diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cca7657..b3296c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,42 +22,33 @@ install: install-bin install-man install-desktop clean
 
 .PHONY: install-man
 install-man: bombadillo.1
-	gzip -k ./bombadillo.1
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}${MAN1DIR}
-	install -m 0644 ./bombadillo.1.gz ${DESTDIR}${MAN1DIR}
+	install -Dm 0644 ./bombadillo.1 -t ${DESTDIR}${MAN1DIR}
 
 .PHONY: install-desktop
 install-desktop:
 ifeq ($(shell uname), Linux)
 	# These steps will not work on Darwin, Plan9, or Windows
 	# They would likely work on BSD systems
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/applications
-	install -m 0644 ./bombadillo.desktop ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/applications
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/pixmaps
-	install -m 0644 ./bombadillo-icon.png ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/pixmaps
-	-update-desktop-database 2> /dev/null
+	install -Dm 0644 ./bombadillo.desktop -t ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/applications
+	install -Dm 0644 ./bombadillo-icon.png -t ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/pixmaps
 else
 	@echo "* Skipping protocol handler associations and desktop file creation for non-linux system *"
 endif
 
 .PHONY: install-bin
 install-bin: build
-	install -d ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
-	install -m 0755 ./${BINARY} ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
+	install -Dm 0755 ./${BINARY} -t ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: 
 	${GOCMD} clean
-	rm -f ./bombadillo.1.gz 2> /dev/null
 	rm -f ./${BINARY}_* 2> /dev/null
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall: clean
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${MAN1DIR}/bombadillo.1.gz
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/${BINARY}
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/applications/bombadillo.desktop
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${DATAROOTDIR}/pixmaps/bombadillo-icon.png
-	-update-desktop-database 2> /dev/null
 
 .PHONY: release
 release: