diff --git a/bin/xbps-repo/util.c b/bin/xbps-repo/util.c
index 5ba775f15a..fa337eca62 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-repo/util.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-repo/util.c
@@ -243,13 +243,17 @@ static int
 show_pkg_files(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 {
 	struct show_files_cb *sfc = arg;
-	const char *file = NULL, *sha256;
+	const char *file = NULL, *sha256, *type;
 	char *path = NULL;
 	int rv = 0;
 
 	(void)loop_done;
 
 	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "file", &file);
+	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "type", &type);
+	if (strcmp(type, "file") != 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (sfc->check_hash == false && file != NULL) {
 		printf("%s\n", file);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/lib/remove.c b/lib/remove.c
index 344536e3a2..f132ee79ad 100644
--- a/lib/remove.c
+++ b/lib/remove.c
@@ -112,18 +112,22 @@ remove_pkg_files(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 {
 	prop_bool_t bobj;
 	struct rm_cbarg *rmcb = arg;
-	const char *file = NULL, *sha256;
+	const char *file = NULL, *sha256, *type;
 	char *path = NULL;
 	int rv = 0;
 
 	(void)loop_done;
 
 	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "file", &file);
-	if (file != NULL) {
-		path = xbps_append_full_path(false, rmcb->destdir, file);
-		if (path == NULL)
-			return EINVAL;
+	if (file == NULL)
+		return EINVAL;
 
+	path = xbps_append_full_path(false, rmcb->destdir, file);
+	if (path == NULL)
+		return EINVAL;
+
+	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "type", &type);
+	if (strcmp(type, "file") == 0) {
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "sha256", &sha256);
 		rv = xbps_check_file_hash(path, sha256);
 		if (rv != 0 && rv != ERANGE) {
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ remove_pkg_files(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if ((rv = unlink(path)) == -1) {
+		if ((rv = remove(path)) == -1) {
 			if (rmcb->flags & XBPS_UNPACK_VERBOSE)
 				printf("WARNING: can't remove file %s (%s)\n",
 				    file, strerror(errno));
@@ -159,19 +163,12 @@ remove_pkg_files(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 			printf("Removed file: %s\n", file);
 
 		goto out;
-	}
-
-	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(obj, "dir", &file);
-	if (file != NULL) {
+	} else if (strcmp(type, "dir") == 0) {
 		if ((bobj = prop_dictionary_get(obj, "keep")) != NULL) {
 			/* Skip permanent directory. */
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		path = xbps_append_full_path(false, rmcb->destdir, file);
-		if (path == NULL)
-			return EINVAL;
-
 		if ((rv = rmdir(path)) == -1) {
 			if (errno == ENOTEMPTY)
 				goto out;
@@ -185,7 +182,17 @@ remove_pkg_files(prop_object_t obj, void *arg, bool *loop_done)
 			if (rmcb->flags & XBPS_UNPACK_VERBOSE)
 				printf("Removed directory: %s\n", file);
 		}
+	} else if (strcmp(type, "link") == 0) {
+		if ((rv = remove(path)) == -1) {
+			if (rmcb->flags & XBPS_UNPACK_VERBOSE)
+				printf("WARNING: can't remove link %s (%s)\n",
+				    file, strerror(errno));
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (rmcb->flags & XBPS_UNPACK_VERBOSE)
+			printf("Removed link: %s\n", file);
 	}
+
 out:
 	free(path);
 
diff --git a/lib/unpack.c b/lib/unpack.c
index 41edc4d24b..6f3de82eb7 100644
--- a/lib/unpack.c
+++ b/lib/unpack.c
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ unpack_archive_init(prop_dictionary_t pkg, const char *destdir,
 #define EXTRACT_FLAGS	ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_SECURE_NODOTDOT | \
 			ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_SECURE_SYMLINKS | \
 			ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NO_OVERWRITE | \
-			ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NO_OVERWRITE_NEWER
+			ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_NO_OVERWRITE_NEWER | \
+			ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_SPARSE
 #define FEXTRACT_FLAGS	ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_OWNER | ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_PERM | \
 			ARCHIVE_EXTRACT_TIME | EXTRACT_FLAGS
 
@@ -181,7 +182,6 @@ unpack_archive_fini(struct archive *ar, const char *destdir, int flags,
 		free(buf);
 		return -1;
 	}
-
 	while (archive_read_next_header(ar, &entry) == ARCHIVE_OK) {
 		/*
 		 * Run the pre installation action target if there's a script
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ unpack_archive_fini(struct archive *ar, const char *destdir, int flags,
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
-
 		if (flags & XBPS_UNPACK_VERBOSE) {
 			printf(" %s\n", archive_entry_pathname(entry));
 			(void)fflush(stdout);