diff --git a/SparkleShare/Common/Images/meson.build b/SparkleShare/Common/Images/meson.build
index 226fb4c1..f5afcf7c 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Common/Images/meson.build
+++ b/SparkleShare/Common/Images/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ image_files = ['tutorial-slide-1.png',
     'tutorial-slide-2.png',
     'side-splash.png',
     'about.png',
-    'text-balloon.png']
+    'text-balloon.png',
+    'user-icon-default.png']
 
 install_data(
     sources: image_files,
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/meson.build b/SparkleShare/Linux/meson.build
index 5239f4de..39033877 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/meson.build
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/meson.build
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ sparkleshare_src = ['../Common/SparkleShare.cs',
     'UserInterface.cs',
     'UserInterfaceHelpers.cs']
 
+# Startup script
+configure_file(
+    input: 'sparkleshare.in',
+    output: 'sparkleshare',
+    configuration: configuration, install_dir: 'bin/')
+
+# .desktop and .appdata files
+install_data(sources: 'org.sparkleshare.SparkleShare.desktop', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'applications'))
+install_data(sources: 'org.sparkleshare.SparkleShare.Invites.desktop', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'applications'))
+install_data(sources: 'SparkleShare.Autostart.desktop', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'applications'))
+install_data(sources: 'org.sparkleshare.SparkleShare.appdata.xml', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'appdata'))
+
+# Dependencies
 gtk = dependency('gtk-sharp-3.0')
 gdk = dependency('gdk-sharp-3.0')
 gio = dependency('gio-sharp-3.0')
@@ -33,23 +46,11 @@ sparkleshare = executable('SparkleShare',
     install: true,
     install_dir: install_dir)
 
-# Install the startup script
-install_data(sources: 'sparkleshare', install_dir: '/bin')
-
-# Install .desktop and .appdata files
-install_data(sources: 'org.sparkleshare.SparkleShare.desktop', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'applications'))
-install_data(sources: 'org.sparkleshare.SparkleShare.Invites.desktop', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'applications'))
-install_data(sources: 'SparkleShare.Autostart.desktop', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'applications'))
-install_data(sources: 'org.sparkleshare.SparkleShare.appdata.xml', install_dir: join_paths('share', 'appdata'))
-
 subdir('Images')
 subdir('Images/icons')
 
 
 # TODO:
-# - preprocess startup script, and InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in
-# - special Ubuntu icons. custom icons to right location
-# - preprocess InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in
-# - Keep around bump version script
+# - install icons into right structure. Ubuntu icons. custom icons to right location
 # - update .desktop file database and icon cache
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in b/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
index fed7aec1..06217ea9 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/sparkleshare.in
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ case $1 in
     invite=`date -u +%N`
     open=`echo $2 | sed 's/sparkleshare:\/\/addProject\///'`
     curl --insecure --output ~/SparkleShare/.$invite.xml $open
-    mono "@expanded_libdir@/@PACKAGE@/SparkleShare.exe"
+    mono "@ABS_INSTALL_DIR@/SparkleShare.exe"
     ;;
   help|--help|version|--version)
-    mono "@expanded_libdir@/@PACKAGE@/SparkleShare.exe" help
+    mono "@ABS_INSTALL_DIR@/SparkleShare.exe" help
     ;;
   *)
-    mono "@expanded_libdir@/@PACKAGE@/SparkleShare.exe" $2
+    mono "@ABS_INSTALL_DIR@/SparkleShare.exe" $2
     ;;
 esac
+
diff --git a/Sparkles/InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in b/Sparkles/InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in
index 7d839124..82a50f51 100755
--- a/Sparkles/InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in
+++ b/Sparkles/InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ using System.Reflection;
 namespace Sparkles {
 
     public partial class InstallationInfo {
-        public const string Directory = "@expanded_datadir@/sparkleshare";
+        public const string Directory = "@ABS_INSTALL_DIR@";
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sparkles/meson.build b/Sparkles/meson.build
index 42fa02ac..ddfda2de 100644
--- a/Sparkles/meson.build
+++ b/Sparkles/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+directory_info_file = configure_file(
+    input: 'InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in',
+    output: 'InstallationInfo.Directory.cs',
+    configuration: configuration)
+
 sparkles_src = ['AuthenticationInfo.cs',
     'BaseFetcher.cs',
     'BaseListener.cs',
@@ -7,7 +12,7 @@ sparkles_src = ['AuthenticationInfo.cs',
     'Configuration.cs',
     'Extensions.cs',
     'InstallationInfo.cs',
-    'InstallationInfo.Directory.cs',
+    directory_info_file,
     'Invite.cs',
     'ListenerFactory.cs',
     'Logger.cs',
@@ -19,10 +24,6 @@ sparkles_src = ['AuthenticationInfo.cs',
     'User.cs',
     'Watcher.cs']
 
-# generator = custom_target('replace',
-#    input: 'InstallationInfo.Directory.cs.in',
-#    output: 'InstallationInfo.Directory.cs',
-#    command: ['sed', 's/@VERSION@/2.0.1/g @INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'])
 
 sparkles = library('Sparkles',
     sources: sparkles_src,
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f6f0020b..f7c0d7dc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ project('SparkleShare', 'cs')
 
 install_dir = 'share/sparkleshare'
 
+configuration = configuration_data()
+configuration.set('ABS_INSTALL_DIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), install_dir))
+configuration.set('VERSION', '2.0.1')
+
 subdir('Sparkles')
 subdir('Sparkles/Git')
 subdir('SparkleShare')