diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f944ba34..bf3d0c7d1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ pylint.out
 __pycache__/
 build/
 testing/unit_test/temp/
-*.deb
\ No newline at end of file
+*.deb
+
+make/DEBIAN/postinst
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/install b/cmd/install
index 0b6ac92de..c4f53b905 100755
--- a/cmd/install
+++ b/cmd/install
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ pip3 install -r framework/requirements.txt
 # Copy the default configuration
 cp -n local/system.json.example local/system.json
 
+# Set file permissions
+# This does not work on GitHub actions
+if logname ; then
+  USER_NAME=$(logname)
+  sudo chown "$USER_NAME" local/system.json
+fi
+
 deactivate
 
 # Build docker images
diff --git a/make/DEBIAN/postinst b/make/DEBIAN/postinst
deleted file mode 100755
index 0b6ac92de..000000000
--- a/make/DEBIAN/postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
-
-# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-echo Installing application dependencies
-
-TESTRUN_DIR=/usr/local/testrun
-cd $TESTRUN_DIR
-
-python3 -m venv venv
-
-source venv/bin/activate
-
-pip3 install -r framework/requirements.txt
-
-# Copy the default configuration
-cp -n local/system.json.example local/system.json
-
-deactivate
-
-# Build docker images
-sudo cmd/build
-
-echo Finished installing Testrun