diff --git a/build_scripts/control.j2 b/build_scripts/assets/deb/control.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from build_scripts/control.j2
rename to build_scripts/assets/deb/control.j2
diff --git a/build_scripts/assets/deb/postinst b/build_scripts/assets/deb/postinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ecd01ea753b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_scripts/assets/deb/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+ln -s /opt/chia/chia /usr/local/bin/chia
diff --git a/build_scripts/assets/deb/prerm b/build_scripts/assets/deb/prerm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30fb724db228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_scripts/assets/deb/prerm
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+unlink /usr/local/bin/chia
diff --git a/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh b/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh
index f616aa705aeb..bce0ea330111 100644
--- a/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/build_linux_deb.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ pip install j2cli
 CLI_DEB_BASE="chia-blockchain-cli_$CHIA_INSTALLER_VERSION-1_$PLATFORM"
 mkdir -p "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/opt/chia"
 mkdir -p "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN"
-j2 -o "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/control" control.j2
+j2 -o "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/control" assets/deb/control.j2
+cp assets/deb/postinst "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/postinst"
+cp assets/deb/prerm "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/prerm"
+chmod 0755 "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/postinst" "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/DEBIAN/prerm"
 cp -r dist/daemon/* "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE/opt/chia/"
 dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group "dist/$CLI_DEB_BASE"
 # CLI only .deb done