diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst
index 9345d72bf2aa..f170f580939c 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-api.postinst
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for salt-api
+#
+# See: dh_installdeb(1).
+
+set -e
+
+# Summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postinst> 'configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
+#        * <old-postinst> 'abort-upgrade' <new version>
+#        * <conflictor's-postinst> 'abort-remove' 'in-favour' <package>
+#          <new-version>
+#        * <postinst> 'abort-remove'
+#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> 'abort-deconfigure' 'in-favour'
+#          <failed-install-package> <version> 'removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package.
+
+
 case "$1" in
   configure)
     if [ ! -e "/var/log/salt/api" ]; then
@@ -5,6 +25,19 @@ case "$1" in
       chmod 640 /var/log/salt/api
     fi
     chown salt:salt /var/log/salt/api
-    if command -v systemctl; then systemctl enable salt-api; fi
+  ;;
+  abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
+  ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "postinst called with unknown argument '$1'" >&2
+    exit 1
   ;;
 esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst
index a92551161da0..693e5c6a0e98 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-cloud.postinst
@@ -1,6 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for salt-cloud.
+#
+# See: dh_installdeb(1).
+
+set -e
+
+# Summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postinst> 'configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
+#        * <old-postinst> 'abort-upgrade' <new version>
+#        * <conflictor's-postinst> 'abort-remove' 'in-favour' <package>
+#          <new-version>
+#        * <postinst> 'abort-remove'
+#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> 'abort-deconfigure' 'in-favour'
+#          <failed-install-package> <version> 'removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package.
+
+
 case "$1" in
   configure)
     PY_VER=$(/opt/saltstack/salt/bin/python3 -c "import sys; sys.stdout.write('{}.{}'.format(*sys.version_info)); sys.stdout.flush;")
     chown -R salt:salt /etc/salt/cloud.deploy.d /opt/saltstack/salt/lib/python${PY_VER}/site-packages/salt/cloud/deploy
   ;;
+  abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
+  ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "postinst called with unknown argument '$1'" >&2
+    exit 1
+  ;;
 esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-common.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-common.postinst
index c5a8d969b450..723e8d0f7894 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-common.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-common.postinst
@@ -1,4 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for salt-common.
+#
+# See: dh_installdeb(1).
+
 set -e
 
-/opt/saltstack/salt/bin/python3 -m compileall -qq /opt/saltstack/salt/lib
+# Summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postinst> 'configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
+#        * <old-postinst> 'abort-upgrade' <new version>
+#        * <conflictor's-postinst> 'abort-remove' 'in-favour' <package>
+#          <new-version>
+#        * <postinst> 'abort-remove'
+#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> 'abort-deconfigure' 'in-favour'
+#          <failed-install-package> <version> 'removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package.
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    configure)
+        /opt/saltstack/salt/bin/python3 -m compileall -qq /opt/saltstack/salt/lib
+    ;;
+
+    abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "postinst called with unknown argument '$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-common.preinst b/pkg/debian/salt-common.preinst
index 0e45d2399f68..a0faa698f6a1 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-common.preinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-common.preinst
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# preinst script for salt-common.
+#
+# See: dh_installdeb(1).
+
+set -e
+
+# Summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <new-preinst> 'install'
+#        * <new-preinst> 'install' <old-version>
+#        * <new-preinst> 'upgrade' <old-version>
+#        * <old-preinst> 'abort-upgrade' <new-version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package.
+
+
 case "$1" in
   install|upgrade)
     [ -z "$SALT_HOME" ] && SALT_HOME=/opt/saltstack/salt
@@ -36,4 +52,19 @@ case "$1" in
     test -d /etc/logrotate.d/salt && rm -r /etc/logrotate.d/salt || /bin/true
 
   ;;
+
+  abort-upgrade)
+  ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "preinst called with unknown argument '$1'" >&2
+    exit 1
+  ;;
 esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-common.prerm b/pkg/debian/salt-common.prerm
index 236c2bd3d12d..47603f5a7ea9 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-common.prerm
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-common.prerm
@@ -1,5 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# prerm script for salt-common.
+#
+# See: dh_installdeb(1).
+
 set -e
 
-dpkg -L salt-common | perl -ne 's,/([^/]*)\.py$,/__pycache__/\1.*, or next; unlink $_ or die $! foreach glob($_)'
-find /opt/saltstack/salt -type d -name __pycache__ -empty -print0 | xargs --null --no-run-if-empty rmdir
+# Summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <prerm> 'remove'
+#        * <old-prerm> 'upgrade' <new-version>
+#        * <new-prerm> 'failed-upgrade' <old-version>
+#        * <conflictor's-prerm> 'remove' 'in-favour' <package> <new-version>
+#        * <deconfigured's-prerm> 'deconfigure' 'in-favour'
+#          <package-being-installed> <version> 'removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package.
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    remove|upgrade|deconfigure)
+        dpkg -L salt-common | perl -ne 's,/([^/]*)\.py$,/__pycache__/\1.*, or next; unlink $_ or die $! foreach glob($_)'
+        find /opt/saltstack/salt -type d -name __pycache__ -empty -print0 | xargs --null --no-run-if-empty rmdir
+    ;;
+
+    failed-upgrade)
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "prerm called with unknown argument '$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst b/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst
index 4f7686d8ed9c..92238080397d 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-master.postinst
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for salt-master.
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+# summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postinst> `configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
+#        * <old-postinst> `abort-upgrade' <new version>
+#        * <conflictor's-postinst> `abort-remove' `in-favour' <package>
+#          <new-version>
+#        * <postinst> `abort-remove'
+#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour'
+#          <failed-install-package> <version> `removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package
+
 case "$1" in
   configure)
     if [ ! -e "/var/log/salt/master" ]; then
@@ -9,6 +28,19 @@ case "$1" in
       chmod 640 /var/log/salt/key
     fi
     chown -R salt:salt /etc/salt/pki/master /etc/salt/master.d /var/log/salt/master /var/log/salt/key /var/cache/salt/master /var/run/salt/master
-    if command -v systemctl; then systemctl enable salt-master; fi
+  ;;
+  abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
+  ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "postinst called with unknown argument '$1'" >&2
+    exit 1
   ;;
 esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst b/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst
index f205423079c0..d02305156549 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst
+++ b/pkg/debian/salt-master.preinst
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# preinst script for salt-master.
+#
+# See: dh_installdeb(1).
+
+set -e
+
+# Summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <new-preinst> 'install'
+#        * <new-preinst> 'install' <old-version>
+#        * <new-preinst> 'upgrade' <old-version>
+#        * <old-preinst> 'abort-upgrade' <new-version>
+# for details, see https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package.
+
+
 case "$1" in
   install|upgrade)
     [ -z "$SALT_HOME" ] && SALT_HOME=/opt/saltstack/salt
@@ -15,4 +31,19 @@ case "$1" in
   test -d /etc/ufw/applications.d/salt-master && rm -rf /etc/ufw/applications.d/salt-master || /bin/true
 
   ;;
+
+  abort-upgrade)
+  ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "preinst called with unknown argument '$1'" >&2
+    exit 1
+  ;;
 esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0