--- pithos/pithosconfig.py	2013-12-05 09:59:17.000000000 -0500
+++ pithos/pithosconfig.py	2014-01-02 02:12:43.802172351 -0500
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 
 # where your project will head for your data (for instance, images and ui files)
 # by default, this is data, relative your trunk layout
-__pithos_data_directory__ = 'data/'
+#__pithos_data_directory__ = 'data/'
+from os.path import isdir, normpath, join
+__pithos_data_directory__ = (normpath(join(__file__, 'data/'))
+			     if isdir(join(__file__, 'data/'))
+                             else '/usr/share/pithos')
 __license__ = 'GPL-3'
 
 VERSION = '0.3.18'