diff --git a/gbm.desktop b/gbm.desktop
index c43ac81..1ebb7a6 100644
--- a/gbm.desktop
+++ b/gbm.desktop
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ Name=Game Backup Monitor
 Comment=Monitors games and backs up their savegames
 Comment[de]=Beobachtet Spiele und sichert ihre Spielstände
 
-Path=/usr/local/bin
 TryExec=mono
-Exec=mono gbm
+Exec=gbm
 Terminal=false
 
 Icon=gbm
diff --git a/gbm.sh b/gbm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5794da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gbm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+#check for all dependencies
+for prog in mono readlink df 7za;do
+    [ -n "`whereis -b ${prog} | cut -sd' ' -f2`" ] || (echo "Please install ${prog}" && exit 1);
+done
+for lib in libsqlite3;do
+    [ -n "`ldconfig -p | grep ${lib}`" ] || (echo "Please install ${lib}" && exit 1);
+done
+dir="$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)"
+echo "Located in ${dir}";
+gbmpath='./';
+#locate GBM.exe
+if [ "${dir}" = '/bin' ] && [ -s '/usr/share/gbm/GBM.exe' ]; then
+    gbmpath='/usr/share/gbm/';
+elif [ "${dir}" = '/usr/local/bin' ] && [ -s '/usr/local/share/gbm/GBM.exe' ]; then
+    gbmpath='/usr/local/share/gbm/';
+elif [ ! -s './GBM.exe' ]; then
+    echo 'GBM.exe not found';
+    exit 2;
+fi
+mono --desktop ${gbmpath}'GBM.exe' "$@";
+exit $?;
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 4532580..7e20ced 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,38 @@
 ICONSIZES := 16 24 32 48 64 72 96 128 256
 IMGMAGICK := $(shell command -v convert 2> /dev/null)
-XDGUTILS := $(shell command -v xdg-desktop-menu 2> /dev/null)
+DESTDIR := 
+PREFIX := usr/local
 define \n
 
 
 endef
 
 install: GBM.exe $(foreach size,$(ICONSIZES),gbm_$(size)x$(size).png)
-ifndef XDGUTILS
-	$(error "xdg-desktop-menu is not available, please install xdg-utils")
-endif
 #rename it in a way, it can easily started from terminal
-	install GBM.exe /usr/local/bin/gbm;
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin;
+	install gbm.sh $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/gbm;
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/gbm/;
+	install GBM.exe $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/gbm/;
 #install icon in different sizes
-	$(foreach size,$(ICONSIZES),xdg-icon-resource install --mode system --novendor --noupdate --size $(size) gbm_$(size)x$(size).png gbm;$(\n))
-	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --mode system;
+	$(foreach size,$(ICONSIZES),install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/$(size)x$(size)/apps/;$(\n))
+	$(foreach size,$(ICONSIZES),install -m644 gbm_$(size)x$(size).png $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/$(size)x$(size)/apps/gbm.png;$(\n))
 #install .desktop file, which is used for running gbm from desktop and menus
-	xdg-desktop-menu install --mode system --novendor gbm.desktop;
-
-uninstall: /usr/local/bin/gbm
-ifndef XDGUTILS
-	$(error "xdg-desktop-menu is not available, please install xdg-utils")
+	install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/applications/
+	install -m644 gbm.desktop $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/applications/gbm.desktop
+ifeq ($(DESTDIR),)
+		-xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --mode system;
+		-xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate --mode system;
+endif
+
+uninstall: $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/gbm
+	-rm $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/gbm;
+	-rm -r $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/gbm/;
+	$(foreach size,$(ICONSIZES),-rm $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/$(size)x$(size)/apps/gbm.png;$(\n))
+	-rm $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/applications/gbm.desktop
+ifeq ($(DESTDIR),)
+		-xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --mode system;
+		-xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate --mode system;
 endif
-	rm /usr/local/bin/gbm;
-	$(foreach size,$(ICONSIZES),xdg-icon-resource uninstall --mode system --novendor --noupdate --size $(size) gbm;$(\n))
-	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --mode system;
-	xdg-desktop-menu uninstall --mode system --novendor gbm.desktop;
 
 gbm_%.png: gbm.ico
 ifndef IMGMAGICK