diff --git a/mere-xdg-lib.pro b/mere-xdg-lib.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9120ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mere-xdg-lib.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+QT      = core
+
+CONFIG += c++11
+CONFIG += shared
+
+TARGET = mere-xdg
+VERSION= 0.0.1
+TEMPLATE = lib
+
+DEFINES += LIB_CODE=\\\"xdg\\\"
+DEFINES += LIB_NAME=\\\"$$TARGET\\\"
+DEFINES += LIB_VERSION=\\\"$$VERSION\\\"
+DEFINES += MERE_XDG_LIB
+
+SOURCES += \
+    src/autostartdirectoryspec.cpp \
+    src/basedirectoryspec.cpp \
+    src/desktopentry.cpp \
+    src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.cpp \
+    src/desktopentryspec.cpp \
+    src/icontheme.cpp \
+    src/iconthemedirectoryspec.cpp \
+    src/iconthemespec.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    src/autostartdirectoryspec.h \
+    src/basedirectoryspec.h \
+    src/desktopentry.h \
+    src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.h \
+    src/desktopentryspec.h \
+    src/global.h \
+    src/global.h \
+    src/icontheme.h \
+    src/iconthemedirectoryspec.h \
+    src/iconthemespec.h
+
+INCLUDEPATH += /usr/local/include
+
+LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib
+
+LIBS += -lmere-utils
+
+#
+# Install
+#
+unix {
+    target.path = /usr/local/lib
+    INSTALLS += target
+
+    INSTALL_PREFIX = /usr/local/include/mere/xdg
+    for(header, HEADERS) {
+        sdir = $${dirname(header)}
+        sdir = $$replace(sdir, "src", "")
+        path = $${INSTALL_PREFIX}$${sdir}
+
+        eval(headers_$${path}.files += $$header)
+        eval(headers_$${path}.path = $$path)
+        eval(INSTALLS *= headers_$${path})
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/autostartdirectoryspec.cpp b/src/autostartdirectoryspec.cpp
index 6f209de..228b863 100644
--- a/src/autostartdirectoryspec.cpp
+++ b/src/autostartdirectoryspec.cpp
@@ -8,39 +8,39 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QDirIterator>
 
-std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::autostartDirectories()
+std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::directories()
 {
     std::vector<std::string> autostartDirectories;
 
-    std::string userConfigHome = BaseDirectorySpec::userConfigDirectory();
+    std::string userConfigHome = BaseDirectorySpec::configHome();
     Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(userConfigHome);
 
     if (Mere::Utils::StringUtils::isNotBlank(userConfigHome))
-        autostartDirectories.push_back( autostarDirectory(userConfigHome) );
+        autostartDirectories.push_back( Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::directory(userConfigHome) );
 
-    const std::vector<std::string> configSearchDirectories = BaseDirectorySpec::configSearchDirectories();
-    for (std::string configSearchDirectory : configSearchDirectories)
+    const std::vector<std::string> directories = BaseDirectorySpec::configDirectories();
+    for (std::string directory : directories)
     {
-        Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(configSearchDirectory);
+        Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(directory);
 
-        if (Mere::Utils::StringUtils::isNotBlank(configSearchDirectory))
-            autostartDirectories.push_back( autostarDirectory(configSearchDirectory) );
+        if (Mere::Utils::StringUtils::isNotBlank(directory))
+            autostartDirectories.push_back( Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::directory(directory) );
     }
 
     return autostartDirectories;
 }
 
-std::vector<Mere::XDG::DesktopEntry> Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::autostartApplications()
+std::vector<Mere::XDG::DesktopEntry> Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::applications()
 {
     std::vector<DesktopEntry> desktopEntries ;
 
-    std::vector<std::string>  autostartDirectories = AutostartDirectorySpec::autostartDirectories();
+    std::vector<std::string>  directories = AutostartDirectorySpec::directories();
 
-    for(const std::string &autostartDirectory : autostartDirectories)
+    for(const std::string &directory : directories)
     {
-        QDir autostartDir(autostartDirectory.c_str());
+        QDir dir(directory.c_str());
 
-        QFileInfoList fileInfoList = autostartDir.entryInfoList(QDir::AllEntries);
+        QFileInfoList fileInfoList = dir.entryInfoList(QDir::AllEntries);
         QListIterator<QFileInfo> i(fileInfoList);
         while (i.hasNext())
         {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ std::vector<Mere::XDG::DesktopEntry> Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::autostar
     return desktopEntries;
 }
 
-std::string Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::autostarDirectory(const std::string &path)
+std::string Mere::XDG::AutostartDirectorySpec::directory(const std::string &path)
 {
     std::string autostartDirectory(path);
 
diff --git a/src/autostartdirectoryspec.h b/src/autostartdirectoryspec.h
index ae0ead6..996edc3 100644
--- a/src/autostartdirectoryspec.h
+++ b/src/autostartdirectoryspec.h
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC AutostartDirectorySpec
     AutostartDirectorySpec() = default;
 public:
     /**
-     * @brief autostartDirectories
+     * @brief directories
      *
-     * Directories when system will search for 'Desktop Entry' files, and will be
+     * Directories where system will search for 'Desktop Entry' files, and will be
      * automatically launched during startup of the user's desktop environment after the user has logged in.
      *
      * @return
      */
-    static std::vector<std::string> autostartDirectories();
-    static std::vector<DesktopEntry> autostartApplications();
+    static std::vector<std::string> directories();
+    static std::vector<DesktopEntry> applications();
 
 private:
-    static std::string autostarDirectory(const std::string &path);
+    static std::string directory(const std::string &path);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/basedirectoryspec.cpp b/src/basedirectoryspec.cpp
index 476ac6f..f6e7703 100644
--- a/src/basedirectoryspec.cpp
+++ b/src/basedirectoryspec.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupEnv()
 {
     int result = 0;
 
+    result += setupDesktopEnv();
     result += setupDataHomeEnv();
     result += setupConfigHomeEnv();
+    result += setupIconHomeEnv();
     result += setupDataDirsEnv();
     result += setupConfigDirsEnv();
     result += setupCacheHomeEnv();
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupEnvVar(const char* env, const ch
     std::string str(value);
     Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(str);
 
-    int result = setenv(env, value, 1);
+    int result = setenv(env, str.c_str(), 1);
     if (result != 0) return err;
 
     if (!std::ifstream(str).good())
@@ -56,12 +58,17 @@ unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupDesktopEnv()
 
 unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupDataHomeEnv()
 {
-    return BaseDirectorySpec::setupEnvVar(XDG::DATA_HOME, XDG::BaseDirectory::DATA_HOME, XDG::ErrorMask::DATA_HOME);
+    return setupEnvVar(XDG::DATA_HOME, XDG::BaseDirectory::DATA_HOME, XDG::ErrorMask::DATA_HOME);
 }
 
 unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupConfigHomeEnv()
 {
-    return BaseDirectorySpec::setupEnvVar(XDG::CONFIG_HOME, XDG::BaseDirectory::CONFIG_HOME, XDG::ErrorMask::CONFIG_HOME);
+    return setupEnvVar(XDG::CONFIG_HOME, XDG::BaseDirectory::CONFIG_HOME, XDG::ErrorMask::CONFIG_HOME);
+}
+
+unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupIconHomeEnv()
+{
+    return setupEnvVar(XDG::ICON_HOME, XDG::BaseDirectory::ICON_HOME, XDG::ErrorMask::ICON_HOME);
 }
 
 unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupDataDirsEnv()
@@ -71,7 +78,6 @@ unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupDataDirsEnv()
 
     std::string dataDirs(getenv(XDG::DATA_DIRS));
 
-    // FIXME?? CHECK THIS
     if (!std::ifstream(dataDirs).good())
         QDir().mkpath(dataDirs.c_str());
 
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ unsigned int Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::setupRuntimeDirEnv()
     return BaseDirectorySpec::setupEnvVar(XDG::RUNTIME_DIR, XDG::BaseDirectory::RUNTIME_DIR, XDG::ErrorMask::RUNTIME_DIR);
 }
 
-std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::userDataDirectory()
+std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::dataHome()
 {
     const char *home = getenv(XDG::DATA_HOME);
 
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::userDataDirectory()
     return dataHome;
 }
 
-std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::userConfigDirectory()
+std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::configHome()
 {
     const char *home = getenv(XDG::CONFIG_HOME);
 
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::userConfigDirectory()
     return configHome;
 }
 
-std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::userCacheDirectory()
+std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::cacheHome()
 {
     const char *home = getenv(XDG::CACHE_HOME);
 
@@ -140,7 +146,21 @@ std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::userCacheDirectory()
     return cacheHome;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::dataSearchDirectories()
+std::string Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::iconHome()
+{
+    const char *home = getenv(XDG::ICON_HOME);
+
+    std::string iconHome( home ? home : XDG::BaseDirectory::ICON_HOME);
+
+    Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(iconHome);
+
+    if (!std::ifstream(iconHome).good())
+        QDir().mkpath(iconHome.c_str());
+
+    return iconHome;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::dataDirectories()
 {    
     std::vector<std::string> dirs;
 
@@ -162,7 +182,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::dataSearchDirectories()
     return dirs;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::configSearchDirectories()
+std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::configDirectories()
 {
     std::vector<std::string> dirs;
 
diff --git a/src/basedirectoryspec.h b/src/basedirectoryspec.h
index 0021570..98d844e 100644
--- a/src/basedirectoryspec.h
+++ b/src/basedirectoryspec.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ namespace Mere
 {
 namespace XDG
 {
-
     static const char* SESSION_DESKTOP = "XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP";
     static const char* CURRENT_DESKTOP = "XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP";
 
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ namespace XDG
 
     namespace BaseDirectory
     {
-        static const char* SESSION_DESKTOP = "Mere";
-        static const char* CURRENT_DESKTOP = "Mere";
+        static const char* SESSION_DESKTOP = "mere";
+        static const char* CURRENT_DESKTOP = "mere";
 
         static const char* DATA_HOME   = "$HOME/.local/share";
         static const char* CONFIG_HOME = "$HOME/.config";
@@ -35,8 +34,11 @@ namespace XDG
         static const char* ICON_HOME   = "$HOME/.icons";
 
         static const char* DATA_DIRS   = "/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/";
-        static const char* CONFIG_DIRS = "/etc/xdg";
 
+        // we made a bit change here; added /usr/local/etc/xdg
+        static const char* CONFIG_DIRS = "/usr/local/etc/xdg/:/etc/xdg/";
+
+        // where did we find this one, in which spec?
         static const char* RUNTIME_DIR = "/tmp/mere-$USER";
     }
 
@@ -66,9 +68,13 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
      * Setup environments variables specified in XDG base directory specification.
      * - XDG_DATA_HOME
      * - XDG_CONFIG_HOME
+     * - XDG_CACHE_HOME
      * - XDG_DATA_DIRS
      * - XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
-     * - XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
+     *
+     * - XDG_ICON_HOME
+     * - XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP
+     * - XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
      * - XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
      * @return
      */
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
      *
      * @return
      */
-    static std::string  userDataDirectory();
+    static std::string  dataHome();
 
     /**
      * @brief userConfigDirectory
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
      *
      * @return
      */
-    static std::string userConfigDirectory();
+    static std::string configHome();
 
     /**
      * @brief userCacheDirectory
@@ -108,7 +114,11 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
      *
      * @return
      */
-    static std::string userCacheDirectory();
+    static std::string cacheHome();
+
+
+    // we did we get it?
+    static std::string iconHome();
 
     /**
      * @brief dataSearchDirectories
@@ -123,7 +133,7 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
      *
      * @return
      */
-    static std::vector<std::string> dataSearchDirectories();
+    static std::vector<std::string> dataDirectories();
 
     /**
      * @brief configSearchDirectories
@@ -137,7 +147,7 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
      * If $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS is either not set or empty, a value equal to /etc/xdg should be used.
      * @return
      */
-    static std::vector<std::string> configSearchDirectories();
+    static std::vector<std::string> configDirectories();
 
 private:
     static unsigned int setupDesktopEnv();
@@ -158,6 +168,7 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
     static unsigned int setupDataDirsEnv();
     static unsigned int setupConfigDirsEnv();
     static unsigned int setupCacheHomeEnv();
+    static unsigned int setupIconHomeEnv();
     static unsigned int setupRuntimeDirEnv();
 
     static unsigned int setupEnvVar(const char *env, const char *value, unsigned int err);
@@ -166,5 +177,4 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC BaseDirectorySpec
 }
 }
 
-
 #endif // MERE_XDG_DIRECTORYSPEC_H
diff --git a/src/desktopentry.cpp b/src/desktopentry.cpp
index 3b20e94..b17640e 100644
--- a/src/desktopentry.cpp
+++ b/src/desktopentry.cpp
@@ -1,20 +1,5 @@
 #include "desktopentry.h"
 
-Mere::XDG::DesktopEntry::~DesktopEntry()
-{
-
-}
-
-Mere::XDG::DesktopEntry::DesktopEntry()
-{
-
-}
-
-Mere::XDG::DesktopEntry::DesktopEntry(const std::string &path)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(path);
-}
-
 QVariant Mere::XDG::DesktopEntry::get(const Attribute &attribute)
 {
     auto find = m_attributes.find(attribute);
diff --git a/src/desktopentry.h b/src/desktopentry.h
index 48bbddf..84861a8 100644
--- a/src/desktopentry.h
+++ b/src/desktopentry.h
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ namespace XDG
 class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC DesktopEntry
 {
 public:
-    ~DesktopEntry();
-    DesktopEntry();
-
-    explicit DesktopEntry(const std::string &path);
+    DesktopEntry() = default;
 
     enum Attribute
     {
diff --git a/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.cpp b/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.cpp
index af2effd..3671669 100644
--- a/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.cpp
+++ b/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.cpp
@@ -5,29 +5,29 @@
 #include "mere/utils/stringutils.h"
 
 //static
-std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::DesktopEntryDirectorySpec::applicationDirectories()
+std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::DesktopEntryDirectorySpec::directories()
 {
     std::vector<std::string> applicationDirectories;
 
-    std::string userDatHome = Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::userDataDirectory();
+    std::string userDatHome = Mere::XDG::BaseDirectorySpec::dataHome();
 
     Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(userDatHome);
     if (Mere::Utils::StringUtils::isNotBlank(userDatHome))
-        applicationDirectories.push_back(applicationDirectory(userDatHome));
+        applicationDirectories.push_back(directory(userDatHome));
 
-    const std::vector<std::string> dataSearchDirectories = BaseDirectorySpec::dataSearchDirectories();
+    const std::vector<std::string> dataSearchDirectories = BaseDirectorySpec::dataDirectories();
     for(std::string dataSearchDirectory : dataSearchDirectories)
     {
         Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(dataSearchDirectory);
         if (Mere::Utils::StringUtils::isNotBlank(dataSearchDirectory))
-            applicationDirectories.push_back(applicationDirectory(dataSearchDirectory));
+            applicationDirectories.push_back(directory(dataSearchDirectory));
     }
 
     return applicationDirectories;
 }
 
 //static
-std::string Mere::XDG::DesktopEntryDirectorySpec::applicationDirectory(const std::string &path)
+std::string Mere::XDG::DesktopEntryDirectorySpec::directory(const std::string &path)
 {
     std::string applicationDirectory(path);
 
diff --git a/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.h b/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.h
index fb4d662..46334f2 100644
--- a/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.h
+++ b/src/desktopentrydirectoryspec.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC DesktopEntryDirectorySpec
      *
      * @return
      */
-    static std::vector<std::string> applicationDirectories();
-    static std::string applicationDirectory(const std::string &path);
+    static std::vector<std::string> directories();
+    static std::string directory(const std::string &path);
 };
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/iconthemedirectoryspec.cpp b/src/iconthemedirectoryspec.cpp
index 0bcc26c..3679434 100644
--- a/src/iconthemedirectoryspec.cpp
+++ b/src/iconthemedirectoryspec.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ std::vector<std::string> Mere::XDG::IconThemeDirectorySpec::baseDirectories()
         iconDirectories.push_back(userIconHome);
 
     // Not in specification
-    std::string userDataDirectory = BaseDirectorySpec::userDataDirectory();
+    std::string userDataDirectory = BaseDirectorySpec::dataHome();
     Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(userDataDirectory);
 
     if (Mere::Utils::StringUtils::isNotBlank(userDataDirectory))
         iconDirectories.push_back(iconDirectory(userDataDirectory));
 
-    const std::vector<std::string> dataSearchDirectories = BaseDirectorySpec::dataSearchDirectories();
+    const std::vector<std::string> dataSearchDirectories = BaseDirectorySpec::dataDirectories();
     for(std::string dataSearchDirectory : dataSearchDirectories)
     {
         Mere::Utils::EnvUtils::expandEnvVar(dataSearchDirectory);
diff --git a/src/iconthemespec.cpp b/src/iconthemespec.cpp
index 3f27191..f71abc4 100644
--- a/src/iconthemespec.cpp
+++ b/src/iconthemespec.cpp
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@
 #include <QDirIterator>
 #include <QSettings>
 
-Mere::XDG::IconThemeSpec::~IconThemeSpec()
-{
-
-}
-
-Mere::XDG::IconThemeSpec::IconThemeSpec()
-{
-
-}
-
 //static
 std::string Mere::XDG::IconThemeSpec::path(const std::string &icon)
 {
diff --git a/src/iconthemespec.h b/src/iconthemespec.h
index f05b6cb..611a4e1 100644
--- a/src/iconthemespec.h
+++ b/src/iconthemespec.h
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ typedef struct
 
 class MERE_XDG_LIB_SPEC IconThemeSpec
 {
+    IconThemeSpec() = default;
 public:
-    ~IconThemeSpec();
-    explicit IconThemeSpec();
     static std::string path(const std::string &icon);
     static std::string path(const std::string &icon, unsigned int size);
     static std::string path(const std::string &icon, unsigned int size, unsigned int scale);