diff --git a/bauh/api/paths.py b/bauh/api/paths.py
index be89411d..195ff318 100644
--- a/bauh/api/paths.py
+++ b/bauh/api/paths.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from bauh.api import user
+
 CACHE_PATH = '{}/.cache/bauh'.format(str(Path.home()))
 CONFIG_PATH = '{}/.config/bauh'.format(str(Path.home()))
 USER_THEMES_PATH = '{}/.local/share/bauh/themes'.format(str(Path.home()))
 DESKTOP_ENTRIES_DIR = '{}/.local/share/applications'.format(str(Path.home()))
-TEMP_DIR = '/tmp/bauh{}'.format('_root' if os.getuid() == 0 else '')
+TEMP_DIR = '/tmp/bauh{}'.format('_root' if user.is_root() else '')
diff --git a/bauh/commons/user.py b/bauh/api/user.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bauh/commons/user.py
rename to bauh/api/user.py
diff --git a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
index 8c29b579..1f896bed 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/arch/controller.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from math import floor
 from pathlib import Path
 from threading import Thread
-from typing import List, Set, Type, Tuple, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Collection, Generator
+from typing import List, Set, Type, Tuple, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Collection
 
 import requests
 from dateutil.parser import parse as parse_date
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ from bauh.api.abstract.view import MessageType, FormComponent, InputOption, Sing
     FileChooserComponent, TextComponent
 from bauh.api.paths import TEMP_DIR
 from bauh.api.exception import NoInternetException
-from bauh.commons import user, system
+from bauh.commons import system
+from bauh.api import user
 from bauh.commons.boot import CreateConfigFile
 from bauh.commons.category import CategoriesDownloader
 from bauh.commons.html import bold
diff --git a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
index 8050eea2..2cfe2977 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from bauh.api.abstract.model import PackageHistory, PackageUpdate, SoftwarePacka
     SuggestionPriority, PackageStatus
 from bauh.api.abstract.view import MessageType, FormComponent, SingleSelectComponent, InputOption, SelectViewType, \
     ViewComponent, PanelComponent
-from bauh.commons import user
+from bauh.api import user
 from bauh.commons.boot import CreateConfigFile
 from bauh.commons.html import strip_html, bold
 from bauh.commons.system import ProcessHandler
diff --git a/bauh/gems/web/model.py b/bauh/gems/web/model.py
index 866538f3..358be3ff 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/web/model.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/web/model.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List
 
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage
-from bauh.commons import resource, user
+from bauh.commons import resource
+from bauh.api import user
 from bauh.gems.web import ROOT_DIR
 
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py b/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py
index e31c78a5..1439dd1f 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/prepare.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from bauh import __app_name__
 from bauh.api.abstract.context import ApplicationContext
 from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SoftwareAction
 from bauh.api.abstract.handler import TaskManager
-from bauh.commons import user
+from bauh.api import user
 from bauh.view.qt.components import new_spacer, QCustomToolbar
 from bauh.view.qt.qt_utils import centralize
 from bauh.view.qt.root import RootDialog
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
index 0b2b0cb0..02076888 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from bauh.api.abstract.model import PackageStatus, SoftwarePackage, CustomSoftwa
 from bauh.api.abstract.view import MessageType, MultipleSelectComponent, InputOption, TextComponent, \
     FormComponent, ViewComponent
 from bauh.api.exception import NoInternetException
-from bauh.commons import user
+from bauh.api import user
 from bauh.commons.html import bold
 from bauh.commons.internet import InternetChecker
 from bauh.commons.system import get_human_size_str, ProcessHandler, SimpleProcess
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/window.py b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
index 0204a516..cb953aeb 100755
--- a/bauh/view/qt/window.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from bauh.api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, SoftwareAction
 from bauh.api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage
 from bauh.api.abstract.view import MessageType
 from bauh.api.http import HttpClient
-from bauh.commons import user
+from bauh.api import user
 from bauh.commons.html import bold
 from bauh.context import set_theme
 from bauh.stylesheet import read_all_themes_metadata, ThemeMetadata