diff --git a/caca/Makefile.am b/caca/Makefile.am
index cb16a5b..3fdbdaf 100644
--- a/caca/Makefile.am
+++ b/caca/Makefile.am
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ libcaca_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) @CACA_CFLAGS@ -D__LIBCACA__
 libcaca_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-number @LT_VERSION@
 libcaca_la_LIBADD = @CACA_LIBS@ $(ZLIB_LIBS)
 
+install-exec-hook:
+	ln -sf libcaca.so $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul.so
+	ln -sf libcaca.so.0 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul.so.0
+
+uninstall-hook:
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul.so
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul.so.0
+
 if USE_PLUGINS
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libx11_plugin.la libgl_plugin.la
 plugindir = $(libdir)/caca
diff --git a/cxx/Makefile.am b/cxx/Makefile.am
index 19a00c2..404ed71 100644
--- a/cxx/Makefile.am
+++ b/cxx/Makefile.am
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ endif
 cxxtest_SOURCES = cxxtest.cpp
 cxxtest_LDADD = libcaca++.la ../caca/libcaca.la
 
+install-exec-hook:
+	ln -sf libcaca++.so $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul++.so
+	ln -sf libcaca++.so.0 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul++.so.0
+
+uninstall-hook:
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul++.so
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libcucul++.so.0
+