diff --git a/installer/ubuntu/debian/postinst b/installer/ubuntu/debian/postinst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9cc9d287
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/ubuntu/debian/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for filebot
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+# summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postinst> `configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
+#        * <old-postinst> `abort-upgrade' <new version>
+#        * <conflictor's-postinst> `abort-remove' `in-favour' <package>
+#          <new-version>
+#        * <postinst> `abort-remove'
+#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour'
+#          <failed-install-package> <version> `removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    configure)
+        # create symlink for filebot cmdline tool
+        ln -s /opt/filebot/bin/filebot.sh /usr/local/bin/filebot
+    ;;
+
+    abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/installer/ubuntu/debian/prerm b/installer/ubuntu/debian/prerm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8a63a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installer/ubuntu/debian/prerm
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# prerm script for filebot
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+# summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <prerm> `remove'
+#        * <old-prerm> `upgrade' <new-version>
+#        * <new-prerm> `failed-upgrade' <old-version>
+#        * <conflictor's-prerm> `remove' `in-favour' <package> <new-version>
+#        * <deconfigured's-prerm> `deconfigure' `in-favour'
+#          <package-being-installed> <version> `removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    remove|upgrade|deconfigure)
+        # remove symlink for filebot cmdline tool
+        rm /usr/local/bin/filebot
+    ;;
+
+    failed-upgrade)
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "prerm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/installer/ubuntu/debian/source/options b/installer/ubuntu/debian/source/options
index 097e88a4..db111cab 100644
--- a/installer/ubuntu/debian/source/options
+++ b/installer/ubuntu/debian/source/options
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 tar-ignore = "NULL"
-diff-ignore= "^NULL$"
+diff-ignore = "^NULL$"
 extend-diff-ignore = "^NULL$"
 compression = "xz"