diff --git a/data/gfx/logoChip3D.png b/data/gfx/logoChip3D.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66161506
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/gfx/logoChip3D.png differ
diff --git a/pokerth_game.pro b/pokerth_game.pro
index a75ee2ef..3cef36e0 100644
--- a/pokerth_game.pro
+++ b/pokerth_game.pro
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 TEMPLATE = app
 CODECFORSRC = UTF-8
 
-INSTALLS += TARGET 
-TARGET.files += bin/*
-TARGET.path = /usr/bin/
+CONFIG += qt thread embed_manifest_exe release
+#CONFIG += qt thread embed_manifest_exe warn_on debug
+UI_DIR = uics
+MOC_DIR = mocs
+OBJECTS_DIR = obj
+TARGET = pokerth
 
 INCLUDEPATH += . \
 		src \
@@ -205,7 +208,6 @@ TRANSLATIONS = \
 		ts/pokerth_it.ts \
 		ts/pokerth_nl.ts
 
-
 win32{
 	DEPENDPATH += src/net/win32/ src/core/win32
 	INCLUDEPATH += ../boost/ ../SDL/include ../SDL_mixer
@@ -240,6 +242,17 @@ unix: !mac{
 
 	## My release static libs
 	#LIBS += -lcrypto -lSDL_mixer -lSDL -lmikmod
+
+	#### INSTALL ####
+
+	targets.files += pokerth
+	targets.path = /usr/bin/
+	
+	data.path = /usr/share/pokerth/data
+	data.files = data/* 
+	
+	INSTALLS += targets data
+
 }
 
 mac{
@@ -273,12 +286,3 @@ mac{
 	INCLUDEPATH += /Library/Frameworks/SDL.framework/Headers
 	INCLUDEPATH += /Library/Frameworks/SDL_mixer.framework/Headers		
 }
-
-#CONFIG += qt thread embed_manifest_exe release
-CONFIG += qt thread embed_manifest_exe warn_on debug
-UI_DIR = uics
-TARGET = bin/pokerth
-MOC_DIR = mocs
-OBJECTS_DIR = obj
-QT += 
-# QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -g
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index 3ec59bee..76e391db 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "game.h"
 #include "session.h"
 #include "tools.h"
+#include "qthelper.h"
 
 #include "configfile.h"
 #include "sdlplayer.h"
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
index 30b6365b..884e7de1 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class startNetworkGameDialogImpl;
 class changeHumanPlayerNameDialogImpl;
 class gameLobbyDialogImpl;
 
+class QtHelper;
 class QColor;
 
 class SDLPlayer;
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.cpp
index 7c829eb3..deb17d7c 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ void StartSplash::paintEvent(QPaintEvent * event) {
 	versionFont.setFamily("Nimbus Sans L");
 	versionFont.setPixelSize(12);
 
-	QPixmap logo(":/graphics/resources/graphics/logoChip3D.png");
+// 	std::cout << myQtHelper->getDataPath().toStdString() << endl;
+	QPixmap logo(myQtHelper->getDataPath()+"gfx/logoChip3D.png");
 
 	if(frameNo >= 52 && frameNo < 55) {
 	
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.h b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.h
index 74780579..1114935e 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/startsplash/startsplash.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define STARTSPLASH_H
 
 #include "mainwindowimpl.h"
+#include "qthelper.h"
 
 #include <QtGui>
 #include <QtCore>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public slots:
 private:
 
 	mainWindowImpl *myW;
+	QtHelper *myQtHelper;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp
index cf534744..273b65df 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp
@@ -28,4 +28,31 @@ std::string QtHelper::stringToUtf8(const std::string &myString) {
 	return myUtf8String;
 }
 
-std::string QtHelper::getDefaultLanguage() { return QLocale::system().name().toStdString(); }
\ No newline at end of file
+std::string QtHelper::getDefaultLanguage() { return QLocale::system().name().toStdString(); }
+
+QString QtHelper::getDataPath()
+{
+    	QString path = QCoreApplication::instance()->applicationDirPath();
+
+#ifdef _WIN32 
+	path += "/data/";
+#else
+	#ifdef __APPLE__
+	if (QRegExp("Contents/MacOS/?$").indexIn(path) != -1) {
+		// pointing into an macosx application bundle
+		path += "/../Resources/data/";
+	} else { path += "/data/"; }
+	#else //Unix
+	if (QRegExp("pokerth/?$").indexIn(path) != -1) {
+		// there is an own application directory
+		path += "/data/";
+	} else if (QRegExp("bin/?$").indexIn(path) != -1) {
+		// we are in a bin directory. e.g. /usr/bin
+		path += "/../share/pokerth/data/";
+	} else { path += "/data/"; }
+	#endif
+#endif
+
+
+    	return QDir::cleanPath(path) + "/";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h
index 644fbe0a..838b49bb 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 /**
 	@author FThauer FHammer <webmaster@pokerth.net>
 */
-class QtHelper{
+class QtHelper : public QObject{
+Q_OBJECT
 public:
     QtHelper();
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ public:
     std::string stringToUtf8(const std::string &);
     std::string getDefaultLanguage();
 
+    QString getDataPath();
+
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc b/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc
index 032a6f61..9cd785a7 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc
+++ b/src/gui/qt/resources.qrc
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
         <file>resources/graphics/bigblindPuck.png</file>
         <file>resources/graphics/fileopen16.png</file>
         <file>resources/graphics/handRanking_release.png</file>
-        <file>resources/graphics/logoChip3D.png</file>
         <file>resources/graphics/smallblindPuck.png</file>
         <file>resources/graphics/toolboxFrameBG.png</file>
         <file>resources/graphics/windowicon.png</file>