diff --git a/emulators/linux_base-8/pkg-install b/emulators/linux_base-8/pkg-install
index 7846395642ef..2d569a739289 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base-8/pkg-install
+++ b/emulators/linux_base-8/pkg-install
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ PRE-INSTALL)
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	fi
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+POST-INSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`grep -w ^linprocfs /etc/fstab`" ]; then
+		echo 'Re-mounting linprocfs...'
+		mount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+DEINSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
 	;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/emulators/linux_base-rh-9/pkg-install b/emulators/linux_base-rh-9/pkg-install
index 7846395642ef..2d569a739289 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base-rh-9/pkg-install
+++ b/emulators/linux_base-rh-9/pkg-install
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ PRE-INSTALL)
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	fi
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+POST-INSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`grep -w ^linprocfs /etc/fstab`" ]; then
+		echo 'Re-mounting linprocfs...'
+		mount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+DEINSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
 	;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1/pkg-install b/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1/pkg-install
index 7846395642ef..2d569a739289 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1/pkg-install
+++ b/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.1/pkg-install
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ PRE-INSTALL)
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	fi
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+POST-INSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`grep -w ^linprocfs /etc/fstab`" ]; then
+		echo 'Re-mounting linprocfs...'
+		mount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+DEINSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
 	;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2/pkg-install b/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2/pkg-install
index 7846395642ef..2d569a739289 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2/pkg-install
+++ b/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.2/pkg-install
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ PRE-INSTALL)
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	fi
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+POST-INSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`grep -w ^linprocfs /etc/fstab`" ]; then
+		echo 'Re-mounting linprocfs...'
+		mount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+DEINSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
 	;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3/pkg-install b/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3/pkg-install
index 7846395642ef..2d569a739289 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3/pkg-install
+++ b/emulators/linux_base-suse-9.3/pkg-install
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ PRE-INSTALL)
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	fi
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+POST-INSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`grep -w ^linprocfs /etc/fstab`" ]; then
+		echo 'Re-mounting linprocfs...'
+		mount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+DEINSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
 	;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/emulators/linux_base/pkg-install b/emulators/linux_base/pkg-install
index 7846395642ef..2d569a739289 100644
--- a/emulators/linux_base/pkg-install
+++ b/emulators/linux_base/pkg-install
@@ -12,6 +12,22 @@ PRE-INSTALL)
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	fi
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+POST-INSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`grep -w ^linprocfs /etc/fstab`" ]; then
+		echo 'Re-mounting linprocfs...'
+		mount linprocfs
+	fi
+	;;
+DEINSTALL)
+	if [ -n "`mount | grep -w ^linprocfs`" ]; then
+		echo 'Un-mounting linprocfs...'
+		umount linprocfs
+	fi
 	;;
 esac