diff --git a/post-install b/post-install
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+PDIRECTORY=/usr/share/pixmaps
+IDIRECTORY=/usr/share/icons
+
+FILE=qMonitor_sideBar.png
+ICON=qMonitor_icon.png
+
+echo -n "Checking, whether ${PDIRECTORY} exists...                      [ "
+if [ ! -d ${PDIRECTORY} ]
+then
+	install -d ${PDIRECTORY};
+	echo "creating ]";
+else 
+	echo "yes ]";
+fi
+
+echo -n "Checking, whether ${PDIRECTORY}/${FILE} exists... [ "
+if [ ! -r ${PDIRECTORY}/${FILE} ]
+then
+	install -m 644 images/sideBar.png \
+		${PDIRECTORY}/${FILE};
+	echo "installing ]"
+	else
+		echo "yes ]";
+fi
+
+echo -n "Checking, whether ${IDIRECTORY} exists...                        [ "
+if [ ! -d ${IDIRECTORY} ]
+then
+	install -d ${IDIRECTORY};
+	echo "creating ]";
+else 
+	echo "yes ]";
+fi
+
+echo -n "Checking, whether ${IDIRECTORY}/${ICON} exists...      [ "
+if [ ! -r ${IDIRECTORY}/${ICON} ]
+then
+	install -m 644 images/icon.png \
+		${IDIRECTORY}/${ICON};
+	echo "installing ]"
+	else
+		echo "yes ]";
+fi