diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 23bdd56e..f98ba5b8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ byobu (5.81) unreleased; urgency=medium
     - update automake files to install new utilities
   * usr/bin/ctail:
     - use command -v to test for ccze existence
+  * debian/control, etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh.in (properties changed:
+    +x to -x):
+    - update package description to better reflect modern Byobu
+    - fix lintian complaint about profile script
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 09:36:59 -0700
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 17f5d15e..cb1147ba 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ Breaks:
  byobu-extras (<< 2.17),
  bikeshed (<< 1.47)
 Enhances: screen
-Description: powerful, text based window manager and shell multiplexer
- Byobu is Ubuntu's text-based window manager based on GNU Screen.
+Description: text window manager, shell multiplexer, integrated DevOps environment
+ Byobu is Ubuntu's powerful text-based window manager, shell multiplexer, and
+ integrated DevOps environment.
+ .
  Using Byobu, you can quickly create and move between different windows
- over a single SSH connection or TTY terminal, monitor dozens of important
- statistics about your system, detach and reattach to sessions later
- while your programs continue to run in the background.
+ over a single SSH connection or TTY terminal, split each of those windows into
+ multiple panes, monitor dozens of important statistics about your system,
+ detach and reattach to sessions later while your programs continue to run in
+ the background.
diff --git a/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh.in b/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh.in
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 78a45035..46d2ea91
--- a/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh.in
+++ b/etc/profile.d/Z97-byobu.sh.in
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/sh
 #    Z97-byobu.sh - allow any user to opt into auto-launching byobu
 #    Copyright (C) 2011 Canonical Ltd.
 #