diff --git a/elements/icinga-core/README.md b/elements/icinga-core/README.md
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+Install Icinga's core from the distribution repository.
+
diff --git a/elements/icinga-core/install.d/05-icinga-core b/elements/icinga-core/install.d/05-icinga-core
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# install icinga-core
+
+set -e
+set -o xtrace
+
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install icinga-core
diff --git a/elements/icinga-web/README.md b/elements/icinga-web/README.md
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+Install Icinga's web interface from the distribution repository.
+
diff --git a/elements/icinga-web/install.d/06-icinga-web b/elements/icinga-web/install.d/06-icinga-web
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# install icinga-web
+
+set -e
+set -o xtrace
+
+DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install icinga-web icinga-cgi
+