diff --git a/DEBIAN/postinst b/DEBIAN/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..beee3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEBIAN/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# add the cryptobox startup script to /etc/rc?.d
+update-rc.d cryptobox 98
+
+# start it
+if invoke-rc.d cryptobox status
+	then	invoke-rc.d cryptobox restart
+	else	invoke-rc.d cryptobox start
+  fi
diff --git a/DEBIAN/prerm b/DEBIAN/prerm
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..14cb704
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DEBIAN/prerm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# shut down
+invoke-rc.d cryptobox stop
+
+# remove symlinks in /etc/rc?.d
+[ "$1" = "purge" ] && update-rc.d cryptobox remove
diff --git a/cbox-tree.d/usr/lib/cryptobox/configure-cryptobox.sh b/cbox-tree.d/usr/lib/cryptobox/configure-cryptobox.sh
index 7522293..cd4cc5e 100755
--- a/cbox-tree.d/usr/lib/cryptobox/configure-cryptobox.sh
+++ b/cbox-tree.d/usr/lib/cryptobox/configure-cryptobox.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ function configure_normal()
 # the usual stuff - not optimized for security
 {
 	########### boot up ###########
-	# set default runlevel to 3
-	sed -i 's/^id:2:initdefault/id:3:initdefault/' /etc/inittab
 	# turn off creation of "/etc/nologin" (read-only fs)
 	sed -i '/^DELAYLOGIN=/s/^DELAYLOGIN=.*$/DELAYLOGIN=no/' /etc/default/rcS
 	# turn off modifying /etc/motd (read-only fs)