diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 3f17f049..faf9cb50 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Makefile text
 *.yml text
 *.patch text
 *.txt text
+*.tpl text
 CODEOWNERS text
 *.plist text
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39c4d687..3f0c9056 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Etcher is a powerful OS image flasher built with web technologies to ensure
 flashing an SDCard or USB drive is a pleasant and safe experience. It protects
 you from accidentally writing to your hard-drives, ensures every byte of data
-was written correctly, and much more. It can also directly flash Raspberry Pi devices that support [USB device boot mode](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bootmodes/device.md).
+was written correctly, and much more. It can also directly flash Raspberry Pi devices that support [USB device boot mode](https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html#usb-device-boot-mode).
 
 [![Current Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/balena-io/etcher.svg?style=flat-square)](https://balena.io/etcher)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/balena-io/etcher.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/blob/master/LICENSE)
diff --git a/after-install.tpl b/after-install.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..216ed734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/after-install.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Link to the binary
+# Must hardcode balenaEtcher directory; no variable available
+ln -sf '/opt/balenaEtcher/${executable}' '/usr/bin/${executable}'
+
+# SUID chrome-sandbox for Electron 5+
+chmod 4755 '/opt/balenaEtcher/chrome-sandbox' || true
+
+update-mime-database /usr/share/mime || true
+update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications || true
diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index 93ded952..7d17fd6b 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ deb:
     - libxss1
     - libxtst6
     - polkit-1-auth-agent | policykit-1-gnome | polkit-kde-1
+  afterInstall: "./after-install.tpl"
 rpm:
   depends:
     - util-linux
diff --git a/repo.yml b/repo.yml
index 5c0fe784..f9ab959c 100644
--- a/repo.yml
+++ b/repo.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ sentry:
     team: resinio
     type: electron
 triggerNotification:
-    version: 1.7.8
+    version: 1.7.9
     stagingPercentage: 100
 upstream:
   - repo: etcher-sdk