diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index aaa5823..f2ee51d 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 default['s3cmd']['encrypt'] = false
 default['s3cmd']['https'] = false
 default['s3cmd']['user'] = 'ubuntu'
+default['s3cmd']['install_method'] = 'source'
diff --git a/recipes/configure.rb b/recipes/configure.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03c4844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/configure.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: s3cmd
+# Recipe:: configure
+# Frederico Araujo (fred.the.master@gmail.com)
+# https://github.com/fred/chef-s3cmd
+#
+
+if node['s3cmd']['config_dir']
+  home_folder = node['s3cmd']['config_dir']
+else
+  home_folder = node['etc']['passwd'][node['s3cmd']['user']]['dir']
+end
+
+template "#{home_folder}/.s3cfg" do
+  source "s3cfg.erb"
+  variables(
+    :access_key =>  node['s3cmd']['access_key'],
+    :secret_key =>  node['s3cmd']['secret_key'],
+    :gpg_passphrase =>  node['s3cmd']['gpg_passphrase'],
+    :bucket_location =>  node['s3cmd']['bucket_location'],
+    :https =>  node['s3cmd']['https'],
+    :encrypt =>  node['s3cmd']['encrypt']
+  )
+  owner node['s3cmd']['user']
+  group node['s3cmd']['user']
+  mode 0600
+end
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 1e480c3..bfcb61e 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -5,44 +5,15 @@
 # https://github.com/fred/chef-s3cmd
 #
 
-package "python"
-package "python-setuptools"
-package "python-distutils-extra"
-package "python-dateutil"
-
-
-remote_file "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/master.tar.gz" do
-  source node['s3cmd']['url']
-  mode "0644"
-end
-
-bash "install-s3cmd" do
-  user "root"
-  cwd Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]
-  code <<-EOH
-  tar xzvf master.tar.gz
-  cd s3cmd-master
-  python setup.py install
-  EOH
+# install s3cmd based on your configuration
+case node['s3cmd']['install_method']
+  when 'source'
+    include_recipe 's3cmd::install_from_source'
+  when 'package'
+    include_recipe 's3cmd::install_from_package'
+  else
+    Chef::Application.fatal!("There install method #{node['s3cmd']['install_method']} is not provided; please use one of: 'source', 'package'.")
 end
 
-if node['s3cmd']['config_dir']
-  home_folder = node['s3cmd']['config_dir']
-else
-  home_folder = node['etc']['passwd'][node['s3cmd']['user']]['dir']
-end
-
-template "#{home_folder}/.s3cfg" do
-  source "s3cfg.erb"
-  variables(
-    :access_key =>  node['s3cmd']['access_key'],
-    :secret_key =>  node['s3cmd']['secret_key'],
-    :gpg_passphrase =>  node['s3cmd']['gpg_passphrase'],
-    :bucket_location =>  node['s3cmd']['bucket_location'],
-    :https =>  node['s3cmd']['https'],
-    :encrypt =>  node['s3cmd']['encrypt']
-  )
-  owner node['s3cmd']['user']
-  group node['s3cmd']['user']
-  mode 0600
-end
+# configure s3cmd
+include_recipe 's3cmd::configure'
diff --git a/recipes/install_from_package.rb b/recipes/install_from_package.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ae0bb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/install_from_package.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: s3cmd
+# Recipe:: install_from_package
+# Frederico Araujo (fred.the.master@gmail.com)
+# https://github.com/fred/chef-s3cmd
+#
+
+package 's3cmd'
diff --git a/recipes/install_from_source.rb b/recipes/install_from_source.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1a482b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/install_from_source.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: s3cmd
+# Recipe:: install_from_source
+# Frederico Araujo (fred.the.master@gmail.com)
+# https://github.com/fred/chef-s3cmd
+#
+
+package "python"
+package "python-setuptools"
+package "python-distutils-extra"
+package "python-dateutil"
+
+
+remote_file "#{Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]}/master.tar.gz" do
+  source node['s3cmd']['url']
+  mode "0644"
+end
+
+bash "install-s3cmd" do
+  user "root"
+  cwd Chef::Config[:file_cache_path]
+  code <<-EOH
+  tar xzvf master.tar.gz
+  cd s3cmd-master
+  python setup.py install
+  EOH
+end