diff --git c/collectors/Makefile.am i/collectors/Makefile.am
index 1bbb2e0ef..96c400d33 100644
--- c/collectors/Makefile.am
+++ i/collectors/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ usercustompluginsconfigdir=$(configdir)/custom-plugins.d
 usergoconfigdir=$(configdir)/go.d
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(usercustompluginsconfigdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(usergoconfigdir)
 
diff --git c/collectors/charts.d.plugin/Makefile.am i/collectors/charts.d.plugin/Makefile.am
index f82992fd4..4cac1ae4f 100644
--- c/collectors/charts.d.plugin/Makefile.am
+++ i/collectors/charts.d.plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ dist_userchartsconfig_DATA = \
     $(NULL)
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(userchartsconfigdir)
 
 chartsconfigdir=$(libconfigdir)/charts.d
diff --git c/collectors/ebpf.plugin/Makefile.am i/collectors/ebpf.plugin/Makefile.am
index 2d5f92a6b..8b11c7502 100644
--- c/collectors/ebpf.plugin/Makefile.am
+++ i/collectors/ebpf.plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SUFFIXES = .in
 userebpfconfigdir=$(configdir)/ebpf.d
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(userebpfconfigdir)
 
 dist_noinst_DATA = \
diff --git c/collectors/python.d.plugin/Makefile.am i/collectors/python.d.plugin/Makefile.am
index ca49c1c02..1b9bcc446 100644
--- c/collectors/python.d.plugin/Makefile.am
+++ i/collectors/python.d.plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ dist_userpythonconfig_DATA = \
     $(NULL)
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(userpythonconfigdir)
 
 pythonconfigdir=$(libconfigdir)/python.d
diff --git c/collectors/statsd.plugin/Makefile.am i/collectors/statsd.plugin/Makefile.am
index c8144c137..f8aaa89b6 100644
--- c/collectors/statsd.plugin/Makefile.am
+++ i/collectors/statsd.plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ dist_userstatsdconfig_DATA = \
     $(NULL)
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(userstatsdconfigdir)
diff --git c/health/Makefile.am i/health/Makefile.am
index 7d7bca4cc..3086876dd 100644
--- c/health/Makefile.am
+++ i/health/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dist_userhealthconfig_DATA = \
     $(NULL)
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(userhealthconfigdir)
 
 healthconfigdir=$(libconfigdir)/health.d
diff --git c/logsmanagement/Makefile.am i/logsmanagement/Makefile.am
index 33f08d556..1f08cbae9 100644
--- c/logsmanagement/Makefile.am
+++ i/logsmanagement/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
 userlogsmanagconfigdir=$(configdir)/logsmanagement.d
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(userlogsmanagconfigdir)
 
 dist_libconfig_DATA = \
diff --git c/system/Makefile.am i/system/Makefile.am
index 1e96f6f4f..98122ecdc 100644
--- c/system/Makefile.am
+++ i/system/Makefile.am
@@ -22,12 +22,9 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/build/subst.inc
 SUFFIXES = .in
 
 dist_config_SCRIPTS = \
-    edit-config \
     $(NULL)
 
 dist_config_DATA = \
-    .install-type \
-    netdata-updater.conf \
     $(NULL)
 
 libconfigvnodesdir=$(libconfigdir)/vnodes
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ libsysrunitdir=$(libsysdir)/runit
 libsyssystemddir=$(libsysdir)/systemd
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(configdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsysdir)
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(libsyscrondir)
diff --git c/web/Makefile.am i/web/Makefile.am
index be2c545c3..55f373114 100644
--- c/web/Makefile.am
+++ i/web/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 usersslconfigdir=$(configdir)/ssl
 
 # Explicitly install directories to avoid permission issues due to umask
-install-exec-local:
+no-install-exec-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(usersslconfigdir)
 
 dist_noinst_DATA = \