diff --git a/release/scripts/base-install.sh b/release/scripts/base-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9ac20cbd51fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/base-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "You are about to extract the base distribution into / - are you SURE"
+echo "you want to do this over your installed system?  If not, hit ^C now!"
+read junk
+cat bin.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
diff --git a/release/scripts/bin-install.sh b/release/scripts/bin-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9ac20cbd51fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/bin-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "You are about to extract the base distribution into / - are you SURE"
+echo "you want to do this over your installed system?  If not, hit ^C now!"
+read junk
+cat bin.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
diff --git a/release/scripts/commerce-install.sh b/release/scripts/commerce-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..e8a8ca71a8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/commerce-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+tar --unlink -xpzf commerce.tgz -C /usr/local
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/compat1x-install.sh b/release/scripts/compat1x-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..036115732329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/compat1x-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+tar --unlink -xpzf compat1x.tgz -C /
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/compat20-install.sh b/release/scripts/compat20-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..9c84c14dc989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/compat20-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+tar --unlink -xpzf compat20.tgz -C /
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/des-install.sh b/release/scripts/des-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..548f83a49ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/des-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo "You are about to extract the DES distribution into / - are you SURE"
+echo "you want to do this over your installed system?  If not, hit ^C now!"
+read junk
+cat des.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+cat krb.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+echo -n "Do you want to install the DES sources (y/n)? "
+read ans
+if [ "$ans" = "y" ]; then
+	cat sebones.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /usr/src
+	cat ssecure.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /usr/src
+fi
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/dict-install.sh b/release/scripts/dict-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..e86c744cc264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/dict-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+cat dict.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/games-install.sh b/release/scripts/games-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..1b907b2af2f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/games-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+cat games.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/info-install.sh b/release/scripts/info-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..7248df6a01e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/info-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+cat info.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/manpages-install.sh b/release/scripts/manpages-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..6ba009240784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/manpages-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+cat manpages.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/proflibs-install.sh b/release/scripts/proflibs-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..afcd5c506824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/proflibs-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+cat proflibs.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/src-install.sh b/release/scripts/src-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..eccfd66b4bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/src-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+	echo "You must specify which components of src to extract"
+	echo "possible subcomponents are:"
+	echo
+	echo "base bin etc games gnu include lib libexec lkm release"
+	echo "sbin share smailcf sys subin susbin"
+	echo
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+for i in $*; do
+	echo "Extracting source component: $i"
+	cat s${i}.?? | tar --unlink -xpzf - -C /usr/src
+done
+exit 0
diff --git a/release/scripts/xperimnt-install.sh b/release/scripts/xperimnt-install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..e998c0f5ce60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/scripts/xperimnt-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+if [ "`id -u`" != "0" ]; then
+	echo "Sorry, this must be done as root."
+	exit 1
+fi
+tar --unlink -xpzf xperimnt.tgz -C /usr/local
+exit 0