diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
index fec7261..887eb3b 100644
--- a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ package() {
   install -Dm0755 "scripts/pkgmgr-wrapper.sh" \
     "$pkgdir/usr/bin/pkgmgr"
 
-  # Install Nix init helper
-  install -Dm0755 "scripts/nix/init.sh" \
-    "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh"
+  # Install Nix bootstrap (init + lib)
+  install -d "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/nix"
+  cp -a scripts/nix/* "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/"
+  chmod 0755 "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh"
 
   # Install the full repository into /usr/lib/package-manager
   mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/lib/package-manager"
diff --git a/packaging/debian/rules b/packaging/debian/rules
index af6a5d6..18b36c2 100755
--- a/packaging/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/debian/rules
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ override_dh_auto_test:
 	:
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Install phase: copy wrapper + init script + full project source
+# Install phase: copy wrapper + Nix bootstrap (init + lib) + full project source
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	# Create target directories
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	install -m0755 scripts/pkgmgr-wrapper.sh \
 		debian/package-manager/usr/bin/pkgmgr
 
-	# Install shared Nix init script
+	# Install Nix bootstrap (init + lib)
 	install -d debian/package-manager/usr/lib/package-manager/nix
-	install -m0755 scripts/nix/init.sh \
-		debian/package-manager/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
+	cp -a scripts/nix/* \
+		debian/package-manager/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/
+	chmod 0755 debian/package-manager/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
 
 	# Copy full project source into /usr/lib/package-manager,
 	# but do not include the debian/ directory itself.
diff --git a/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec b/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec
index 083a5a4..a07f3cd 100644
--- a/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec
+++ b/packaging/fedora/package-manager.spec
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ available on the system.
 
 %install
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
+
 install -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
-# Install project tree into a fixed, architecture-independent location.
 install -d %{buildroot}/usr/lib/package-manager
 
 # Copy full project source into /usr/lib/package-manager
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ cp -a . %{buildroot}/usr/lib/package-manager/
 # Wrapper
 install -m0755 scripts/pkgmgr-wrapper.sh %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pkgmgr
 
-# Shared Nix init script (ensure it is executable in the installed tree)
+# Nix bootstrap (init + lib)
 install -d %{buildroot}/usr/lib/package-manager/nix
-install -m0755 scripts/nix/init.sh %{buildroot}/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
+cp -a scripts/nix/* %{buildroot}/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/
+chmod 0755 %{buildroot}/usr/lib/package-manager/nix/init.sh
 
 # Remove packaging-only and development artefacts from the installed tree
 rm -rf \