diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef565d9..051dbb6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -46,11 +46,18 @@ install-script:
 	${SED} "s#@INSTALL_PREFIX@#${INSTALL_PREFIX}#g" install.sh
 	${SED} "s#@VERSION@#${VERSION}#g" install.sh
 	${SED} "s#@LIB_NAME@#${LIB_NAME}#g" install.sh
+	${SED} "s#@SO_NAME@#${SO_NAME}#g" install.sh
 	chmod +x install.sh
 
 install:
 	./install.sh install
 
+.PHONY: uninstall
+uninstall: install-script
+	./install.sh uninstall
+
+
+
 .PHONY: cli
 cli:
 	go build -o ${CLI_BIN} -ldflags "-s -w" ./cli
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ library-nosqlite:
 
 library:
 	CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -tags "fts5" -buildmode=c-shared -ldflags "-s -w ${VERSION_STAMP_LDFLAGS}" -o ${LIB_NAME} .
+	ln -sf "$(realpath ./)/libgovarnam.so" "$(realpath ./)/libgovarnam.so.${SO_NAME}"
 
 library-mac-universal:
 	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) library
@@ -105,4 +113,4 @@ test:
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	rm -f varnamcli libgovarnam.so libgovarnam.h govarnam.pc 
+	rm -f varnamcli libgovarnam.*  govarnam.pc install.sh
diff --git a/install.sh.in b/install.sh.in
index 93d49e1..d5381ba 100755
--- a/install.sh.in
+++ b/install.sh.in
@@ -9,29 +9,30 @@ SUDO=${SUDO:-sudo}
 
 if [ "$ARG1" == "install" ]; then
   "${SUDO}" mkdir -p "/usr/local/bin/"
-  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/varnamcli" "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin/varnamcli"
-  
-  "${SUDO}" mkdir -p "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/pkgconfig"
-  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/@LIB_NAME@" "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@VERSION@"
-  "${SUDO}" ln -s "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@VERSION@" "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@"
-  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/govarnam.pc" "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/pkgconfig/"
-
-  "${SUDO}" mkdir -p "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam"
-  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/"*.h "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam/"
+  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/varnamcli" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin/varnamcli"
+
+  "${SUDO}" mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/pkgconfig"
+  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/@LIB_NAME@" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@VERSION@"
+  "${SUDO}" ln -sf "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@VERSION@" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@"
+  "${SUDO}" ln -sf "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@VERSION@" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@SO_NAME@"
+  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/govarnam.pc" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/pkgconfig/"
+
+  "${SUDO}" mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam"
+  "${SUDO}" cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/"*.h "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam/"
   "${SUDO}" ldconfig || true
 
-  "${SUDO}" mkdir -p "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/share/varnam/schemes"
+  "${SUDO}" mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/share/varnam/schemes"
 
   msg="Installation finished"
   echo "$msg"
 
   notify-send "$msg" &> /dev/null || true
 elif [ "$ARG1" == "uninstall" ]; then
-  "${SUDO}" rm "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin/varnamcli" "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@VERSION@" "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@" "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/pkgconfig/govarnam.pc"
-  "${SUDO}" rm "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam/"*
-  "${SUDO}" rmdir "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam"
-  "${SUDO}" rm "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/share/varnam/schemes/"*
-  "${SUDO}" rmdir "@INSTALL_PREFIX@/share/varnam/schemes/"
+  "${SUDO}" rm -f "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin/varnamcli" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@.@VERSION@" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/@LIB_NAME@" "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/lib/pkgconfig/govarnam.pc"
+  "${SUDO}" rm -f "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam/"*
+  "${SUDO}" rmdir "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/include/libgovarnam" || true
+  "${SUDO}" rm -f "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/share/varnam/schemes/"* 
+  "${SUDO}" rmdir "${DESTDIR}@INSTALL_PREFIX@/share/varnam/schemes/" || true
 
   msg="Uninstallation finished"
   echo $msg