diff --git a/Atom-Linux/Makefile b/Atom-Linux/Makefile
index a059f3f3a..1ffe23384 100644
--- a/Atom-Linux/Makefile
+++ b/Atom-Linux/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+INSTALLDIR=/usr/share/atom
+
 CXXFLAGS := -Werror \
 	-pthread \
 	-fno-exceptions \
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ LDFLAGS := -pthread \
 	-Wl,-O1 \
 	-Wl,--as-needed \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections \
+	-Wl,-rpath=$(INSTALLDIR)
 
 LIBS := -lX11 \
 	-lgtk-x11-2.0 \
@@ -61,24 +64,23 @@ LIBS := -lX11 \
 
 SOURCES=atom.cpp native_handler.cpp client_handler.cpp onig_regexp_extension.cpp io_utils.cpp
 OBJECTS=$(SOURCES:.cpp=.o)
-INSTALLDIR=/usr/local/atom
 
 all:
 	g++ $(CXXFLAGS) -c $(SOURCES)
 	mkdir -p bin
-	cp chrome.pak bin/
-	cp -R locales bin/
-	cp atom.png bin/
-	g++ -o bin/atom $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
+	g++ -o atom $(OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf bin *.o
+	rm -rf atom *.o
 
 install:
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALLDIR)
-	cp -R bin $(INSTALLDIR)
-	cp -R lib $(INSTALLDIR)
-	cp atom $(INSTALLDIR)
+	cp -R atom $(INSTALLDIR)
+	cp chrome.pak $(INSTALLDIR)
+	cp -R locales $(INSTALLDIR)
+	cp atom.png $(INSTALLDIR)
+	cp lib/libcef.so $(INSTALLDIR)
+	cp lib/libcef_dll_wrapper.a $(INSTALLDIR)
 	cp -R ../src $(INSTALLDIR)
 	cp -R ../static $(INSTALLDIR)
 	cp -R ../vendor $(INSTALLDIR)
diff --git a/Atom-Linux/atom b/Atom-Linux/atom
deleted file mode 100755
index c482e57b3..000000000
--- a/Atom-Linux/atom
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-case $0 in
-	/* )
-		root=${0%atom}
-		;;
-	* )
-		root=`pwd`/${0%atom}
-		;;
-esac
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$root'../atom/lib':$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-$root'../atom/bin/atom' $@
diff --git a/Atom-Linux/atom.cpp b/Atom-Linux/atom.cpp
index 632b627ec..3457166fc 100644
--- a/Atom-Linux/atom.cpp
+++ b/Atom-Linux/atom.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 // can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string>
 #include "atom.h"
@@ -59,9 +58,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   if (szWorkingDir == NULL)
     return -1;
 
-  std::string fullPath = argv[0];
-  fullPath = fullPath.substr(0, fullPath.length() - 5);
-  szPath = fullPath.c_str();
+  std::string appDir = io_util_app_directory();
+  if (appDir.empty())
+    return -1;
+
+  szPath = appDir.c_str();
 
   std::string pathToOpen;
   if (argc >= 2) {
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   window_info.SetAsChild(vbox);
 
-  std::string path = io_utils_real_app_path("/../index.html");
+  std::string path = io_utils_real_app_path("/index.html");
   if (path.empty())
     return -1;
 
diff --git a/Atom-Linux/client_handler.cpp b/Atom-Linux/client_handler.cpp
index b3611a11b..9183bd50b 100644
--- a/Atom-Linux/client_handler.cpp
+++ b/Atom-Linux/client_handler.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "include/cef_frame.h"
 #include "atom.h"
 #include "native_handler.h"
-#include "io_utils.h"
+#include "atom.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
@@ -92,11 +92,8 @@ void ClientHandler::OnLoadStart(CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> browser,
     CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> atom = CefV8Value::CreateObject(NULL, NULL);
     global->SetValue("atom", atom, V8_PROPERTY_ATTRIBUTE_NONE);
 
-    std::string realLoadPath = io_utils_real_app_path("/..");
-    if (!realLoadPath.empty()) {
-      CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> loadPath = CefV8Value::CreateString(realLoadPath);
-      atom->SetValue("loadPath", loadPath, V8_PROPERTY_ATTRIBUTE_NONE);
-    }
+    CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> loadPath = CefV8Value::CreateString(AppPath());
+    atom->SetValue("loadPath", loadPath, V8_PROPERTY_ATTRIBUTE_NONE);
 
     CefRefPtr<CefV8Value> bootstrapScript = CefV8Value::CreateString(
         "single-window-bootstrap");
diff --git a/Atom-Linux/io_utils.cpp b/Atom-Linux/io_utils.cpp
index 6320fb948..494c00fff 100644
--- a/Atom-Linux/io_utils.cpp
+++ b/Atom-Linux/io_utils.cpp
@@ -33,4 +33,17 @@ string io_utils_real_app_path(string relativePath) {
     return realAppPath;
   } else
     return "";
+}
+
+string io_util_app_directory() {
+  char path[BUFFER_SIZE];
+  if (readlink("/proc/self/exe", path, BUFFER_SIZE) < 2)
+    return "";
+
+  string appPath(path);
+  unsigned int lastSlash = appPath.rfind("/");
+  if (lastSlash != string::npos)
+    return appPath.substr(0, lastSlash);
+  else
+    return appPath;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Atom-Linux/io_utils.h b/Atom-Linux/io_utils.h
index adca46a4c..f01a25e16 100644
--- a/Atom-Linux/io_utils.h
+++ b/Atom-Linux/io_utils.h
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ int io_utils_read(std::string path, std::string* output);
  */
 std::string io_utils_real_app_path(std::string relativePath);
 
+/**
+ * Get path to directory where atom app resides
+ */
+std::string io_util_app_directory();
+
 #endif
diff --git a/Atom-Linux/onig_regexp_extension.cpp b/Atom-Linux/onig_regexp_extension.cpp
index e46d6c210..686fe9f2f 100644
--- a/Atom-Linux/onig_regexp_extension.cpp
+++ b/Atom-Linux/onig_regexp_extension.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_REFCOUNTING(OnigRegexpUserData)
 OnigRegexpExtension::OnigRegexpExtension() :
     CefV8Handler() {
   string realFilePath = io_utils_real_app_path(
-      "/../src/stdlib/onig-reg-exp-extension.js");
+      "/src/stdlib/onig-reg-exp-extension.js");
   if (!realFilePath.empty()) {
     string extensionCode;
     if (io_utils_read(realFilePath, &extensionCode) > 0)