extra-cmake-modules && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/qt5
diff --git a/packages/appimage/dockerfile-x86_64/Dockerfile b/packages/appimage/dockerfile-x86_64/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 73055843..00000000
--- a/packages/appimage/dockerfile-x86_64/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-# RHEL devtoolset, which provides new version of GCC targetting old libgcc_s and libstdc++, is the key to compatibility.
-# EL 7 is modern enough for apps and libs.
-FROM docker.io/amd64/centos:7
-
-# System
-RUN yum install -y centos-release-scl-rh epel-release && \
-    yum upgrade -y && \
-    yum install -y \
-        # general devtools
-        devtoolset-7-gcc devtoolset-7-gcc-c++ make \
-        # squashfs-tools libs
-        libzstd-devel \
-        # Qt build tools
-        file which \
-        # Qt libs
-        at-spi2-core-devel dbus-devel fontconfig-devel freetype-devel glib2-devel libXrender-devel libxcb-devel libxkbcommon-devel libxkbcommon-x11-devel mesa-libGL-devel wayland-devel xcb-util-devel && \
-    yum clean all
-
-ARG DEVTOOLSET_ROOTPATH=/opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root
-ENV PATH=${DEVTOOLSET_ROOTPATH}/usr/bin:${PATH}
-ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${DEVTOOLSET_ROOTPATH}/usr/lib64
-
-ARG SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION=4.4
-ARG QT_MAJOR_MINOR=5.12
-ARG QT_PATCH=12
-ARG QT_VERSION=${QT_MAJOR_MINOR}.${QT_PATCH}
-ARG FCITX5_QT_VERSION=5.0.17
-ARG ALACRITTY_VERSION=0.12.2
-
-# AppImage runtime
-RUN curl -L -o /opt/appimage-runtime 'https://github.com/AppImage/type2-runtime/releases/download/continuous/runtime-x86_64'
-
-# squashfs-tools
-RUN mkdir -p /build/squashfs-tools && \
-    cd /build/squashfs-tools && \
-    curl -L -o squashfs-tools-${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}.tar.gz "https://github.com/plougher/squashfs-tools/archive/refs/tags/${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}.tar.gz" && \
-    tar xf squashfs-tools-${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
-    cd squashfs-tools-${SQUASHFS_TOOLS_VERSION}/squashfs-tools && \
-    make ZSTD_SUPPORT=1 -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # cleanup
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/squashfs-tools
-
-# Qt 5
-RUN mkdir -p /build/qt5 && \
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    curl -O "https://download.qt.io/archive/qt/${QT_MAJOR_MINOR}/${QT_VERSION}/submodules/qt{base,svg,tools,wayland}-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz" && \
-    tar xf qtbase-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtbase-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    ./configure \
-        -prefix /usr/local \
-        -opensource -confirm-license \
-        -optimize-size -no-shared -static -platform linux-g++ -no-use-gold-linker \
-        -qt-zlib -qt-doubleconversion -iconv -no-icu -qt-pcre -no-openssl -system-freetype -fontconfig -qt-harfbuzz -qt-libjpeg -qt-libpng -qt-xcb -qt-sqlite \
-        -nomake examples -nomake tests -nomake tools && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # svg package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qtsvg-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtsvg-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # tools package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qttools-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qttools-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # wayland package
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    tar xf qtwayland-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION}.tar.xz && \
-    cd qtwayland-everywhere-src-${QT_VERSION} && \
-    qmake . && \
-    make -j$(nproc) && \
-    make install && \
-    # cleanup
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/qt5
-
-# fcitx5-qt
-RUN yum install -y \
-        cmake3 extra-cmake-modules && \
-    mkdir -p /build/qt5 && \
-    cd /build/qt5 && \
-    curl -L -o fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz "https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx5-qt/archive/refs/tags/${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz" && \
-    tar xf fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
-    cd fcitx5-qt-${FCITX5_QT_VERSION} && \
-    cmake3 . -Bbuild -DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH=/usr/local/lib/cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/local -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENABLE_QT4=Off -DENABLE_QT5=On -DENABLE_QT6=Off -DBUILD_ONLY_PLUGIN=On -DBUILD_STATIC_PLUGIN=On && \
-    cmake3 --build build --parallel && \
-    cmake3 --install build && \
-    # cleanup
-    yum autoremove -y \
-        cmake3 extra-cmake-modules && \
-    yum clean all && \
-    cd / && \
-    rm -r /build/qt5
diff --git a/packages/debian-static/01-in-docker.sh b/packages/debian-static/01-in-docker.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1185ffa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debian-static/01-in-docker.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+SRC_DIR="$PWD"
+
+# build RedPanda C++
+mkdir -p /build
+cd /build
+qmake PREFIX=/usr "$SRC_DIR/Red_Panda_CPP.pro"
+make LINUX_STATIC_IME_PLUGIN=ON -j$(nproc)
+
+# install RedPanda C++ to AppDir
+make INSTALL_ROOT=/out install
+# remove unnecessary, huge files
+rm /out/usr/libexec/RedPandaCPP/redpanda-git-askpass
diff --git a/packages/debian-static/builddeb.sh b/packages/debian-static/builddeb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1c8a8e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debian-static/builddeb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+. version.inc
+TEST_VERSION="$(git rev-list HEAD --count)"
+if [[ -n "$APP_VERSION_SUFFIX" ]]; then
+  VERSION="$APP_VERSION.$TEST_VERSION.$APP_VERSION_SUFFIX"
+else
+  VERSION="$APP_VERSION.$TEST_VERSION"
+fi
+DEB_FILE="redpanda-cpp-bin_${VERSION}_amd64.deb"
+
+TMP_FOLDER="$(mktemp -d)"
+
+podman run -it --rm -v "$PWD:/mnt" -w /mnt -v "$TMP_FOLDER:/out" quay.io/redpanda-cpp/appimage-builder-x86_64:20240304.0 packages/debian-static/01-in-docker.sh
+
+mkdir -p dist
+mkdir -p "$TMP_FOLDER/DEBIAN"
+sed "s/__VERSION__/$VERSION/" packages/debian-static/control.in >"$TMP_FOLDER/DEBIAN/control"
+dpkg-deb --build "$TMP_FOLDER" "dist/$DEB_FILE"
diff --git a/packages/debian-static/control.in b/packages/debian-static/control.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c475277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debian-static/control.in
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Section: devel
+Priority: optional
+Maintainer: royqh1979@gmail.com
+Standards-Version: 4.3.0
+Homepage: https://github.com/royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP
+Package: redpanda-cpp-bin
+Version: __VERSION__
+Architecture: amd64
+Depends: gcc, g++, make, gdb, gdbserver,
+         libc6 (>= 2.17), libstdc++6 (>= 4.8),
+         libdbus-1-3, libfontconfig1, libfreetype6, libwayland-client0, libwayland-cursor0, libwayland-server0, libx11-6, libx11-xcb1, libxcb1, libxcb-icccm4, libxcb-image0, libxcb-keysyms1, libxcb-randr0, libxcb-render-util0, libxcb-render0, libxcb-shape0, libxcb-shm0, libxcb-sync1, libxcb-xfixes0, libxcb-xinerama0, libxcb-xkb1, libxcb1, libxext6, libxkbcommon-x11-0, libxkbcommon0, libzstd1
+Recommends: qterminal | deepin-terminal | konsole | gnome-terminal | terminator | lxterminal | mate-terminal | terminology | xfce4-terminal | alacritty | cool-retro-term | kitty | sakura | termit | tilix
+Suggests: clang
+Description: A lightweight but powerful C/C++ IDE, built upon static Qt 5.15