diff --git a/debian/comerr-dev.postinst b/debian/comerr-dev.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aae743a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/comerr-dev.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/comerr-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=libcomerr2
+SYMLINK_TARGET2=libcom-err2
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ]
+then
+    if symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ||
+       symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET2"
+    then
+	rm -f "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+    fi
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/comerr-dev.postrm b/debian/comerr-dev.postrm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f9e679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/comerr-dev.postrm
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/comerr-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=libcomerr2
+SYMLINK_TARGET2=libcom-err2
+
+if [ "$1" = "purge" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ]
+then
+	rm -f "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+fi
+if [ "$1" = "abort-install" -o "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] &&
+   [ -n "$2" ] && [ ! -e "$SYMLINK" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ]
+then
+    if symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ||
+       symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET2"
+    then
+	echo "Restoring backup of $SYMLINK ..."
+	mv "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK"
+    fi
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/comerr-dev.preinst b/debian/comerr-dev.preinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d8090a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/comerr-dev.preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/comerr-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=libcomerr2
+SYMLINK_TARGET2=libcom-err2
+
+if [ "$1" = "install" -o "$1" = "upgrade" ] &&
+   [ -n "$2" ] && [ -h "$SYMLINK" ]
+then
+    if symlink_match "$SYMLINK" "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ||
+       symlink_match "$SYMLINK" "$SYMLINK_TARGET2"
+    then
+	mv -f "$SYMLINK" "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+    fi
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/e2fslibs-dev.postinst b/debian/e2fslibs-dev.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..def6673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/e2fslibs-dev.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/e2fslibs-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=e2fslibs
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ] &&
+   symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET"
+then
+	rm -f "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/e2fslibs-dev.postrm b/debian/e2fslibs-dev.postrm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54841af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/e2fslibs-dev.postrm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/e2fslibs-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=e2fslibs
+
+if [ "$1" = "purge" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ]
+then
+    rm -f "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+fi
+if [ "$1" = "abort-install" -o "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] &&
+   [ -n "$2" ] && [ ! -e "$SYMLINK" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ] &&
+   symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET"
+then
+    echo "Restoring backup of $SYMLINK ..."
+    mv "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/e2fslibs-dev.preinst b/debian/e2fslibs-dev.preinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3f9a4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/e2fslibs-dev.preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/e2fslibs-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=e2fslibs
+
+if [ "$1" = "install" -o "$1" = "upgrade" ] &&
+   [ -n "$2" ] && [ -h "$SYMLINK" ] &&
+   symlink_match "$SYMLINK" "$SYMLINK_TARGET"
+then
+    mv -f "$SYMLINK" "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b6df023..5449f2b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -377,15 +377,12 @@
 
 	mkdir -p ${debdir}/libss${SS_SOVERSION}/usr/share/doc/libss${SS_SOVERSION}
 	mkdir -p ${debdir}/ss-dev/usr/share/doc
-	ln -sf libss${SS_SOVERSION} ${debdir}/ss-dev/usr/share/doc/ss-dev
 
 	mkdir -p ${debdir}/libcom-err${COMERR_SOVERSION}/usr/share/doc/libcom-err${COMERR_SOVERSION}
 	mkdir -p ${debdir}/comerr-dev/usr/share/doc
-	ln -sf libcom-err${COMERR_SOVERSION} ${debdir}/comerr-dev/usr/share/doc/comerr-dev
 
 	mkdir -p ${debdir}/libext2fs2/usr/share/doc/libext2fs
 	mkdir -p ${debdir}/libext2fs-dev/usr/share/doc
-	ln -sf libext2fs2 ${debdir}/libext2fs-dev/usr/share/doc/libext2fs-dev
 
 	dh_installdocs -a -Ne2fsprogs-udeb
 
diff --git a/debian/ss-dev.postinst b/debian/ss-dev.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf49c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/ss-dev.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/ss-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=libss2
+
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ] &&
+   symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET"
+then
+	rm -f "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/ss-dev.postrm b/debian/ss-dev.postrm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c625aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/ss-dev.postrm
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/ss-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=libss2
+
+if [ "$1" = "purge" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ]
+then
+    rm -f "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+fi
+if [ "$1" = "abort-install" -o "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] &&
+   [ -n "$2" ] && [ ! -e "$SYMLINK" ] && [ -h "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" ] &&
+   symlink_match "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK_TARGET"
+then
+    echo "Restoring backup of $SYMLINK ..."
+    mv "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup" "$SYMLINK"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/ss-dev.preinst b/debian/ss-dev.preinst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8da566e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/ss-dev.preinst
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Abort on error.
+set -e
+
+symlink_match()
+{
+	local SYMLINK="$1"
+	local SYMLINK_TARGET="$2"
+
+	[ "$(readlink "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ] || \
+	[ "$(readlink -f "$SYMLINK")" = "$SYMLINK_TARGET" ]
+}
+
+SYMLINK=/usr/share/doc/ss-dev
+SYMLINK_TARGET=libss2
+
+if [ "$1" = "install" -o "$1" = "upgrade" ] &&
+   [ -n "$2" ] && [ -h "$SYMLINK" ] &&
+   symlink_match "$SYMLINK" "$SYMLINK_TARGET"
+then
+    mv -f "$SYMLINK" "${SYMLINK}.dpkg-backup"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0