diff --git a/INSTALL.sh b/INSTALL.sh
index c122a23..002875e 100755
--- a/INSTALL.sh
+++ b/INSTALL.sh
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 
 BINDIR=/usr/bin
 CONFDIR=/etc
-HOOK_DIR=/etc/hooks
 CACHE_DIR=/var/cache/scratchpkg
 INDEX_DIR=/var/lib/scratchpkg
 PORT_DIR=/usr/ports
 REVDEPD=/etc/revdep.d
 REVDEPCONF=/etc/revdep.conf
 
-mkdir -pv ${DESTDIR}{${BINDIR},${CONFDIR},${HOOK_DIR},${PORT_DIR},${REVDEPD}}
+mkdir -pv ${DESTDIR}{${BINDIR},${CONFDIR},${PORT_DIR},${REVDEPD}}
 install -m755 revdep pkgadd pkgdel pkgbuild pkgdeplist pkglibdepends scratch pkgbase ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
 install -m644 scratchpkg.conf scratchpkg.repo ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}
 install -m755 extra/* ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}
diff --git a/pkgadd b/pkgadd
index 0375d15..c00479d 100755
--- a/pkgadd
+++ b/pkgadd
@@ -43,33 +43,6 @@ msgwarn() {
 	echo -e "==> WARNING: $1"
 }
 
-runhooks() {	
-	if [ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ]; then
-		opr=upgrade
-	else
-		opr=install
-	fi
-	
-	for hook in $HOOK_DIR/*.hook; do
-		[ -f $hook ] || continue
-		description=$(grep "^# description[[:blank:]]*:" $hook | sed 's/^# description[[:blank:]]*:[[:blank:]]*//')
-		operation=$(grep "^# operation[[:blank:]]*:" $hook | sed 's/^# operation[[:blank:]]*:[[:blank:]]*//')
-		target=$(grep "^# target[[:blank:]]*:" $hook | sed 's/^# target[[:blank:]]*:[[:blank:]]*//')
-		if [ -n "$description" ] && [ -n "$operation" ] && [ -n "$target" ]; then
-			if [ "$(echo $operation | grep -w "$opr" )" ]; then
-				if [ "$(grep $target $INDEX_DIR/$name/.files)" ]; then
-					. $hook
-					if [ "`type -t exechook`" = "function" ]; then
-						exechook
-					fi
-				fi
-			fi
-		fi
-		unset description operation target
-		unset -f exechook
-	done	
-}
-
 help() {	
 	cat << EOF
 Usage:
@@ -149,7 +122,6 @@ parse_opts $(extract_opt $@)
 INDEX_DIR="$ROOT/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 PKGADD_DIR="$ROOT/var/lib/scratchpkg"
 LOCK_FILE="$PKGADD_DIR/spkg.lock"
-HOOK_DIR=/etc/hooks
 
 # show help page
 if [ "$SHOWHELP" ] || [ -z "$PKGNAME" ]; then
@@ -240,10 +212,10 @@ if [ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] || [ "$REINSTALL_PKG" ]; then
 fi
 
 ### INSTALL PACKAGE INTO SYSTEM ###
-opr=Installing
-[ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] && opr=Upgrading
-[ "$REINSTALL_PKG" ] && opr=Reinstalling
-echo "$opr '$name-$version-$release'..."
+opr=install
+[ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] && opr=upgrade
+[ "$REINSTALL_PKG" ] && opr=reinstall
+echo "$opr: $name-$version-$release..."
 
 #ignore conflict
 if [ ! "$IGNORE_CONFLICT" ]; then
@@ -292,7 +264,7 @@ fi
 	fi
 )
 
-installcmd="tar --keep-directory-symlink -p -x -v -f $PKGNAME -C ${ROOT:-/} --exclude=.pkginfo --exclude=.pkginstall --exclude=.pkgreadme"
+installcmd="tar --keep-directory-symlink -p -x -v -f $PKGNAME -C ${ROOT:-/} --exclude=.pkginfo --exclude=.pkginstall --exclude=.pkgreadme --exclude=.pkgmkdirs"
 
 rm -f $TMP_PKGINSTALL $TMP_PKGINSTALL_BKP
 $installcmd | while IFS=' ' read line; do
@@ -332,7 +304,7 @@ echo "version = $version" >> $INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginfo
 echo "release = $release" >> $INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginfo
 install -m644 $TMP_PKGINSTALL $INDEX_DIR/$name/.files
 [ -f $TMP_PKGINSTALL_BKP ] && install -m644 $TMP_PKGINSTALL_BKP $INDEX_DIR/$name/.bkpfiles
-tar -x -f $PKGNAME -C $INDEX_DIR/$name .pkginstall .pkgreadme >/dev/null 2>&1
+tar -x -f $PKGNAME -C $INDEX_DIR/$name .pkginstall .pkgreadme .pkgmkdirs >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 ( cd $ROOT/
 	if [ ! "$NO_POSTINSTALL" ] && [ ! "$UPGRADE_PKG" ]; then
@@ -350,11 +322,6 @@ tar -x -f $PKGNAME -C $INDEX_DIR/$name .pkginstall .pkgreadme >/dev/null 2>&1
 	fi
 )
 
-if [ "$ROOT" = "" ]; then
-	[ "$NOHOOK" = "yes" ] || runhooks
-	[ $(type -p sysusers) ] && sysusers
-fi
-
 # running ldconfig
 if [ -x /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
 	/sbin/ldconfig -r $ROOT/
diff --git a/pkgbuild b/pkgbuild
index 6888cb5..6badfc9 100755
--- a/pkgbuild
+++ b/pkgbuild
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ packaging() {
 	
 	[ -f install ] && install -m644 install $PKG/.pkginstall
 	[ -f readme ] && install -m644 readme $PKG/.pkgreadme
+	[ -f mkdirs ] && install -m644 mkdirs $PKG/.pkgmkdirs
 	
 	pushd $PKG >/dev/null
 	
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ packaging() {
 		backupconf
 	fi
 	
-	for FILE in .pkginstall .pkgreadme; do
+	for FILE in .pkginstall .pkgreadme .pkgmkdirs; do
 		if [ -f $FILE ]; then
 			addtotar+=($FILE)
 		fi
diff --git a/pkgdel b/pkgdel
index 166c6e7..a39757d 100755
--- a/pkgdel
+++ b/pkgdel
@@ -43,38 +43,6 @@ msgwarn() {
 	echo -e "==> WARNING: $1"
 }
 
-runremovehooks() {	
-	if [ "${#runthishook[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
-		for hook in ${runthishook[@]}; do
-			description=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# description" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-			operation=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# operation" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-			target=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# target" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-			if [ -n "$description" ] && [ -n "$operation" ] && [ -n "$target" ]; then
-				. $hook
-				if [ "`type -t exechook`" = "function" ]; then
-					exechook
-				fi
-			fi
-			unset description operation target
-			unset -f exechook
-		done
-	fi	
-}
-
-runpreremovehooks() {	
-	for hook in $HOOK_DIR/*.hook; do
-		[ -f $hook ] || continue
-		operation=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# operation" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-		target=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# target" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-		if [ "$(echo $operation | grep -w "remove" )" ]; then
-			if [ "$(grep $target $INDEX_DIR/$1/.files)" ]; then
-				runthishook+=($hook)
-			fi
-		fi
-		unset operation target
-	done	
-}
-
 help() {	
 	cat << EOF	
 Usage:
@@ -140,7 +108,6 @@ parse_opts $(extract_opt $@)
 INDEX_DIR="$ROOT/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 PKGDEL_DIR="$ROOT/var/lib/scratchpkg"
 LOCK_FILE="$PKGDEL_DIR/spkg.lock"
-HOOK_DIR="/etc/hooks"
 	
 # show help page
 if [ "$SHOWHELP" ] || [ -z "$RMNAME" ]; then
@@ -181,7 +148,7 @@ if [ -z $name ] && [ -z $version ] && [ -z $release ]; then
 	ret 1
 fi
 
-echo "Removing '$name-$version-$release'..."
+echo "remove: $name-$version-$release..."
 
 # source .install script
 if [ "$ROOT" = "" ]; then
@@ -196,10 +163,6 @@ if [ ! "$NO_PREREMOVE" ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-if [ "$ROOT" = "" ] && [ "$NOHOOK" != "yes" ]; then
-	runpreremovehooks $name &>/dev/null
-fi
-
 if [ -f "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.bkpfiles" ]; then
 	while IFS=' ' read -r line; do
 		if [ -e "$ROOT/$line" ] || [ -L "$ROOT/$line" ]; then
@@ -233,10 +196,6 @@ fi
 	
 rm -rf $INDEX_DIR/$name
 
-if [ "$ROOT" = "" ] && [ "$NOHOOK" != "yes" ]; then
-	runremovehooks
-fi
-
 # running ldconfig
 if [ -x /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
 	/sbin/ldconfig -r $ROOT/
diff --git a/scratch b/scratch
index 4bbeca8..e1c9d2c 100755
--- a/scratch
+++ b/scratch
@@ -460,75 +460,235 @@ scratch_foreignpkg() {
 	done	
 }
 
-srunhooks() {
-	local hooks
-	if [ "$mode" = "upgrade" ] || [ "$mode" = "sysup" ]; then
-		opr=upgrade
-	else
-		opr=install
+scratch_trigger() {
+	needroot "Run trigger"
+	needarg $@
+	pre_triggers $@
+	post_triggers
+}
+
+post_triggers() {
+	if [ "$trig_12" = 1 ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Running mkdirs..."
+		for mkd in $INDEX_DIR/*/.pkgmkdirs; do
+			[ -s $mkd ] || continue
+			while read dir mode uid gid junk; do
+			# Ignore comments and blank lines
+			case "$dir" in
+				""|\#*) continue ;;
+			esac
+			mkdir -p "$dir"
+			if [ "$uid" != '-' ]; then
+				getent passwd $uid >/dev/null
+				if [[ "$?" = 0 ]]; then
+					chown "$uid" "$dir"
+				fi
+			fi
+			if [ "$gid" != '-' ]; then
+				getent group $gid >/dev/null
+				if [[ "$?" = 0 ]]; then
+					chgrp "$gid" "$dir"
+				fi
+			fi
+			if [ "$mode" != '-' ]; then
+				chmod "$mode" "$dir"
+			fi
+		done < "$mkd"
+	done
+
 	fi
 	
-	for hook in $HOOK_DIR/*.hook; do
-		[ -f $hook ] || continue
-		description=$(grep "^# description[[:blank:]]*:" $hook | sed 's/^# description[[:blank:]]*:[[:blank:]]*//')
-		operation=$(grep "^# operation[[:blank:]]*:" $hook | sed 's/^# operation[[:blank:]]*:[[:blank:]]*//')
-		target=$(grep "^# target[[:blank:]]*:" $hook | sed 's/^# target[[:blank:]]*:[[:blank:]]*//')
-		if [ -n "$description" ] && [ -n "$operation" ] && [ -n "$target" ]; then
-			if [ "$(echo $operation | grep -w "$opr" )" ]; then
-				for pn in $@; do
-					if [ -s $INDEX_DIR/$pn/.files ] && [ "$(grep $target $INDEX_DIR/$pn/.files)" ]; then
-						[ "$ee" != 1 ] && { echo; ee=1; }
-						echo "$description"
-						. $hook
-						if [ "`type -t exechook`" = "function" ]; then
-							exechook
-						fi
-					break
-					fi
-				done
+	if [ "$trig_11" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p fc-cache) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Updating fontconfig cache..."
+		fc-cache -s
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_10" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Probing GDK-Pixbuf loader modules..."
+		gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_9" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p gio-querymodules) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Updating GIO module cache..."
+		gio-querymodules /usr/lib/gio/modules
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_8" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p glib-compile-schemas) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Compiling GSettings XML schema files..."
+		glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_7" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p gtk-query-immodules-2.0) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Probing GTK2 input method modules..."
+		gtk-query-immodules-2.0 --update-cache
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_6" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p gtk-query-immodules-3.0) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Probing GTK3 input method modules..."
+		gtk-query-immodules-3.0 --update-cache
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_5" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p gtk-update-icon-cache) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Updating icon theme caches..."
+		for dir in /usr/share/icons/* ; do
+			if [[ -e $dir/index.theme ]]; then
+				gtk-update-icon-cache -q $dir &>/dev/null
+			else
+				rm -f $dir/icon-theme.cache
+				rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty $dir
 			fi
-		fi
-		unset description operation target
-		unset -f exechook
-	done	
-}
-
-srunremovehooks() {
-	local hook
-	if [ "${#runthishook[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
-	echo
-		for hook in ${runthishook[@]}; do
-			description=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# description" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-			operation=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# operation" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-			target=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# target" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-			if [ -n "$description" ] && [ -n "$operation" ] && [ -n "$target" ]; then
-				echo "$description"
-				. $hook
-				if [ "`type -t exechook`" = "function" ]; then
-					exechook
-				fi
-			fi
-			unset description operation target
-			unset -f exechook
 		done
-	fi	
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_4" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p udevadm) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Updating hardware database..."
+		udevadm hwdb --update
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_3" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p mkfontdir) ] && [ $(type -p mkfontscale) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Updating X fontdir indices..."
+		for dir in $(find /usr/share/fonts -maxdepth 1 -type d \( ! -path /usr/share/fonts -a ! -name X11 \)) /usr/share/fonts/X11/*; do
+			rm -f $dir/fonts.{scale,dir} $dir/.uuid
+			rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty $dir
+			[[ -d $dir ]] || continue
+			mkfontdir $dir
+			mkfontscale $dir
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_2" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p update-desktop-database) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Updating desktop file MIME type cache..."
+		update-desktop-database --quiet
+	fi
+	
+	if [ "$trig_1" = 1 ] && [ $(type -p update-mime-database) ]; then
+		echo "trigger: Updating the MIME type database..."
+		update-mime-database /usr/share/mime
+	fi
 }
 
-srunpreremovehooks() {
-	local hook
-	for hook in $HOOK_DIR/*.hook; do
-		[ -f $hook ] || continue
-		operation=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# operation" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-		target=$(cat "$hook" | grep ^"# target" | sed 's/\://' | cut -d ' ' -f 3-)
-		if [ "$(echo $operation | grep -w "remove" )" ]; then
-			if [ "$(grep $target $INDEX_DIR/$1/.files)" ]; then
-				if [ ! $(echo ${runthishook[@]} | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -x $hook) ]; then
-					runthishook+=($hook)
-				fi
+pre_triggers() {
+	local pkg
+	
+	# mime db
+	if [ "$trig_1" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/share/mime/$ $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_1=1
+				break
 			fi
-		fi
-		unset operation target
-	done	
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# desktop db
+	if [ "$trig_2" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/share/applications/$ $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_2=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# mkfontdir
+	if [ "$trig_3" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/share/fonts/[^/]*/$ $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_3=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# hwdb
+	if [ "$trig_4" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^etc/udev/hwdb.d/$ $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_4=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# icon caches
+	if [ "$trig_5" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/share/icons/[^/]*/$ $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_5=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# gtk3 immodules
+	if [ "$trig_6" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/lib/gtk-3.0/3.0.0/immodules/.*.so $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_6=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# gtk2 immodules
+	if [ "$trig_7" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/immodules/.*.so $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_7=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# gsettings schema
+	if [ "$trig_8" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/$ $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_8=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# gio modules
+	if [ "$trig_9" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/lib/gio/modules/.*.so $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_9=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# gdk-pixbuf
+	if [ "$trig_10" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/.*.so $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_10=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# font caches
+	if [ "$trig_11" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files" ] && [ "$(grep ^usr/share/fonts/[^/]*/$ $INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.files)" ]; then
+				trig_11=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
+	
+	# makedirs
+	if [ "$trig_12" != "1" ]; then
+		for pkg in $@; do
+			if [ -s "$INDEX_DIR/$pkg/.pkgmkdirs" ]; then
+				trig_12=1
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+	fi
 }
 
 scratch_build() {
@@ -613,7 +773,7 @@ scratch_install() {
 			fi
 		done
 		settermtitle "Triggering install hook"
-		srunhooks ${done_pkg[@]}
+		scratch_trigger ${done_pkg[@]}
 		settermtitle "Reinstalling done"
 		[ "$error" = 1 ] && return 1 || return 0
 	fi
@@ -637,7 +797,7 @@ scratch_install() {
 			fi
 		done
 		settermtitle "Triggering install hook"
-		srunhooks ${done_pkg[@]}
+		scratch_trigger ${done_pkg[@]}
 		settermtitle "Installing done"
 		[ "$error" = 1 ] && return 1 || return 0
 	fi
@@ -694,7 +854,7 @@ scratch_install() {
 			unset portpathh
 		done
 		settermtitle "Triggering install hook"
-		srunhooks ${done_pkg[@]}
+		scratch_trigger ${done_pkg[@]}
 		settermtitle "$count/$total package(s) installed"
 		return "$error"
 	fi
@@ -768,12 +928,12 @@ scratch_remove() {
 		fi
 		for pkg in ${IPKG[@]}; do
 			count=$(( $count + 1 ))
-			srunpreremovehooks $pkg
+			pre_triggers $pkg
 			settermtitle "[ $count/$pkgcount ] Removing $pkg..."
 			pkgdel --no-hook $pkg ${OPTS[@]} || return 1
 		done
 		settermtitle "Triggering remove hook"
-		srunremovehooks
+		post_triggers
 		settermtitle "$pkgcount package(s) removed"
 	fi
 }
@@ -873,7 +1033,7 @@ scratch_sysup() {
 		done_pkg+=($inst)
 	done
 	settermtitle "Triggering install hook"
-	srunhooks ${done_pkg[@]}
+	scratch_trigger ${done_pkg[@]}
 	settermtitle "$count/$total package(s) upgraded"
 	return $error
 }
@@ -976,7 +1136,7 @@ scratch_upgrade() {
 		popd
 	done
 	settermtitle "triggering upgrade hook"
-	srunhooks ${done_pkg[@]}
+	scratch_trigger ${done_pkg[@]}
 	settermtitle "$count/$total package(s) upgraded"
 	return $error
 }
@@ -1302,7 +1462,6 @@ main() {
 BUILD_SCRIPT="spkgbuild"
 INDEX_DIR="/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 REPO_FILE="/etc/scratchpkg.repo"
-HOOK_DIR="/etc/hooks"
 
 SOURCE_DIR="/var/cache/scratchpkg/sources"
 PACKAGE_DIR="/var/cache/scratchpkg/packages"
diff --git a/scratchpkg.conf b/scratchpkg.conf
index 3aff4e0..865ccc0 100644
--- a/scratchpkg.conf
+++ b/scratchpkg.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ MAKEFLAGS="-j$(nproc)"
 # PACKAGE_DIR="/var/cache/scratchpkg/packages"
 # LOG_DIR="/var/cache/scratchpkg/log"
 # WORK_DIR="/tmp"
-# HOOK_DIR="/etc/hooks"
 # DOWNLOAD_PROG="wget"
 # WGET_OPTS=""
 # CURL_OPTS=""