diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 7ca4d68..0a90e12 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -47,12 +47,16 @@ make your access lists.
 Running with traditional inetd superserver
 ==========================================
 
-If you want to run Gophernicus under the traditional Unix
-inetd, add the below line to your /etc/inetd.conf and restart
-the inetd process.
+If you want to run Gophernicus under the traditional Unix inetd, the 
+below line shoudl be added to your /etc/inetd.conf and the inetd 
+process restarted.
 
 gopher  stream  tcp  nowait  nobody  /usr/sbin/in.gophernicus  in.gophernicus -h <hostname>
 
+The Makefile will automatically do this for you if you have the 
+update(1) script installed, which is the usual case in most current 
+flavors of Linux and BSD.
+
 
 Compiling on Debian Linux (and Ubuntu)
 ======================================
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfa1722..44735f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -188,18 +188,7 @@ install-root:
 	@echo
 
 install-inetd: install-files install-docs install-root
-	@echo
-	@echo "======================================================================"
-	@echo
-	@echo "Looks like your system has the traditional internet superserver inetd."
-	@echo "Automatic installations aren't supported, so please add the following"
-	@echo "line to the end of your /etc/inetd.conf and restart or kill -HUP the"
-	@echo "inetd process."
-	@echo
-	@echo "gopher  stream  tcp  nowait  nobody  $(SBINDIR)/$(BINARY)  $(BINARY) -h `hostname`"
-	@echo
-	@echo "======================================================================"
-	@echo
+	update-inetd --add "gopher  stream  tcp  nowait  nobody  $(SBINDIR)/$(BINARY)  $(BINARY) -h `hostname`"
 
 install-xinetd: install-files install-docs install-root
 	if [ -d "$(XINETD)" -a ! -f "$(XINETD)/$(NAME)" ]; then \
@@ -265,14 +254,9 @@ uninstall: uninstall-xinetd uninstall-launchd uninstall-systemd
 	@echo
 
 uninstall-inetd:
-	if ( -f "$(INETD)" ]; then \
-		@echo "Please manually delete following line and restart or"
-		@echo "kill -HUP the inetd process."
-		@echo
-		@echo "
-		@echo "gopher  stream  tcp  nowait  nobody  $(SBINDIR)/$(BINARY)  $(BINARY) -h `hostname`"
+	if [ -f "$(INETD)" ]; then \
+		update-inetd --remove "^gopher.*gophernicus"
 	fi
-	@echo
 
 uninstall-xinetd:
 	if grep -q $(BINARY) "$(XINETD)/gopher" 2>/dev/null; then \