diff --git a/aur/register_app.py b/aur/register_app.py
index ee5a91bb..e6a5454c 100644
--- a/aur/register_app.py
+++ b/aur/register_app.py
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
 # used for AUR installation
 import os
+import shutil
 import subprocess
-import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+share_path = str(Path.home()) + '/.local/share'
+local_resources_path = share_path + '/fpakman'
+
+if os.path.exists(local_resources_path):
+    shutil.rmtree(local_resources_path)
+
+os.mkdir(local_resources_path)
+
 desktop_file = """
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type = Application
 Name = fpakman
+Categories=System;
 Comment = Manage your Flatpak applications
 Exec = /usr/bin/fpakman
-Icon = /usr/lib/python{version}/site-packages/fpakman/resources/img/flathub_45.svg
-""".format(version="{}.{}".format(sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor))
+Icon = {resource_path}/resources/img/flathub_45.svg
+""".format(resource_path=local_resources_path)
 
 apps_path = '{}/.local/share/applications'.format(str(Path.home()))
 
diff --git a/fpakman/core/resource.py b/fpakman/core/resource.py
index 0918e299..b4eed7de 100755
--- a/fpakman/core/resource.py
+++ b/fpakman/core/resource.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import os
+import getpass
+
+local_resource_path = '/home/{}/.local/share/fpakman/resources'.format(getpass.getuser())
+app_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_path(resource_path):
-    app_dir = get_app_dir()
-    return app_dir + '/resources/' + resource_path
 
-
-def get_app_dir():
-    return os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+    if os.path.exists(local_resource_path):
+        return local_resource_path + resource_path
+    else:
+        return app_dir + '/resources/' + resource_path
diff --git a/fpakman/core/util.py b/fpakman/core/util.py
index f502ceee..9173d7f2 100644
--- a/fpakman/core/util.py
+++ b/fpakman/core/util.py
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ def get_locale_keys():
 
     current_locale = locale.getdefaultlocale()
     locale_path = None
+
     if current_locale:
         current_locale = current_locale[0]
 
-        locale_dir = '{}/resources/locale'.format(resource.get_app_dir())
+        locale_dir = resource.get_path('/locale')
 
         for locale_file in glob.glob(locale_dir + '/*'):
             name = locale_file.split('/')[-1]
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ def get_locale_keys():
                 break
 
     if not locale_path:
-        locale_path = '{}/resources/locale/en'.format(resource.get_app_dir())
+        locale_path = resource.get_path('locale/en')
 
     with open(locale_path, 'r') as f:
         locale_keys = f.readlines()