diff --git a/install b/install
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+#!/bin/sh
+if ! [ -f target/release/indivisible ]
+then
+	echo "ERROR: you have to compile a release build of indivisible first."
+	echo "Please run 'cargo build --release'"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+PREFIX="/usr/local"
+
+echo "Installing ./target/release/indivisible to $PREFIX/bin/"
+install -m 755 ./target/release/indivisible $PREFIX/bin/
+gzip -c indivisible.1 > indivisible.1.gz
+echo "Installing manpage to $PREFIX/share/man/man1/"
+install -m 644 indivisible.1.gz $PREFIX/share/man/man1/
+rm indivisible.1.gz
diff --git a/uninstall b/uninstall
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+#!/bin/sh
+PREFIX="/usr/local"
+echo "Remove $PREFIX/bin/indivisible"
+rm -f $PREFIX/bin/indivisible
+echo "Remove $PREFIX/local/man/man1/indivisible.1.gz"
+rm -f $PREFIX/local/man/man1/indivisible.1.gz