diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 62b0a04..906f0b9 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
         - stx-distcloud-client-tox-py27
         - stx-distcloud-client-tox-py39
         - stx-distcloud-client-tox-pylint
+        - stx-distcloud-client-tox-pep8-debian
+        - stx-distcloud-client-tox-pylint-debian
     gate:
       jobs:
         - openstack-tox-linters
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@
         - stx-distcloud-client-tox-py27
         - stx-distcloud-client-tox-py39
         - stx-distcloud-client-tox-pylint
+        - stx-distcloud-client-tox-pep8-debian
+        - stx-distcloud-client-tox-pylint-debian
     post:
       jobs:
         - stx-distcloud-client-upload-git-mirror
@@ -48,6 +52,16 @@
       tox_envlist: pylint
       tox_extra_args: -c distributedcloud-client/tox.ini
 
+- job:
+    name: stx-distcloud-client-tox-pylint-debian
+    parent: tox
+    description: Run pylint with py39 for distcloud-client
+    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
+    vars:
+      python_version: 3.9
+      tox_envlist: pylint_Debian
+      tox_extra_args: -c distributedcloud-client/tox.ini
+
 - job:
     name: stx-distcloud-client-tox-pep8
     parent: tox
@@ -57,6 +71,16 @@
       tox_envlist: pep8
       tox_extra_args: -c distributedcloud-client/tox.ini
 
+- job:
+    name: stx-distcloud-client-tox-pep8-debian
+    parent: tox
+    description: Run pep8 for py39 distcloud client
+    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
+    vars:
+      python_version: 3.9
+      tox_envlist: pep8_Debian
+      tox_extra_args: -c distributedcloud-client/tox.ini
+
 - job:
     name: stx-distcloud-client-upload-git-mirror
     parent: upload-git-mirror
diff --git a/distributedcloud-client/pylint.rc b/distributedcloud-client/pylint.rc
index 5ff76b3..a258977 100644
--- a/distributedcloud-client/pylint.rc
+++ b/distributedcloud-client/pylint.rc
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ persistent=yes
 # usually to register additional checkers.
 load-plugins=
 
+# TODO: Bo remove the following once we no longer use python2
+# Remove option files-output, bad-functions, max-branches
+# Remove E1606, E1607, E1608, E1610, E1611, E1641, W0403, W1112, W1641
+# Remove enable section since python3 checker will then by default
 
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
 # Enable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You can
@@ -100,12 +104,12 @@ load-plugins=
 # W1660: deprecated-sys-function
 # W1661: exception-escape
 # W1662: comprehension-escape
-enable=E1603,E1609,E1610,E1602,E1606,E1608,E1607,E1605,E1604,E1601,E1611,W1652,
-       W1651,W1649,W1657,W1660,W1658,W1659,W1623,W1622,W1620,W1621,W1645,W1641,
-       W1624,W1648,W1625,W1611,W1662,W1661,W1650,W1640,W1630,W1614,W1615,W1642,
-       W1616,W1628,W1643,W1629,W1627,W1644,W1617,W1601,W1602,W1603,W1604,W1605,
-       W1654,W1655,W1656,W1619,W1606,W1607,W1639,W1618,W1632,W1634,W1608,W1636,
-       W1653,W1646,W1638,W1609,W1610,W1626,W1633,W1647,W1635,W1612,W1613,W1637
+enable=E1601,E1602,E1603,E1604,E1605,E1606,E1607,E1608,E1609,E1610,E1611,W1601,
+       W1602,W1603,W1604,W1605,W1606,W1607,W1608,W1609,W1610,W1611,W1612,W1613,
+       W1614,W1615,W1616,W1617,W1618,W1619,W1620,W1621,W1622,W1623,W1624,W1625,
+       W1626,W1627,W1628,W1629,W1630,W1632,W1633,W1634,W1635,W1636,W1637,W1638,
+       W1639,W1640,W1641,W1642,W1643,W1644,W1645,W1646,W1647,W1648,W1649,W1650,
+       W1651,W1652,W1653,W1654,W1655,W1656,W1657,W1658,W1659,W1660,W1661,W1662
 
 # Disable the message, report, category or checker with the given id(s). You
 # can either give multiple identifier separated by comma (,) or put this option
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ enable=E1603,E1609,E1610,E1602,E1606,E1608,E1607,E1605,E1604,E1601,E1611,W1652,
 #
 # R detect Refactor for a "good practice" metric violation
 # C detect Convention for coding standard violation
+# E1102: not-callable
 # W0107: unnecessary-pass
 # W0212: protected-access
 # W0403: relative-import (typically caused by six)
@@ -125,11 +130,15 @@ enable=E1603,E1609,E1610,E1602,E1606,E1608,E1607,E1605,E1604,E1601,E1611,W1652,
 # W1113: keyword-arg-before-vararg
 # W1505: deprecated-method
 # W1618: no-absolute-import
-# E1102: not-callable
+#
+# Following alarms are suppressed because python2 does not support the new pylint 
+# suggested syntax change. Need to unsuppress once we move away from python2
+# W0707: raise-missing-from
+# W1514: unspecified-encoding
+#
 disable=C,R,
-        W0107,W0212,W0403,
-        W0612,W0613,W0603,W0622,W0703,W1112,W1505,W1618,
-        E1102
+        E1102,W0107,W0212,W0403,W0612,W0613,W0603,
+        W0622,W0703,W0707,W1112,W1505,W1514,W1618
 
 [REPORTS]
 # Set the output format. Available formats are text, parseable, colorized, msvs
diff --git a/distributedcloud-client/test-requirements-debian.txt b/distributedcloud-client/test-requirements-debian.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c33906f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distributedcloud-client/test-requirements-debian.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# The order of packages is significant, because pip processes them in the order
+# of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
+# process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
+hacking>=1.1.0,<=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+astroid==2.11.5;python_version>"3.7" # GPLv2
+isort<5;python_version>="3.5"
+pylint==2.14.1;python_version>"3.7" # GPLv2
+python-openstackclient>=3.3.0 # Apache-2.0
+sphinx>=1.5.1;python_version<="3.6" # BSD
+sphinx>=1.6.2;python_version>="3.6" # BSD
+fixtures>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
+mock>=2.0 # BSD
+tempest>=14.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+testtools>=1.4.0 # MIT
+PyYAML>=3.1.0
+yamllint<1.26.1;python_version>="3.0" # GPLv2
+python-dev-tools;python_version>="3.9"
+beautifulsoup4;python_version>="3.9"
+osprofiler;python_version>="3.8"
+requests_toolbelt;python_version>="3.0"
diff --git a/distributedcloud-client/tox.ini b/distributedcloud-client/tox.ini
index b25aa4c..e25a4f0 100644
--- a/distributedcloud-client/tox.ini
+++ b/distributedcloud-client/tox.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tox]
 minversion = 2.3
-envlist = py27,py36,py39,pep8,pylint
+envlist = py27,py36,py39,pep8,pylint,pep8_Debian,pylint_Debian
 skipsdist = True
 
 toxworkdir = /tmp/{env:USER}_dc_client_tox
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ basepython = python3
 deps = {[testenv]deps}
 commands = flake8 {posargs}
 
+[testenv:pep8_Debian]
+basepython = python3.9
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements-debian.txt
+install_command = pip install -v -v -v \
+    -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/starlingx/root/raw/branch/master/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt} \
+    {opts} {packages}
+commands = flake8
+
 [testenv:pylint]
 basepython = python3
 sitepackages = False
@@ -60,6 +68,15 @@ deps = {[testenv]deps}
 commands =
      pylint {posargs} dcmanagerclient --rcfile=./pylint.rc
 
+[testenv:pylint_Debian]
+basepython = python3.9
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements-debian.txt
+install_command = pip install -v -v -v \
+    -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/starlingx/root/raw/branch/master/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt} \
+    {opts} {packages}
+commands =
+     pylint {posargs} dcmanagerclient --rcfile=./pylint.rc
+
 [testenv:venv]
 basepython = python3
 commands = {posargs}
@@ -82,6 +99,25 @@ commands =
     coverage xml -o cover/coverage.xml
     coverage report
 
+[testenv:cover_Debian]
+basepython = python3.9
+setenv =
+    PYTHON=coverage run --parallel-mode
+    PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=True
+deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements-debian.txt
+       coverage
+install_command = pip install -v -v -v \
+    -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://opendev.org/starlingx/root/raw/branch/master/build-tools/requirements/debian/upper-constraints.txt} \
+    {opts} {packages}
+commands =
+    find {toxinidir} -not -path '{toxinidir}/.tox/*' -name '*.py[c|o]' -delete
+    coverage erase
+    stestr --test-path={[dcclient]client_base_dir}/dcmanagerclient/tests run '{posargs}'
+    coverage combine
+    coverage html -d cover
+    coverage xml -o cover/coverage.xml
+    coverage report
+
 [testenv:debug]
 basepython = python3
 commands = oslo_debug_helper {posargs}