diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6d54d10..08e5241 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@ fi
 # set webmaster email address, used below
 WEBMASTER=webmaster@`hostname -d`
 
+# have packages automatically start/restart/stop after install/upgrade/uninstall
+if [[ -f /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d ]]; then
+  sed -i "s|exit 101|exit 0|g" /usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+fi
 if [[ -f /etc/needrestart/needrestart.conf ]]; then
+  sed -i "s|^#\$nrconf{restart} = 'i';|\$nrconf{restart} = 'a';|g" /etc/needrestart/needrestart.conf
   # disable kernelhints (no warnings about currently running kernel version)
   echo '$nrconf{kernelhints} = 0;' > /etc/needrestart/conf.d/kernelhints.conf
 fi