diff --git a/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst b/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
index 58d7fe746e..2faeb8d98b 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
+++ b/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ cd /usr/share/openra
 
 anw=`zenity --question --text "Download and install RA packages?"; echo $?`
 if [ $anw = 0 ] ; then
-    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-packages=ra
+    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages,/tmp/ra-packages.zip
+    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/ra-packages.zip,ra/packages/
     else
     zenity --info --text "The Red Alert packages need to be manually installed before it will work.\nSee the OpenRA website for more information."
     break
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ fi
 
 anw=`zenity --question --text "Download and install C&C packages?"; echo $?`
 if [ $anw = 0 ] ; then
-    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-packages=cnc
+    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages,/tmp/cnc-packages.zip
+    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/cnc-packages.zip,cnc/packages/
     else
     zenity --info --text "The C&C packages need to be manually installed before it will work.\nSee the OpenRA website for more information."
     break
diff --git a/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/openra.install b/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/openra.install
index 2f4c4495f5..fd42e5a09a 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/openra.install
+++ b/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/openra.install
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ post_install() {
         read -s -n1 -p "Download and install RA packages? [Y/n]"
         case $REPLY in
             y|Y|"")
-                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-packages=ra
+                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages,/tmp/ra-packages.zip
+                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/ra-packages.zip,ra/packages/
                 break;;
             n|N)
                 echo "The RA packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages \
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ post_install() {
         read -s -n1 -p "Download and install C&C packages? [Y/n]"
         case $REPLY in
             y|Y|"") 
-                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-packages=cnc
+                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages,/tmp/cnc-packages.zip
+                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/cnc-packages.zip,cnc/packages/
                 break;;
             n|N)
                 echo "The C&C packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages \
diff --git a/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec b/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
index 9560319c5e..e02b96a6f2 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
+++ b/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ do
     read -s -n1 -p "Download and install RA packages? [Y/n]"
     case $REPLY in
         y|Y|"") 
-            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-packages=ra
+            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages,/tmp/ra-packages.zip
+            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/ra-packages.zip,ra/packages/
             break;;
         n|N)
             echo "The RA packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages \
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ do
     read -s -n1 -p "Download and install C&C packages? [Y/n]"
     case $REPLY in
         y|Y|"") 
-            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-packages=cnc
+            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages,/tmp/cnc-packages.zip
+            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/cnc-packages.zip,cnc/packages/
             break;;
         n|N)
             echo "The C&C packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages \