diff --git a/pokerth_game.pro b/pokerth_game.pro
index ed23cd98..71c503cc 100644
--- a/pokerth_game.pro
+++ b/pokerth_game.pro
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ unix: !mac{
 
 	#### INSTALL ####
 
-	targets.files += pokerth
+	targets.files = pokerth
 	targets.path = /usr/bin/
 	
 	data.path = /usr/share/pokerth/data
diff --git a/pokerth_server.pro b/pokerth_server.pro
index 91c785e3..5c6c5b2e 100644
--- a/pokerth_server.pro
+++ b/pokerth_server.pro
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ UI_DIR = uics
 TARGET = bin/pokerth_server
 MOC_DIR = mocs
 OBJECTS_DIR = obj
-# QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -g
 DEFINES += POKERTH_DEDICATED_SERVER
 
 INSTALLS += TARGET
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ win32 {
 !win32 {
     DEPENDPATH += src/net/linux/ src/core/linux
     SOURCES += src/core/linux/daemon.c
-    SOURCES += src/core/win32/convhelper.cpp
+    SOURCES += src/core/linux/convhelper.cpp
 }
 
 unix : !mac {
diff --git a/src/config/configfile.cpp b/src/config/configfile.cpp
index 1d17689b..24194db6 100644
--- a/src/config/configfile.cpp
+++ b/src/config/configfile.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ ConfigFile::ConfigFile(int argc, char **argv) : noWriteAccess(0)
 	logOnOffDefault = "1";
 	claNoWriteAccess = "0";
 
-
 	if(!noWriteAccess) {
 		// Pfad und Dateinamen setzen
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp
index 63b76e72..b0c0f9f4 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 //
 //
 #include "qthelper.h"
-
+#include <iostream>
 
 QtHelper::QtHelper()
 {
@@ -31,37 +31,10 @@ std::string QtHelper::stringToUtf8(const std::string &myString) {
 
 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/?$").indexIn(path) != -1) {
-		// we are in a bin directory. e.g. /usr/bin
-		path += "/../share/pokerth/data/";
-	} else { path += "/data/"; }
-	#endif
-#endif
-
-
-	return QDir::cleanPath(path)  + "/";
-}
-
 std::string QtHelper::getDataPathStdString(const char * /*argv0*/)
 {
 	QString path(QCoreApplication::instance()->applicationDirPath());
-
+	
 #ifdef _WIN32 
 	path += "/data/";
 #else
@@ -74,13 +47,15 @@ std::string QtHelper::getDataPathStdString(const char * /*argv0*/)
 	if (QRegExp("pokerth/?$").indexIn(path) != -1) {
 		// there is an own application directory
 		path += "/data/";
+	} else if (QRegExp("usr/games/bin/?$").indexIn(path) != -1) {
+		// we are in /usr/games/bin (like gentoo linux does)
+		path += "/../../share/games/pokerth/data/";
 	} else if (QRegExp("bin/?$").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) + "/").toUtf8().constData();
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h
index 05fc2bd6..4e5594ad 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/qttools/qthelper/qthelper.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public:
 	std::string stringToUtf8(const std::string &);
 	std::string getDefaultLanguage();
 
-	QString getDataPath();
 	std::string getDataPathStdString(const char *argv0);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/pokerth.cpp b/src/pokerth.cpp
index a8e39ab5..e4769e50 100755
--- a/src/pokerth.cpp
+++ b/src/pokerth.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ class Game;
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
 {
-	//create defaultconfig
-	ConfigFile *myConfig = new ConfigFile(argc, argv);
+	
 	//ENABLE_LEAK_CHECK();
 
 	//_CrtSetBreakAlloc(49937);
@@ -80,6 +79,9 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
 	/////// can be removed for non-qt-guis ////////////
 	QApplication a( argc, argv );
 
+	//create defaultconfig
+	ConfigFile *myConfig = new ConfigFile(argc, argv);
+
 	// set PlastiqueStyle even for mac-version to prevent artefacts on styled widgets
 	a.setStyle(new QPlastiqueStyle);