diff --git a/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py b/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py
index 8f3999d..50036ed 100755
--- a/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py
+++ b/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 import gi
 gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
 from gi.repository import Gtk
-from os import environ
 
 # get install dir relative to $home
-# we have to do this because when we start the program from terminal its executed in the ~/.local/share/tcet-welcome
+# we have to do this because when we start the program from terminal its executed in the /usr/local/share/tcet-welcome
 # when we auto start welcome.sh from the .desktop in ~/.config/autostart it is executed in the $HOME dir and our relative paths are broken
-# so using the $HOME env variable get the path GTK more specifically set_from_file() / set_icon_from_file wont let you user ~/.local/share/tcet-welcome
+# so using the $HOME env variable get the path GTK more specifically set_from_file() / set_icon_from_file wont let you user /usr/local/share/tcet-welcome
 
  
-installDir = environ['HOME']+'/.local/share/tcet-welcome'
+installDir = '/usr/local/share/tcet-welcome'
  
 class aboutWin(Gtk.Window):
  
diff --git a/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py b/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py
index a53d8cc..7b8dd62 100755
--- a/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py
+++ b/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 import subprocess
-from os import environ
 
 package_map = {
   "NodeJS": "nodejs",
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
   "GoLang":"go"
 }
 
-installDir = environ['HOME']+'/.local/share/tcet-welcome'
+installDir = '/usr/local/share/tcet-welcome'
 
 class MyApp(Gtk.Window):
   def __init__(self):
diff --git a/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-about.sh b/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-about.sh
index 1f9e02b..c1b7d71 100755
--- a/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-about.sh
+++ b/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-about.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
-NINSTANCES=$(ps aux | grep python\ $HOME/.local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py | wc -l )
+NINSTANCES=$(ps aux | grep python\ /usr/local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py | wc -l )
 target="1"
 
 if [ "$NINSTANCES" = "$target" ]
 then
-  bash -c "python ~/.local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py"
+  bash -c "python /usr/local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/about.py"
 fi
diff --git a/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-installer.sh b/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-installer.sh
index f6359da..9cf4bb8 100755
--- a/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-installer.sh
+++ b/tcet-welcome/scripts/py-installer.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
-NINSTANCES=$(ps aux | grep python\ $HOME/.local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py | wc -l )
+NINSTANCES=$(ps aux | grep python\ /usr/local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py | wc -l )
 target="1"
 
 if [ "$NINSTANCES" = "$target" ]
 then
-  bash -c "python ~/.local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py"
+  bash -c "python /usr/local/share/tcet-welcome/scripts/installer.py"
 fi
diff --git a/welcome b/welcome
index 220eb05..2c1f436 100755
--- a/welcome
+++ b/welcome
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
 
-DIR=~/.local/share/tcet-welcome
+DIR=/usr/local/share/tcet-welcome
 
 yad --title "Welcome" \
     --form \
diff --git a/welcome-after b/welcome-after
index ff257ed..fed6aa1 100755
--- a/welcome-after
+++ b/welcome-after
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/env bash
 
-DIR=~/.local/share/tcet-welcome
+DIR=/usr/local/share/tcet-welcome
 
 yad --title "Welcome" \
     --form \