diff --git a/_desktop/install-desktop.sh b/_desktop/install-desktop.sh
index 6262d5a..ede5a07 100644
--- a/_desktop/install-desktop.sh
+++ b/_desktop/install-desktop.sh
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ mkdir -p ~/.config ~/.local/bin ~/.local/settings
 # link config
 for i in dunst zathura; do
   rm -rf ~/.config/${i}
-  ln -sf ~/.local/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/${i} ~/.config
+  ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/${i} ~/.config
 done
 
 # link clibpoard hack
 rm -rf ~/.local/bin/clipboard
-ln -sf ~/.local/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/clipboard ~/.local/bin/clipboard
+ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/clipboard ~/.local/bin/clipboard
 
 # copy firefox wrapper
-ln -sf ~/.local/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/firefox ~/.local/bin
+ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles/_desktop/firefox ~/.local/bin
 
 # qutebrowser files
 #touch ~/.local/settings/qutebrowser.py
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f2184db..8611ff4 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# clean + prepare local dirs
+rm -rf ~/.cache ~/.config/_cache
+rm -rf ~/.fdignore ~/.fzf.bash ~/.fzf.zsh ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitignore ~/.history ~/.tmux.conf ~/.vim* ~/.zcomp* ~/.zsh*
+mkdir -p ~/.cache/ ~/.config ~/.local/bin ~/.local/share ~/.local/settings
+
 # prepare global variables
 echo "skip_global_compinit=1" > $HOME/.zshenv
 echo "export XDG_DATA_HOME=$HOME/.local/share" >> $HOME/.zshenv
@@ -16,12 +21,7 @@ mkdir -p $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos
 rm -rf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles
 git clone --recurse https://git.insomniac.pl/ftpd/dotfiles $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles
 
-# clean + prepare local dirs
-rm -rf ~/.cache ~/.config/_cache ~/.config/vim ~/.config/zsh
-rm -rf ~/.fdignore ~/.fzf.bash ~/.fzf.zsh ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitignore ~/.history ~/.tmux.conf ~/.vim* ~/.zcomp* ~/.zsh*
-mkdir -p ~/.cache/ ~/.config ~/.local/bin ~/.local/settings
-
-## neovim
+## vim
 rm -rf ~/.config/vim
 ln -sf $XDG_DATA_HOME/repos/dotfiles/vim ~/.config/
 touch ~/.local/settings/vimrc