diff --git a/install b/install
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+++ b/install
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+#!/bin/bash
+# vim: ft=bash
+
+if ! command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "Err: This script requires Python 3."
+	exit -1
+fi
+
+dotfile_dir=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))
+
+python3 $dotfile_dir/meta/install.py $dotfile_dir
diff --git a/meta/components.json b/meta/components.json
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+++ b/meta/components.json
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+[
+	{
+		"name": "zsh",
+		"link-files": [
+			{ "source": "init.zsh", "dest": ".zshrc" }
+		]
+	}
+]
diff --git a/meta/install.py b/meta/install.py
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+++ b/meta/install.py
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+import sys
+import os
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+dotfile_dir = sys.argv[1]
+home_dir = str(pathlib.Path.home())
+
+def install_component(comp):
+    print('Installing configuration: {}...'.format(comp['name']))
+    comp_dir = os.path.join(dotfile_dir, comp['name'])
+
+    if 'link-files' in comp:
+        link_files = comp['link-files']
+        for f in link_files:
+            source_path = os.path.join(comp_dir, f['source'])
+            dest_path = os.path.join(home_dir, f['dest'])
+            if not os.path.exists(dest_path):
+                print('  linking {} -> {}'.format(dest_path, source_path))
+                os.symlink(source_path, dest_path)
+
+    if 'link-dirs' in comp:
+        link_dirs = comp['link-dirs']
+        for f in link_dirs:
+            source_path = os.path.join(comp_dir, f['source'])
+            dest_path = os.path.join(home_dir, f['dest'])
+            if not os.path.exists(dest_path):
+                print('  linking {} -> {}'.format(dest_path, source_path))
+                os.symlink(source_path, dest_path)
+
+
+components_path = os.path.join(dotfile_dir, 'meta', 'components.json')
+components = None
+
+with open(components_path, 'r') as f:
+    components = json.load(f)
+
+for comp in components:
+    install_component(comp)
diff --git a/meta/uninstall.py b/meta/uninstall.py
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+++ b/meta/uninstall.py
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+import sys
+import os
+import json
+import pathlib
+
+dotfile_dir = sys.argv[1]
+home_dir = str(pathlib.Path.home())
+
+def uninstall_component(comp):
+    print('Uninstalling component: {}...'.format(comp['name']))
+    comp_dir = os.path.join(dotfile_dir, comp['name'])
+
+    if 'link-files' in comp:
+        link_files = comp['link-files']
+        for f in link_files:
+            source_path = os.path.join(comp_dir, f['source'])
+            dest_path = os.path.join(home_dir, f['dest'])
+            if os.path.exists(dest_path):
+                print('  removing link {}'.format(dest_path))
+                os.unlink(dest_path)
+
+    if 'link-dirs' in comp:
+        link_dirs = comp['link-dirs']
+        for f in link_dirs:
+            source_path = os.path.join(comp_dir, f['source'])
+            dest_path = os.path.join(home_dir, f['dest'])
+            if not os.path.exists(dest_path):
+                print('  removing link {} -> {}'.format(dest_path))
+                os.unlink(dest_path)
+
+
+components_path = os.path.join(dotfile_dir, 'meta', 'components.json')
+components = None
+
+with open(components_path, 'r') as f:
+    components = json.load(f)
+
+for comp in components:
+    uninstall_component(comp)
diff --git a/uninstall b/uninstall
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+++ b/uninstall
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+#!/bin/bash
+# vim: ft=bash
+
+if ! command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "Err: This script requires Python 3."
+	exit -1
+fi
+
+dotfile_dir=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))
+
+python3 $dotfile_dir/meta/uninstall.py $dotfile_dir