diff --git a/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.am b/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.am
index 94dbc2736e201a874d7f5c20f94af01c40d8616a..7ab48c5390520861603714a2911405e5b503718a 100644
--- a/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.am
+++ b/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.am
@@ -54,3 +54,14 @@ theme_DATA = 								\
 	top-right-active.xpm 						\
 	top-right-inactive.xpm
 EXTRA_DIST = $(theme_DATA)
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
diff --git a/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.in b/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.in
index 2dda5a6ebb20ca53d13cf49e6f0313c5f9d03696..838f6b6037ffb979a7f4f3857fb755614fcd91a7 100644
--- a/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.in
+++ b/themes/default-4.0/Makefile.in
@@ -296,15 +296,6 @@ clean-libtool:
 distclean-libtool:
 	-rm -f libtool
 uninstall-info-am:
-install-themeDATA: $(theme_DATA)
-	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)
-	@list='$(theme_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
-	  if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
-	  f="`echo $$p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
-	  echo " $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f"; \
-	  $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f; \
-	done
 
 uninstall-themeDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
@@ -432,6 +423,17 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 	mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-libtool pdf pdf-am ps ps-am \
 	uninstall uninstall-am uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT:
diff --git a/themes/default/Makefile.am b/themes/default/Makefile.am
index b150feebf7fd515506b430698206d93d764885b2..006c5fe068871f307548f01f55da91cc814542a7 100644
--- a/themes/default/Makefile.am
+++ b/themes/default/Makefile.am
@@ -56,3 +56,14 @@ theme_DATA = 								\
 	top-right-active.xpm						\
 	top-right-inactive.xpm
 EXTRA_DIST = $(theme_DATA)
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
diff --git a/themes/default/Makefile.in b/themes/default/Makefile.in
index cef9a772098f979a3850af38457717ac3eddb66f..0f666c97e0fcdbd121fa24e5b6b796715d8844c8 100644
--- a/themes/default/Makefile.in
+++ b/themes/default/Makefile.in
@@ -298,15 +298,6 @@ clean-libtool:
 distclean-libtool:
 	-rm -f libtool
 uninstall-info-am:
-install-themeDATA: $(theme_DATA)
-	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)
-	@list='$(theme_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
-	  if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
-	  f="`echo $$p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
-	  echo " $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f"; \
-	  $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f; \
-	done
 
 uninstall-themeDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
@@ -434,6 +425,17 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 	mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-libtool pdf pdf-am ps ps-am \
 	uninstall uninstall-am uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT:
diff --git a/themes/opta/Makefile.am b/themes/opta/Makefile.am
index 99c24f229300bd5d065711c561fe9bcffbeea66d..d6d53a0df38e0ac1b872e13f01611d9feaacfc59 100644
--- a/themes/opta/Makefile.am
+++ b/themes/opta/Makefile.am
@@ -60,3 +60,14 @@ theme_DATA = \
 	top-right-active.xpm 						\
 	top-right-inactive.xpm
 EXTRA_DIST = $(theme_DATA)
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
diff --git a/themes/opta/Makefile.in b/themes/opta/Makefile.in
index 244c3ec73f6bb97d4f9c587d205d5142f4cc278f..68e42d7a588db17460cee333c7f0bedfd32bdf62 100644
--- a/themes/opta/Makefile.in
+++ b/themes/opta/Makefile.in
@@ -302,15 +302,6 @@ clean-libtool:
 distclean-libtool:
 	-rm -f libtool
 uninstall-info-am:
-install-themeDATA: $(theme_DATA)
-	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)
-	@list='$(theme_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
-	  if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
-	  f="`echo $$p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
-	  echo " $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f"; \
-	  $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f; \
-	done
 
 uninstall-themeDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
@@ -438,6 +429,17 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 	mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-libtool pdf pdf-am ps ps-am \
 	uninstall uninstall-am uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT:
diff --git a/themes/synthetic/Makefile.am b/themes/synthetic/Makefile.am
index 9919067f608c7761e99421b81e7517f07b282481..8858a05f4cf4a29c6ecdbeda90492f6e94de86d1 100644
--- a/themes/synthetic/Makefile.am
+++ b/themes/synthetic/Makefile.am
@@ -54,3 +54,14 @@ theme_DATA = \
 	top-right-active.xpm 						\
 	top-right-inactive.xpm
 EXTRA_DIST = $(theme_DATA)
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
diff --git a/themes/synthetic/Makefile.in b/themes/synthetic/Makefile.in
index e84396454847cd34dc5e144e9fd5db9cb8b349de..a788623516503b6b42671800e681ea86b4617724 100644
--- a/themes/synthetic/Makefile.in
+++ b/themes/synthetic/Makefile.in
@@ -296,15 +296,6 @@ clean-libtool:
 distclean-libtool:
 	-rm -f libtool
 uninstall-info-am:
-install-themeDATA: $(theme_DATA)
-	@$(NORMAL_INSTALL)
-	$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)
-	@list='$(theme_DATA)'; for p in $$list; do \
-	  if test -f "$$p"; then d=; else d="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
-	  f="`echo $$p | sed -e 's|^.*/||'`"; \
-	  echo " $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f"; \
-	  $(themeDATA_INSTALL) $$d$$p $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/$$f; \
-	done
 
 uninstall-themeDATA:
 	@$(NORMAL_UNINSTALL)
@@ -432,6 +423,17 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 	mostlyclean-generic mostlyclean-libtool pdf pdf-am ps ps-am \
 	uninstall uninstall-am uninstall-info-am uninstall-themeDATA
 
+
+install-themeDATA:
+	rm -Rf $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 					\
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	tar cf - $(theme_DATA) | (cd $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ; tar xf - );\
+	if test `id -u` = "0"; then 					\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 			\
+	    chown root:root $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*; 			\
+	fi; 								\
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); 				\
+	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(themedir)/*
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
 # Otherwise a system limit (for SysV at least) may be exceeded.
 .NOEXPORT: