diff --git a/dev_tools/fabric/fab_liquidsoap_compile.py b/dev_tools/fabric/fab_liquidsoap_compile.py
index 8ae202f54..f62068cb9 100644
--- a/dev_tools/fabric/fab_liquidsoap_compile.py
+++ b/dev_tools/fabric/fab_liquidsoap_compile.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def download_if_needed(vdi_dir, xml_dir, vm_name, vm_vdi_file, vm_xml_file):
     local("wget %s/%s/%s -O %s"%(env.vm_download_url, vm_name, vm_xml_file, os.path.join(xml_dir, vm_xml_file)))
    
 
-def create_fresh_os(vm_name):
+def create_fresh_os(vm_name, debian=False):
     
     vm_vdi_file = '%s.vdi'%vm_name
     vm_xml_file = '%s.xml'%vm_name
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ def create_fresh_os(vm_name):
     env.hosts.append(ip_addr)
     env.host_string = ip_addr
     
+    if debian:
+        append('/etc/apt/sources.list', "deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free", use_sudo=True)
+    
     
     
 def ubuntu_lucid_32(fresh_os=True):
@@ -101,13 +104,17 @@ def ubuntu_natty_32(fresh_os=True):
 def ubuntu_natty_64(fresh_os=True):
     if (fresh_os):
         create_fresh_os('Ubuntu_11.04_64')
+        
+def debian_squeeze_64(fresh_os=True):
+    if (fresh_os):
+        create_fresh_os('Debian_Squeeze_64', debian=True)
 
 
 def compile_liquidsoap(filename="liquidsoap"):
 
     sudo('apt-get update')
-    sudo('apt-get upgrade -y')
-    sudo('sudo apt-get install -y libocamlcvs-ocaml-dev ocaml-findlib libao-ocaml-dev libportaudio-ocaml-dev ' + \
+    sudo('apt-get upgrade -y --force-yes')
+    sudo('sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes libocamlcvs-ocaml-dev ocaml-findlib libao-ocaml-dev libportaudio-ocaml-dev ' + \
         'libmad-ocaml-dev libtaglib-ocaml-dev libalsa-ocaml-dev libtaglib-ocaml-dev libvorbis-ocaml-dev ' + \
         'libspeex-dev libspeexdsp-dev speex libladspa-ocaml-dev festival festival-dev ' + \
         'libsamplerate-dev libxmlplaylist-ocaml-dev libxmlrpc-light-ocaml-dev libflac-dev ' + \
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
index 4f2a6ae21..1217d59c3 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-initialize.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import platform
 import shutil
-from subprocess import Popen
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import sys
 import os
 sys.path.append('/usr/lib/airtime/api_clients/')
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ if os.geteuid() != 0:
     print "Please run this as root."
     sys.exit(1)
 
+"""
 def is_natty():
     try:
         f = open('/etc/lsb-release')
@@ -25,7 +26,27 @@ def is_natty():
         if split[0] == "DISTRIB_CODENAME" and (split[1] == "natty" or split[1] == "oneiric"):
             return True
     return False
-    
+"""
+
+"""
+    This function returns the codename of the host OS by querying lsb_release.
+    If lsb_release does not exist, or an exception occurs the codename returned
+    is 'unknown'
+"""
+def get_os_codename():
+    try:
+        p = Popen("which lsb_release", shell=True)
+        sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
+        
+        if (sts == 0):
+            #lsb_release is available on this system. Let's get the os codename
+            p = Popen("lsb_release -sc", shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
+            return p.communicate()[0].strip('\r\n')
+    except Exception, e:
+        pass
+
+    return "unknown"
+        
 def get_current_script_dir():
     current_script_dir = os.path.realpath(__file__)
     index = current_script_dir.rindex('/')
@@ -56,6 +77,9 @@ def generate_liquidsoap_config(ss):
     
 PATH_INI_FILE = '/etc/airtime/pypo.cfg'
 
+#any debian/ubuntu codename in this et will automatically use the natty liquidsoap binary
+codenames_for_natty_binary = set(["natty", "oneiric", "precise", "squeeze"])
+
 # load config file
 try:
     config = ConfigObj(PATH_INI_FILE)
@@ -68,7 +92,10 @@ try:
     
     #select appropriate liquidsoap file for given system os/architecture
     architecture = platform.architecture()[0]
-    natty = is_natty()
+    #natty = is_natty()
+        
+    codename = get_os_codename()
+    natty = codename in codenames_for_natty_binary
     
     print "* Detecting system architecture for Liquidsoap"
     
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-amd64 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-amd64
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-i386 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-i386
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-amd64 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-amd64
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-i386 b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_bin/liquidsoap-natty-i386
old mode 100644
new mode 100755