diff --git a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
index f7cd050b7f..2b5642b74c 100644
--- a/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure/pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -162,9 +162,11 @@ jobs:
           --arch x64 \
           -e KOREBUILD_SKIP_INSTALL_NETFX=0 \
           --no-restore \
+          --no-build-deps \
           /t:BuildSharedFx  \
           /p:BuildRuntimeArchive=false \
-          /p:LinuxInstallerType=deb
+          /p:LinuxInstallerType=deb \
+          /bl:artifacts/logs/build.deb.binlog
       displayName: Build Debian installers
     - script: |
         rm -rf .dotnet/
@@ -173,9 +175,12 @@ jobs:
           --ci --pack --all --no-build-nodejs --no-build-java \
           --arch x64 \
           -e KOREBUILD_SKIP_INSTALL_NETFX=0 \
+          --no-restore \
+          --no-build-deps \
           /t:BuildSharedFx  \
           /p:BuildRuntimeArchive=false \
-          /p:LinuxInstallerType=rpm
+          /p:LinuxInstallerType=rpm \
+          /bl:artifacts/logs/build.rpm.binlog
       displayName: Build RPM installers
     afterBuild:
     # Remove packages that are not rid-specific.
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0f57015b8c..789031bf52 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ StyleCop.Cache
 node_modules/
 *.snk
 .nuget
+.packages/
 .r
 .w
 .deps
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 3c5e258261..07e500124b 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
     <Authors>Microsoft</Authors>
     <Company>Microsoft Corporation.</Company>
-    <RpmPackageVendor>.NET Foundation</RpmPackageVendor>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
 
diff --git a/build/SharedFx.targets b/build/SharedFx.targets
index 80e2978835..27eb7e65b3 100644
--- a/build/SharedFx.targets
+++ b/build/SharedFx.targets
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     <FxProjectToBuild Include="$(UnitTestFxProject)" />
     <FxProjectToBuild Condition=" '$(BuildRuntimeArchive)' != 'false' " Include="$(RepositoryRoot)src\Installers\Archive\*.*proj" />
 
-    <FxProjectToBuild Condition=" '$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'linux-x64' AND '$(LinuxInstallerType)' == 'deb' " Include="$(RepositoryRoot)src\Installers\Debian\*.*proj" />
-    <FxProjectToBuild Condition=" '$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'linux-x64' AND '$(LinuxInstallerType)' == 'rpm' " Include="$(RepositoryRoot)src\Installers\Rpm\*.*proj" />
+    <FxProjectToBuild Condition=" '$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'linux-x64' AND '$(LinuxInstallerType)' == 'deb' " Include="$(RepositoryRoot)src\Installers\Debian\**\*.*proj" />
+    <FxProjectToBuild Condition=" '$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'linux-x64' AND '$(LinuxInstallerType)' == 'rpm' " Include="$(RepositoryRoot)src\Installers\Rpm\**\*.*proj" />
 
     <FxProjectToBuild Condition=" '$(BuildSiteExtensions)' == 'true' " Include="$(RepositoryRoot)src\SiteExtensions\Runtime\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Runtime.SiteExtension.pkgproj" />
     <FxProjectToBuild Condition=" '$(BuildSiteExtensions)' == 'true' " Include="$(RepositoryRoot)src\SiteExtensions\LoggingBranch\LoggingBranch.csproj" />
diff --git a/eng/scripts/KillProcesses.ps1 b/eng/scripts/KillProcesses.ps1
index 8df10e9f10..2706785962 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/KillProcesses.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/KillProcesses.ps1
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ _kill git.exe
 _kill vctip.exe
 _kill chrome.exe
 _kill h2spec.exe
-iisreset /restart
+_kill WerFault.exe
+if (Get-Command iisreset -ErrorAction ignore) {
+    iisreset /restart
+}
+Stop-Service w3svc -NoWait -ErrorAction Ignore
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/src/Framework/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.csproj b/src/Framework/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.csproj
index fd3cec362c..5d0b9d9649 100644
--- a/src/Framework/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.csproj
+++ b/src/Framework/ref/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
     <TargetFramework>$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
     <IsShippingPackage>true</IsShippingPackage>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
+    <IsPackable Condition="'$(IsTargetingPackBuilding)' == 'false'">false</IsPackable>
+    <PackageId>$(TargetingPackName)</PackageId>
+    <PackageVersion>$(TargetingPackVersion)</PackageVersion>
+
     <PackageDescription>Provides a default set of APIs for building an ASP.NET Core application. Contains reference assemblies, documentation, and other design-time assets.
 
 This package is an internal implementation of the .NET Core SDK and is not meant to be used as a normal PackageReference.</PackageDescription>
@@ -22,7 +26,8 @@ This package is an internal implementation of the .NET Core SDK and is not meant
     <RefAssemblyPackagePath>ref/$(TargetFramework)/</RefAssemblyPackagePath>
 
     <LayoutTargetDir>$(TargetingPackLayoutRoot)packs/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref/$(PackageVersion)/</LayoutTargetDir>
-    <ArchiveOutputFileName>aspnetcore-targeting-pack-$(PackageVersion).zip</ArchiveOutputFileName>
+    <ArchiveOutputFileName Condition="'$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'win-x64'">aspnetcore-targeting-pack-$(PackageVersion).zip</ArchiveOutputFileName>
+    <ArchiveOutputFileName Condition="'$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'linux-x64'">aspnetcore-targeting-pack-$(PackageVersion).tar.gz</ArchiveOutputFileName>
     <ArchiveOutputPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)$(ArchiveOutputFileName)</ArchiveOutputPath>
 
     <!-- There are no symbols for reference assemblies. -->
@@ -54,7 +59,8 @@ This package is an internal implementation of the .NET Core SDK and is not meant
   <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <BuildDependsOn>
+    <!-- If this project won't produce a package, don't bother building anything. -->
+    <BuildDependsOn Condition="'$(IsPackable)' != 'false'">
       $(BuildDependsOn);
       GeneratePackageConflictManifest;
       _ResolveTargetingPackContent;
@@ -65,9 +71,7 @@ This package is an internal implementation of the .NET Core SDK and is not meant
 
   <!-- Override the default MSBuild targets so that nothing is returned from the project since it represents a collection of assemblies. -->
   <Target Name="GetTargetPath" />
-  <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="$(BuildDependsOn)">
-    <Message Importance="High" Text="$(MSBuildProjectName) -> $(TargetDir)" />
-  </Target>
+  <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="$(BuildDependsOn)" />
 
   <!-- This project doesn't compile anything. -->
   <Target Name="CoreCompile" />
@@ -115,20 +119,25 @@ This package is an internal implementation of the .NET Core SDK and is not meant
           DependsOnTargets="_ResolveTargetingPackContent"
           Inputs="@(RefPackContent)"
           Outputs="@(RefPackContent->'$(LayoutTargetDir)%(PackagePath)%(FileName)%(Extension)')">
-
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(RefPackContent)"
           DestinationFiles="@(RefPackContent->'$(LayoutTargetDir)%(PackagePath)%(FileName)%(Extension)')"
           UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />
+    <Message Importance="High" Text="$(MSBuildProjectName) -> $(LayoutTargetDir)" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="_CreateTargetingPackArchive"
           Inputs="@(RefPackContent)"
-          Outputs="$(ArchiveOutputPath)"
-          Condition="'$(IsPackable)' != 'false'">
+          Outputs="$(ArchiveOutputPath)">
     <ZipDirectory
       SourceDirectory="$(TargetingPackLayoutRoot)"
       DestinationFile="$(ArchiveOutputPath)"
-      Overwrite="true" />
+      Overwrite="true"
+      Condition="'$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'win-x64'" />
+    <Exec
+      Command="tar -czf $(ArchiveOutputPath) ."
+      WorkingDirectory="$(TargetingPackLayoutRoot)"
+      Condition="'$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' == 'linux-x64'" />
+    <Message Importance="High" Text="$(MSBuildProjectName) -> $(ArchiveOutputPath)" />
   </Target>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Framework/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.csproj b/src/Framework/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.csproj
index 0841d4c07f..024bd9f6a1 100644
--- a/src/Framework/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.csproj
+++ b/src/Framework/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Runtime.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     <RuntimeIdentifier>$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <!-- Even though RuntimeIdentifier is set, shared framework projects are not self-contained projects -->
     <SelfContained>false</SelfContained>
-    <SharedFxName>Microsoft.AspNetCore.App</SharedFxName>
     <PackageId>$(MSBuildProjectName).$(RuntimeIdentifier)</PackageId>
     <IsShippingPackage>true</IsShippingPackage>
     <HasReferenceAssembly>false</HasReferenceAssembly>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/Directory.Build.props b/src/Installers/Debian/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80a542cd9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Debian/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputInRepoRoot>true</OutputInRepoRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\, Directory.Build.props))\Directory.Build.props" />
+
+  <UsingTask Condition=" '$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)' != '' AND Exists('$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)') " TaskName="Microsoft.AspNetCore.BuildTools.GenerateFileFromTemplate" AssemblyFile="$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)</OutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath>$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <!-- Must be named "package_root/". This is expected by the build.sh script in the tools folder. -->
+    <IntermediatePackageRoot>$(IntermediateOutputPath)package_root\</IntermediatePackageRoot>
+
+    <!-- Installer settings -->
+    <DebianPackageInstallRoot>/usr/share/dotnet</DebianPackageInstallRoot>
+
+    <DebianPackageArch Condition=" '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x64' ">amd64</DebianPackageArch>
+
+    <DebianBuildScript>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)tools/build.sh</DebianBuildScript>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/Directory.Build.targets b/src/Installers/Debian/Directory.Build.targets
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36e823a338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Debian/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<Project>
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\, Directory.Build.targets))\Directory.Build.targets" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetPath>$(OutputPath)$(TargetFileName)</TargetPath>
+    <DebBuildDependsOn>
+      $(DebBuildDependsOn);
+      PrepareForBuild;
+      ResolveProjectReferences;
+      GetTargetPath;
+    </DebBuildDependsOn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="PrepareForBuild">
+    <Error Text="Currently only linux-x64 is supported by Debian installers." Condition=" '$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' != 'linux-x64' " />
+
+    <MakeDir Directories="$(IntermediateOutputPath);$(IntermediatePackageRoot);$(OutputPath)" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="GetTargetPath" Returns="$(TargetPath)" />
+
+  <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="DebBuild" />
+
+  <Target Name="DebBuild" DependsOnTargets="$(DebBuildDependsOn)">
+    <!-- Generate debian_config.json. We can't simply use WriteLinesToFile because of https://github.com/Microsoft/msbuild/issues/1622. Use our custom GenerateFileFromTemplate task instead -->
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <DebianConfigProperties>
+        $(DebianConfigProperties);
+        AspNetCoreMajorVersion=$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion);
+        AspNetCoreMinorVersion=$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion);
+        Authors=$(Authors);
+        DebianPackageInstallRoot=$(DebianPackageInstallRoot);
+        MaintainerEmail=$(MaintainerEmail);
+        PackageId=$(PackageId);
+        PackageLicenseType=$(PackageLicenseType);
+        PackageProjectUrl=$(PackageProjectUrl);
+        PackageRevision=$(PackageRevision);
+        PackageVersion=$(PackageVersion);
+        PackageSummary=$(PackageSummary);
+        PackageDescription=$(PackageDescription);
+      </DebianConfigProperties>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <GenerateFileFromTemplate TemplateFile="debian_config.json.in"
+      Properties="$(DebianConfigProperties)"
+      OutputPath="$(IntermediateOutputPath)debian_config.json" />
+
+    <!-- Build SharedFx Bundle Deb package -->
+
+    <Exec Command="$(DebianBuildScript) -i '$(IntermediateOutputPath)' -o '$(IntermediateOutputPath)out/'" />
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <BuildScriptOutputFileName>$(PackageId)_$(PackageVersion)-$(PackageRevision)_$(DebianPackageArch).deb</BuildScriptOutputFileName>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(IntermediateOutputPath)out/$(BuildScriptOutputFileName)" DestinationFiles="$(TargetPath)" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime.debproj b/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime.debproj
deleted file mode 100644
index 7876521cfa..0000000000
--- a/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime.debproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-  This project produces a debian installer for Linux x64 platforms only.
--->
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
-
-  <UsingTask Condition=" '$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)' != '' AND Exists('$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)') " TaskName="Microsoft.AspNetCore.BuildTools.GenerateFileFromTemplate" AssemblyFile="$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)" />
-
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
-
-  <!-- Output paths -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(ArtifactsObjDir)Debian\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
-    <IntermediateOutputPath>$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
-    <!-- Must be named "package_root/". This is expected by the build.sh script in this project. -->
-    <IntermediatePackageRoot>$(IntermediateOutputPath)package_root\</IntermediatePackageRoot>
-    <OutputFileName>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(SharedFxVersion)-x64.deb</OutputFileName>
-    <OutputPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)</OutputPath>
-    <TargetPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)$(OutputFileName)</TargetPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!-- Installer settings -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <DebianPackageInstallRoot>/usr/share/dotnet</DebianPackageInstallRoot>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <!-- Installer versions -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- CLI would take a dependency such as 'aspnetcore-runtime-M.N >= M.N.P'. Here M.N is part of the id and M.N.P is the PackageVersion -->
-    <PackageId>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)</PackageId>
-
-    <!-- PackageVersion does not match the ASP.NET Core runtime verison. -->
-    <PackageVersion>$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion).$(AspNetCorePatchVersion)</PackageVersion>
-    <!-- Deb installers are versioned as M.N.P~PreReleaseLabel-Build following the core-setup convention -->
-    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true'">$(PackageVersion)~$(PreReleaseLabel)-$(BuildNumberSuffix)</PackageVersion>
-    <PackageRevision>1</PackageRevision>
-
-    <!-- Needed some creativity to convert the PackageVersion M.N.P-PreReleaseLabel-Build to the installer version M.N.P~PreReleaseLabel-Build, The conditional handles stabilized builds -->
-    <DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppPackageVersion)</DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion>
-    <DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion Condition="$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.Contains('-'))">$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.Substring(0, $(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.IndexOf('-'))))~$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.Substring($([MSBuild]::Add($(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.IndexOf('-')), 1))))</DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Framework\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.shfxproj">
-      <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>true</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
-      <OutputItemType>_ResolvedFxProjects</OutputItemType>
-    </ProjectReference>
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
-
-  <Target Name="GetTargetPath" Returns="$(TargetPath)" />
-
-  <Target Name="PrepareForBuild">
-    <Error Text="Currently only linux-x64 is supported by Debian installers." Condition=" '$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' != 'linux-x64' " />
-
-    <MakeDir Directories="$(IntermediateOutputPath);$(IntermediatePackageRoot);$(OutputPath)" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="PrepareForBuild;ResolveProjectReferences;GetTargetPath">
-
-    <!-- Layout files in package_root/ for the build.sh script. -->
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <SharedFxAssetFolder Include="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.InstallerAssetPaths)" SharedFxName="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.SharedFxName)" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="%(SharedFxAssetFolder.Identity)\**\*">
-        <DestinationDir>$(IntermediatePackageRoot)shared\%(SharedFxAssetFolder.SharedFxName)\$(SharedFxVersion)\</DestinationDir>
-      </PackageFiles>
-    </ItemGroup>
-
-    <Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles)" DestinationFiles="@(PackageFiles->'%(DestinationDir)%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)')" />
-
-    <!-- Generate debian_config.json. We can't simply use WriteLinesToFile because of https://github.com/Microsoft/msbuild/issues/1622. Use our custom GenerateFileFromTemplate task instead -->
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <DebianConfigProperties>
-        AspNetCoreMajorVersion=$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion);
-        AspNetCoreMinorVersion=$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion);
-        Authors=$(Authors);
-        DebianPackageInstallRoot=$(DebianPackageInstallRoot);
-        DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion=$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion);
-        MaintainerEmail=$(MaintainerEmail);
-        PackageId=$(PackageId);
-        PackageLicenseType=$(PackageLicenseType);
-        PackageProjectUrl=$(PackageProjectUrl);
-        PackageRevision=$(PackageRevision);
-        PackageVersion=$(PackageVersion);
-        SharedFxDescription=$(SharedFxDescription);
-        SharedFxProductName=$(SharedFxProductName);
-      </DebianConfigProperties>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <GenerateFileFromTemplate TemplateFile="debian_config.json.in"
-      Properties="$(DebianConfigProperties)"
-      OutputPath="$(IntermediateOutputPath)debian_config.json" />
-
-    <!-- Build SharedFx Bundle Deb package -->
-
-    <Exec Command="./build.sh -i '$(IntermediateOutputPath)' -o '$(IntermediateOutputPath)out/'" />
-
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <DebArch Condition=" '$(TargetArchitecture)' == 'x64' ">amd64</DebArch>
-      <BuildScriptOutputFileName>$(PackageId)_$(PackageVersion)-$(PackageRevision)_$(DebArch).deb</BuildScriptOutputFileName>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(IntermediateOutputPath)out/$(BuildScriptOutputFileName)" DestinationFiles="$(TargetPath)" />
-  </Target>
-</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime/Debian.Runtime.debproj b/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime/Debian.Runtime.debproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdd7b12d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime/Debian.Runtime.debproj
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<!--
+  This project produces a debian installer for Linux x64 platforms only.
+-->
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFileName>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(SharedFxVersion)-x64.deb</TargetFileName>
+
+    <!-- CLI would take a dependency such as 'aspnetcore-runtime-M.N >= M.N.P'. Here M.N is part of the id and M.N.P is the PackageVersion -->
+    <PackageId>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)</PackageId>
+
+    <!-- PackageVersion does not match the ASP.NET Core runtime verison. -->
+    <PackageVersion>$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion).$(AspNetCorePatchVersion)</PackageVersion>
+    <!-- Deb installers are versioned as M.N.P~PreReleaseLabel-Build following the core-setup convention -->
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true'">$(PackageVersion)~$(VersionSuffix)</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageRevision>1</PackageRevision>
+
+    <!-- Needed some creativity to convert the PackageVersion M.N.P-PreReleaseLabel-Build to the installer version M.N.P~PreReleaseLabel-Build, The conditional handles stabilized builds -->
+    <DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppPackageVersion)</DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion>
+    <DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion Condition="$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.Contains('-'))">$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.Substring(0, $(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.IndexOf('-'))))~$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.Substring($([MSBuild]::Add($(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion.IndexOf('-')), 1))))</DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion>
+
+    <PackageSummary>$(SharedFxProductName)</PackageSummary>
+    <PackageDescription>$(SharedFxDescription)</PackageDescription>
+    <DebianConfigProperties>
+      DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion=$(DotnetRuntimeDependencyVersion);
+    </DebianConfigProperties>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Framework\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.shfxproj">
+      <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>true</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
+      <OutputItemType>_ResolvedFxProjects</OutputItemType>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <DebBuildDependsOn>$(DebBuildDependsOn);LayoutSharedFramework</DebBuildDependsOn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="LayoutSharedFramework" DependsOnTargets="PrepareForBuild;ResolveProjectReferences">
+    <!-- Layout files in package_root/ for the build.sh script. -->
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <SharedFxAssetFolder Include="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.InstallerAssetPaths)" SharedFxName="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.SharedFxName)" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="%(SharedFxAssetFolder.Identity)\**\*" Condition="'%(SharedFxAssetFolder.Identity)' != ''">
+        <DestinationDir>$(IntermediatePackageRoot)shared\%(SharedFxAssetFolder.SharedFxName)\$(SharedFxVersion)\</DestinationDir>
+      </PackageFiles>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles)"
+          DestinationFiles="@(PackageFiles->'%(DestinationDir)%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)')"
+          UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/debian_config.json.in b/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime/debian_config.json.in
similarity index 93%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/debian_config.json.in
rename to src/Installers/Debian/Runtime/debian_config.json.in
index 26a46c5388..c8c33f681e 100644
--- a/src/Installers/Debian/debian_config.json.in
+++ b/src/Installers/Debian/Runtime/debian_config.json.in
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   "package_name": "${PackageId}",
   "install_root": "${DebianPackageInstallRoot}",
 
-  "short_description": "${SharedFxProductName}",
-  "long_description": "${SharedFxDescription}",
+  "short_description": "${PackageSummary}",
+  "long_description": "${PackageDescription}",
   "homepage": "${PackageProjectUrl}",
 
   "release":{
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/TargetingPack/Debian.TargetingPack.debproj b/src/Installers/Debian/TargetingPack/Debian.TargetingPack.debproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f3508eb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Debian/TargetingPack/Debian.TargetingPack.debproj
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<!--
+  This project produces a debian installer for Linux x64 platforms only.
+-->
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFileName>$(TargetingPackInstallerBaseName)-$(TargetingPackVersion).deb</TargetFileName>
+    <!-- CLI would take a dependency such as 'aspnetcore-targeting-pack-M.N >= M.N.P'. Here M.N is part of the id and M.N.P is the PackageVersion -->
+    <PackageId>$(TargetingPackInstallerBaseName)-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)</PackageId>
+
+    <PackageVersion>$(TargetingPackVersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
+    <!-- Deb installers are versioned as M.N.P~PreReleaseLabel-Build following the core-setup convention -->
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true'">$(PackageVersion)~$(VersionSuffix)</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageRevision>1</PackageRevision>
+
+    <PackageSummary>ASP.NET Core Targeting Pack</PackageSummary>
+    <PackageDescription>Provides a default set of APIs for building an ASP.NET Core $(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion) application. Contains reference assemblies, documentation, and other design-time assets.</PackageDescription>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- This is here to enforce build order. -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Framework\ref\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.csproj">
+      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+      <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>true</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <DebBuildDependsOn>$(DebBuildDependsOn);LayoutTargetingPack</DebBuildDependsOn>
+    <!-- Suppresses building this project completely during servicing builds. -->
+    <DebBuildDependsOn Condition="'$(IsTargetingPackBuilding)' == 'false'" />
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="LayoutTargetingPack" DependsOnTargets="PrepareForBuild;ResolveProjectReferences">
+    <!-- Layout files in package_root/ for the build.sh script. -->
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <PackageFiles Include="$(TargetingPackLayoutRoot)**\*" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles)"
+          DestinationFolder="$(IntermediatePackageRoot)"
+          UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/TargetingPack/debian_config.json.in b/src/Installers/Debian/TargetingPack/debian_config.json.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b795daa80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Debian/TargetingPack/debian_config.json.in
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "maintainer_name": "${Authors}",
+  "maintainer_email": "${MaintainerEmail}",
+
+  "package_name": "${PackageId}",
+  "install_root": "${DebianPackageInstallRoot}",
+
+  "short_description": "${PackageSummary}",
+  "long_description": "${PackageDescription}",
+  "homepage": "${PackageProjectUrl}",
+
+  "release":{
+    "package_version":"${PackageVersion}",
+    "package_revision":"${PackageRevision}",
+    "urgency" : "low",
+    "changelog_message" : ""
+  },
+
+  "control": {
+    "priority":"standard",
+    "section":"devel",
+    "architecture":"any"
+  },
+
+  "copyright": "Microsoft",
+  "license": {
+    "type": "${PackageLicenseType}",
+    "full_text": "Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.\n\nLicensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\"); you may not use\nthese files except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the\nLicense at\n\nhttp://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\n\nUnless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed\nunder the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR\nCONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the\nspecific language governing permissions and limitations under the License."
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/build.sh b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/build.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/build.sh
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/build.sh
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/package_files/debian/compat b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/package_files/debian/compat
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/package_files/debian/compat
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/package_files/debian/compat
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/package_files/debian/source/format b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/package_files/debian/source/format
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/package_files/debian/source/format
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/package_files/debian/source/format
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/scripts/config_template_generator.py b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/config_template_generator.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/scripts/config_template_generator.py
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/config_template_generator.py
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/debian_build_lib.sh
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/scripts/extract_json_value.py b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/extract_json_value.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/scripts/extract_json_value.py
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/extract_json_value.py
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/scripts/manpage_generator.py b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/manpage_generator.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/scripts/manpage_generator.py
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/scripts/manpage_generator.py
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/setup/build_setup.sh b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/setup/build_setup.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/setup/build_setup.sh
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/setup/build_setup.sh
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/setup/test_setup.sh b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/setup/test_setup.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/setup/test_setup.sh
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/setup/test_setup.sh
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/changelog b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/changelog
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/changelog
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/changelog
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/control b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/control
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/control
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/control
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/copyright b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/copyright
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/copyright
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/copyright
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/rules b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/rules
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/templates/debian/rules
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/templates/debian/rules
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test.sh b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test.sh
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test.sh
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/integration_tests/test_package.bats
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1 b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/lkgtestman.1
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/debian_config.json
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs.json
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1 b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/docs/testdocs.1
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/path_relative_to_package_root/test_exe.sh
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/package_root/test_called.sh
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/test_package_layout/samples/testsample.cs
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/testdocs.json b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/testdocs.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/test_assets/testdocs.json
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/test_assets/testdocs.json
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/unit_tests/test_debian_build_lib.bats
diff --git a/src/Installers/Debian/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats b/src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Installers/Debian/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats
rename to src/Installers/Debian/tools/test/unit_tests/test_scripts.bats
diff --git a/src/Installers/Directory.Build.props b/src/Installers/Directory.Build.props
index b31d896477..8028e62456 100644
--- a/src/Installers/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Installers/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RuntimeInstallerBaseName>aspnetcore-runtime</RuntimeInstallerBaseName>
+    <TargetingPackInstallerBaseName>aspnetcore-targeting-pack</TargetingPackInstallerBaseName>
     <!-- Name = aspnet-runtime-internal for files are only produced so we can hand them off to the dotnet/cli repo. -->
     <InternalInstallerBaseName>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-internal</InternalInstallerBaseName>
 
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Directory.Build.props b/src/Installers/Rpm/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..072aa6b6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Rpm/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<!--
+  Common properties for building RPM installers.
+-->
+<Project>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputInRepoRoot>true</OutputInRepoRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\, Directory.Build.props))\Directory.Build.props" />
+
+  <!-- Output paths -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath>$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.targets b/src/Installers/Rpm/Directory.Build.targets
similarity index 76%
rename from src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.targets
rename to src/Installers/Rpm/Directory.Build.targets
index da8010bbd3..7f12d09ec8 100644
--- a/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.targets
+++ b/src/Installers/Rpm/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
   Common targets for building RPM.
 -->
 <Project>
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\, Directory.Build.targets))\Directory.Build.targets" />
+
   <UsingTask Condition=" '$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)' != '' AND Exists('$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)') " TaskName="Microsoft.AspNetCore.BuildTools.GenerateFileFromTemplate" AssemblyFile="$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)" />
   <UsingTask Condition=" '$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)' != '' AND Exists('$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)') " TaskName="Microsoft.AspNetCore.BuildTools.Run" AssemblyFile="$(BuildToolsTaskAssembly)" />
 
   <!-- Output paths -->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RpmPackageInstallRoot Condition="'$(RpmPackageInstallRoot)' != '' AND !HasTrailingSlash('$(RpmPackageInstallRoot)')">$(RpmPackageInstallRoot)/</RpmPackageInstallRoot>
-    <TargetPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)$(OutputFileName)</TargetPath>
+    <TargetPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)$(TargetFileName)</TargetPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
-
   <Target Name="GetTargetPath" Returns="$(TargetPath)" />
 
   <Target Name="PrepareForBuild">
@@ -21,19 +21,21 @@
     <Error Text="Currently only linux-x64 is supported by Rpm installers." Condition=" '$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)' != 'linux-x64' " />
 
     <Error Text="Missing required property: RpmPackageInstallRoot" Condition=" '$(RpmPackageInstallRoot)' == '' " />
+    <Error Text="Missing required property: IntermediatePackageRoot" Condition=" '$(IntermediatePackageRoot)' == '' " />
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="PrepareForBuild;ResolveProjectReferences;GetTargetPath">
-    <!-- Layout files in package_root/ for the build.sh script. -->
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <SharedFxAssetFolder Include="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.InstallerAssetPaths)" SharedFxName="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.SharedFxName)" />
-      <PackageFiles Include="%(SharedFxAssetFolder.Identity)\**\*">
-        <DestinationDir>$(IntermediatePackageRoot)shared\%(SharedFxAssetFolder.SharedFxName)\$(SharedFxVersion)\</DestinationDir>
-      </PackageFiles>
-    </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RpmBuildDependsOn>
+      $(RpmBuildDependsOn);
+      PrepareForBuild;
+      ResolveProjectReferences;
+      GetTargetPath;
+    </RpmBuildDependsOn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
-    <Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles)" DestinationFiles="@(PackageFiles->'%(DestinationDir)%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)')" />
+  <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="RpmBuild" />
 
+  <Target Name="RpmBuild" DependsOnTargets="$(RpmBuildDependsOn)">
     <!-- Create layout: Create changelog -->
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ChangeLogProps>DATE=$([System.DateTime]::UtcNow.ToString(ddd MMM dd yyyy))</ChangeLogProps>
@@ -63,10 +65,10 @@
       <FpmArgs Include="--architecture;$(RpmArch)" />
       <FpmArgs Include="--depends;%(RpmDependency.Identity) &gt;= %(RpmDependency.Version)" Condition=" '%(RpmDependency.Identity)' != '' "  />
       <FpmArgs Include="--rpm-changelog;$(GeneratedChangeLog)" />
-      <FpmArgs Include="--rpm-summary;$(SharedFxProductName)" />
-      <FpmArgs Include="--description;$(SharedFxDescription)" />
+      <FpmArgs Include="--rpm-summary;$(PackageSummary)" />
+      <FpmArgs Include="--description;$(PackageDescription)" />
       <FpmArgs Include="--maintainer;$(Authors) &lt;$(MaintainerEmail)&gt;" />
-      <FpmArgs Include="--vendor;$(RpmPackageVendor)" />
+      <FpmArgs Include="--vendor;$(Company)" />
       <FpmArgs Include="--license;$(PackageLicenseType)" />
       <FpmArgs Include="--url;$(PackageProjectUrl)" />
       <FpmArgs Include="--directories;%(InstallerOwnedDirectory.Identity)" Condition=" '%(InstallerOwnedDirectory.Identity)' != '' " />
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.Runtime.Common.targets b/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.Runtime.Common.targets
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a64e3eec5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.Runtime.Common.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<!-- This file is for properties shared by the generic aspnetcore-runtime rpm and RHEL rpm.  -->
+<Project>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- installer versions -->
+    <!-- CLI would take a dependency such as 'aspnetcore-runtime-M.N >= M.N.P'. Here M.N is the part of the id and M.N.P is the package version -->
+    <PackageId>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)</PackageId>
+    <PackageVersion>$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion).$(AspNetCorePatchVersion)</PackageVersion>
+
+    <!-- Set package revision to '1' for RTM releases, but include the build number in pre-releases -->
+    <PackageRevision Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' != 'true' ">1</PackageRevision>
+    <PackageRevision Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true' ">0.1.$(VersionSuffix.Replace('-', '_'))</PackageRevision>
+
+    <PackageSummary>$(SharedFxProductName)</PackageSummary>
+    <PackageDescription>$(SharedFxDescription)</PackageDescription>
+
+    <IntermediatePackageRoot>$(IntermediateOutputPath)content\</IntermediatePackageRoot>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\Framework\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.shfxproj">
+      <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>true</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
+      <OutputItemType>_ResolvedFxProjects</OutputItemType>
+    </ProjectReference>
+
+    <InstallerOwnedDirectory Include="$(RpmPackageInstallRoot)shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    <RpmDependency Include="dotnet-runtime-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)" Version="$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppPackageVersion.Split('-')[0])" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RpmBuildDependsOn>$(RpmBuildDependsOn);LayoutSharedFramework;</RpmBuildDependsOn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="LayoutSharedFramework" DependsOnTargets="PrepareForBuild;ResolveProjectReferences">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <SharedFxAssetFolder Include="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.InstallerAssetPaths)" SharedFxName="%(_ResolvedFxProjects.SharedFxName)" />
+      <PackageFiles Include="%(SharedFxAssetFolder.Identity)\**\*">
+        <DestinationDir>$(IntermediatePackageRoot)shared\%(SharedFxAssetFolder.SharedFxName)\$(SharedFxVersion)\</DestinationDir>
+      </PackageFiles>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles)"
+          DestinationFiles="@(PackageFiles->'%(DestinationDir)%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)')"
+          UseHardlinksIfPossible="true" />
+  </Target>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.props b/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.props
deleted file mode 100644
index ac6e457421..0000000000
--- a/src/Installers/Rpm/Rpm.props
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-  Common properties for building RPM installers.
--->
-<Project>
-
-  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
-
-  <!-- Output paths -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(ArtifactsObjDir)Rpm\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
-    <IntermediateOutputPath>$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)$(TargetRuntimeIdentifier)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
-    <IntermediatePackageRoot>$([MSBuild]::NormalizeDirectory('$(IntermediateOutputPath)content/'))</IntermediatePackageRoot>
-    <OutputPath>$(InstallersOutputPath)</OutputPath>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- installer versions -->
-    <!-- CLI would take a dependency such as 'aspnetcore-runtime-M.N >= M.N.P'. Here M.N is the part of the id and M.N.P is the package version -->
-    <PackageId>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)</PackageId>
-    <PackageVersion>$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion).$(AspNetCorePatchVersion)</PackageVersion>
-
-    <!-- Set package revision to '1' for RTM releases, but include the build number in pre-releases -->
-    <PackageRevision Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' != 'true' ">1</PackageRevision>
-    <PackageRevision Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true' ">0.1.$(PreReleaseLabel)_$(BuildNumber.Replace('-', '_'))</PackageRevision>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Framework\src\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.shfxproj">
-      <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>true</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
-      <OutputItemType>_ResolvedFxProjects</OutputItemType>
-    </ProjectReference>
-
-    <InstallerOwnedDirectory Include="$(RpmPackageInstallRoot)shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
-    <RpmDependency Include="dotnet-runtime-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)" Version="$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppPackageVersion.Split('-')[0])" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Generic.rpmproj b/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Generic.rpmproj
deleted file mode 100644
index b5f22bc09d..0000000000
--- a/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Generic.rpmproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-  This project produces a generic RPM installer for Linux x64 platforms only.
--->
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
-  <Import Project="Rpm.props" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <RpmPackageInstallRoot>/usr/share/dotnet/</RpmPackageInstallRoot>
-    <OutputFileName>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(SharedFxVersion)-x64.rpm</OutputFileName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <Import Project="Rpm.targets" />
-</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Rhel.rpmproj b/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Rhel.rpmproj
deleted file mode 100644
index c4d12d1344..0000000000
--- a/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Rhel.rpmproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-  This project produces a RPM RHEL.7 installer for Linux x64 platforms only.
--->
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
-  <Import Project="Rpm.props" />
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <RpmPackageInstallRoot>/opt/rh/rh-dotnet20/root/usr/lib64/dotnet/</RpmPackageInstallRoot>
-    <OutputFileName>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(SharedFxVersion)-rh.rhel.7-x64.rpm</OutputFileName>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <Import Project="Rpm.targets" />
-</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Rhel/Rpm.Runtime.Rhel.rpmproj b/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Rhel/Rpm.Runtime.Rhel.rpmproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5edb6bd85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime.Rhel/Rpm.Runtime.Rhel.rpmproj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!--
+  This project produces a RPM RHEL.7 installer for Linux x64 platforms only.
+-->
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RpmPackageInstallRoot>/opt/rh/rh-dotnet20/root/usr/lib64/dotnet/</RpmPackageInstallRoot>
+    <TargetFileName>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(SharedFxVersion)-rh.rhel.7-x64.rpm</TargetFileName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="..\Rpm.Runtime.Common.targets" />
+
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime/Rpm.Runtime.rpmproj b/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime/Rpm.Runtime.rpmproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d2fe036ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Rpm/Runtime/Rpm.Runtime.rpmproj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!--
+  This project produces a generic RPM installer for Linux x64 platforms only.
+-->
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RpmPackageInstallRoot>/usr/share/dotnet/</RpmPackageInstallRoot>
+    <TargetFileName>$(RuntimeInstallerBaseName)-$(SharedFxVersion)-x64.rpm</TargetFileName>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="..\Rpm.Runtime.Common.targets" />
+
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Rpm/TargetingPack/Rpm.TargetingPack.rpmproj b/src/Installers/Rpm/TargetingPack/Rpm.TargetingPack.rpmproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b59d6ddf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Installers/Rpm/TargetingPack/Rpm.TargetingPack.rpmproj
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RpmPackageInstallRoot>/usr/share/dotnet/</RpmPackageInstallRoot>
+    <TargetFileName>$(TargetingPackInstallerBaseName)-$(TargetingPackVersion)-x64.rpm</TargetFileName>
+
+    <IntermediatePackageRoot>$(TargetingPackLayoutRoot)</IntermediatePackageRoot>
+
+    <!-- installer versions -->
+    <!-- CLI would take a dependency such as 'aspnetcore-targeting-pack-M.N >= M.N.P'. Here M.N is the part of the id and M.N.P is the package version -->
+    <PackageId>$(TargetingPackInstallerBaseName)-$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion)</PackageId>
+    <PackageVersion>$(TargetingPackVersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
+
+    <!-- Set package revision to '1' for RTM releases, but include the build number in pre-releases -->
+    <PackageRevision Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' != 'true' ">1</PackageRevision>
+    <PackageRevision Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true' ">0.1.$(VersionSuffix.Replace('-', '_'))</PackageRevision>
+
+    <PackageSummary>ASP.NET Core Targeting Pack</PackageSummary>
+    <PackageDescription>Provides a default set of APIs for building an ASP.NET Core $(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion) application. Contains reference assemblies, documentation, and other design-time assets.</PackageDescription>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Framework\ref\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref.csproj">
+      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+      <SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>true</SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties>
+    </ProjectReference>
+
+    <InstallerOwnedDirectory Include="$(RpmPackageInstallRoot)packs/$(TargetingPackName)/" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Suppresses building this project completely during servicing builds. -->
+    <RpmBuildDependsOn Condition="'$(IsTargetingPackBuilding)' == 'false'" />
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Installers/Windows/TargetingPack/TargetingPack.wixproj b/src/Installers/Windows/TargetingPack/TargetingPack.wixproj
index 3d571020c6..86208a2b68 100644
--- a/src/Installers/Windows/TargetingPack/TargetingPack.wixproj
+++ b/src/Installers/Windows/TargetingPack/TargetingPack.wixproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Name>AspNetCoreTargetingPack</Name>
-    <OutputName>aspnetcore-targeting-pack-$(PackageVersion)-win-$(Platform)</OutputName>
+    <OutputName>$(TargetingPackInstallerBaseName)-$(PackageVersion)-win-$(Platform)</OutputName>
     <OutputType>Package</OutputType>
     <IsProductInstaller>true</IsProductInstaller>
     <ProjectGuid>0AC34F1B-8056-4FFB-A398-E6BB7D67B48D</ProjectGuid>
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@
   </Target>
 
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), Directory.Build.targets))\Directory.Build.targets" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- Suppresses building this project completely during servicing builds. -->
+    <BuildDependsOn Condition="'$(IsTargetingPackBuilding)' == 'false'" />
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
index 3c8f07709d..74142c4aa0 100644
--- a/version.props
+++ b/version.props
@@ -65,8 +65,19 @@
     <PackageVersion>$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
     <PackageVersion Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)</PackageVersion>
 
+    <SharedFxName>Microsoft.AspNetCore.App</SharedFxName>
     <SharedFxVersion>$(PackageVersion)</SharedFxVersion>
 
+    <TargetingPackName>Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref</TargetingPackName>
+    <!-- TargetingPackVersionPrefix is used by projects, like .deb and .rpm, which use slightly different version formats. -->
+    <TargetingPackVersionPrefix>$(VersionPrefix)</TargetingPackVersionPrefix>
+    <!-- Targeting packs do not produce patch versions in servicing builds. No API changes are allowed in patches. -->
+    <TargetingPackVersionPrefix Condition="'$(IsServicingBuild)' == 'true'">$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion).0</TargetingPackVersionPrefix>
+    <TargetingPackVersion>$(TargetingPackVersionPrefix)</TargetingPackVersion>
+    <TargetingPackVersion Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true' ">$(TargetingPackVersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)</TargetingPackVersion>
+    <!-- Used to only produce targeting pack installers/packages once per major.minor. -->
+    <IsTargetingPackBuilding Condition="'$(IsServicingBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(DotNetBuildFromSource)' != 'true'">false</IsTargetingPackBuilding>
+
     <!-- Experimental packages which are not truly supported yet. -->
     <ExperimentalPackageVersion>$(ExperimentalVersionPrefix)</ExperimentalPackageVersion>
     <ExperimentalPackageVersion  Condition=" '$(IncludePreReleaseLabelInPackageVersion)' == 'true' ">$(ExperimentalVersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)</ExperimentalPackageVersion>