diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 32cab807..6ac3e168 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ include Makefile.in
 build: system-packages
 	:
 
+install:
+	@echo "linking dot files to \$$HOME directory: $$HOME"
+	@if grep -Eq '(source|\.).+bash-tools/.bashrc' ~/.bashrc; then echo "already sourced in ~/.bashrc"; else echo "source $$PWD/.bashrc" >> ~/.bashrc; fi
+	@for filename in .tmux.conf .ansible.cfg; do\
+		ln -s "$$filename" ~; \
+	done
+
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	./all.sh