diff --git a/_cli/zsh/.zshenv b/_cli/zsh/.zshenv
index de317b5..d7db53c 100644
--- a/_cli/zsh/.zshenv
+++ b/_cli/zsh/.zshenv
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 skip_global_compinit=1
-export XDG_CACHE_HOME=$HOME/.cache
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/${USER}-cache
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
 export XDG_DATA_HOME=$HOME/.local/share
 export XDG_STATE_HOME=$HOME/.local/state
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ export HISTFILE=$XDG_DATA_HOME/zsh/history
 # if test -z "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"; then
 #   export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/$(id -u)-runtime-dir.XXX)
 # fi
-
diff --git a/_gui/install.sh b/_gui/install.sh
index 9f6728d..16d6052 100644
--- a/_gui/install.sh
+++ b/_gui/install.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# variables
+LOCAL_BIN_DIR=${HOME}/.local/bin
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${HOME}/.config
+
 # prepare local dirs
-mkdir -p ~/.config ~/.local/bin
+mkdir -p ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME} ${LOCAL_BIN_DIR}
 
 # install configs
 for i in _configs/*; do
-  rm -rf ~/.config/$(basename $i)
-  ln -sf $(pwd)/${i} ~/.config
+  rm -rf ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/$(basename $i)
+  ln -sf $(pwd)/${i} ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}
 done
 
 # install scripts
 for i in _scripts/*; do
-  ln -sf $(pwd)/${i} ~/.local/bin
+  ln -sf $(pwd)/${i} ${LOCAL_BIN_DIR}
 done
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 92a6cf9..0639c88 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # variables
-GIT_DIR=~/.local/git
-export XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/${USER}-cache
-export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
-export XDG_DATA_HOME=$HOME/.local/share
-export XDG_STATE_HOME=$HOME/.local/state
+LOCAL_BIN_DIR=${HOME}/.local/bin
+LOCAL_GIT_DIR=${HOME}/.local/git
+XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/${USER}-cache
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME=${HOME}/.config
+XDG_DATA_HOME=${HOME}/.local/share
+XDG_STATE_HOME=${HOME}/.local/state
 
 # clean + prepare local dirs
-rm -rf ~/.cache ~/.config/_cache $XDG_CACHE_HOME
-rm -rf ~/.config/nvim ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/state/nvim 
-rm -rf ~/.fdignore ~/.fzf.bash ~/.fzf.zsh ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitignore ~/.history ~/.tmux.conf ~/.vim* ~/.zcomp* ~/.zsh*
-mkdir -p ~/.local/bin $XDG_CACHE_HOME $XDG_CONFIG_HOME $XDG_DATA_HOME
-chmod 700 $XDG_CACHE_HOME
+rm -rf ~/.cache ~/.config/_cache ~/.fdignore ~/.fzf.bash ~/.fzf.zsh ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitignore ~/.history ~/.tmux.conf ~/.vim* ~/.zcomp* ~/.zsh*
+rm -rf ${XDG_CACHE_HOME} ${XDG_DATA_HOME}/nvim ${XDG_STATE_HOME}/nvim
+mkdir -p ${LOCAL_BIN_DIR} ${XDG_CACHE_HOME} ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME} ${XDG_DATA_HOME}
+chmod 700 ${XDG_CACHE_HOME}
 
 # prepare repository
-mkdir -p $GIT_DIR
-rm -rf $GIT_DIR/dotfiles
-git clone https://git.insomniac.pl/ftpd/dotfiles $GIT_DIR/dotfiles
+mkdir -p ${LOCAL_GIT_DIR}
+rm -rf ${LOCAL_GIT_DIR}/dotfiles
+git clone https://git.insomniac.pl/ftpd/dotfiles $LOCAL_GIT_DIR/dotfiles
 
 # zsh modules
-mkdir -p $GIT_DIR/zsh_modules
-rm -rf $GIT_DIR/zsh_modules/*
+mkdir -p ${LOCAL_GIT_DIR}/zsh_modules
+rm -rf ${LOCAL_GIT_DIR}/zsh_modules/*
 for module in mfaerevaag/wd romkatv/powerlevel10k zdharma-continuum/fast-syntax-highlighting; do
-  git clone https://github.com/${module} $GIT_DIR/zsh_modules/${module#*/}
+  git clone https://github.com/${module} $LOCAL_GIT_DIR/zsh_modules/${module#*/}
 done
 
 # configs
-for i in $GIT_DIR/dotfiles/_cli/*; do
-  rm -rf $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/$(basename $i)
-  ln -sf $GIT_DIR/dotfiles/_cli/$(basename $i) $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/
+for i in ${LOCAL_GIT_DIR}/dotfiles/_cli/*; do
+  rm -rf ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/$(basename $i)
+  ln -sf ${LOCAL_GIT_DIR}/dotfiles/_cli/$(basename $i) ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/
 done