diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js
index d6f57191b9..b04cdd59ed 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/config.js
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ const path = require('path');
 const os = require('os');
 
 const METEOR_LATEST_VERSION = '2.3.5';
-
-const localAppData = process.env.LOCALAPPDATA;
-const isWindows = () => os.platform === 'win32';
-const rootPath = isWindows() ? localAppData : os.homedir();
+const sudoUser = process.env.SUDO_USER || '';
 function isRoot() {
   return process.getuid && process.getuid() === 0;
 }
+const localAppData = process.env.LOCALAPPDATA;
+const isWindows = () => os.platform() === 'win32';
+const rootPath = isWindows()
+  ? localAppData
+  : `${isRoot() ? `/home/${sudoUser}` : os.homedir()}`;
 
 if (isWindows() && !localAppData) {
   throw new Error('LOCALAPPDATA env var is not set.');
@@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ module.exports = {
   extractPath: rootPath,
   meteorPath,
   release: process.env.INSTALL_METEOR_VERSION || METEOR_LATEST_VERSION,
+  rootPath,
+  sudoUser,
   startedPath: path.resolve(rootPath, '.meteor-install-started.txt'),
   isWindows,
   isRoot,
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/extract.js b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/extract.js
index 37ba5252d5..cf40639478 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/extract.js
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/extract.js
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ function createSymlinks(symlinks, baseDir) {
 }
 
 function extractWithNativeTar (tarPath, destination, onProgress) {
-  child_process.execSync(`tar -xzf "${tarPath}" -C "${destination}" -o`)
+  child_process.execSync(`tar -xf "${tarPath}" --checkpoint-action=ttyout="#%u: %T \r" -C "${destination}"`,  {
+    cwd: process.cwd(),
+    env: process.env,
+    stdio: [process.stdin, process.stdout, process.stderr],
+    encoding: 'utf-8'
+  })
+
 }
 
 function extractWithTar (tarPath, destination, onProgress) {
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ function extractWithTar (tarPath, destination, onProgress) {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       tar.x({
         file: tarPath,
+        preservePaths: true,
         cwd: destination,
         filter(path, entry) {
           if (entry.type === 'SymbolicLink') {
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
index 692e31a6d0..afe59690bf 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/install.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ const {
   startedPath,
   extractPath,
   isWindows,
+  isRoot,
+  rootPath,
+  sudoUser,
 } = require('./config.js');
 const { uninstall } = require('./uninstall');
 const {
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ const {
   extractWith7Zip,
   extractWithNativeTar,
 } = require('./extract.js');
-const { isRoot } = require('./config');
 
 process.on('unhandledRejection', err => {
   throw err;
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ function download() {
   dl.on('progress', ({ progress }) => {
     downloadProgress.update(progress);
   });
-  dl.on('end', () => {
+  dl.on('end', async () => {
     downloadProgress.update(100);
     downloadProgress.stop();
     const end = Date.now();
@@ -123,23 +125,13 @@ function download() {
 
     fs.writeFileSync(startedPath, 'Meteor install started');
     console.log('=> Extracting the tarball, this may take some time');
-    const decompressProgress = new cliProgress.SingleBar(
-      {
-        format: 'Decompressing |{bar}| {percentage}%',
-        clearOnComplete: true,
-      },
-      cliProgress.Presets.shades_classic
-    );
-    decompressProgress.start(100, 0);
     const extractStart = Date.now();
-    extractWithNativeTar(path.resolve(tempPath, tarGzName), extractPath);
+    await extractWithNativeTar(path.resolve(tempPath, tarGzName), extractPath);
     const extractEnd = Date.now();
-    decompressProgress.update(100);
-    decompressProgress.stop();
     console.log(
       `=> Meteor extracted in ${(extractEnd - extractStart) / 1000}s`
     );
-    setup();
+    await setup();
   });
 
   dl.start();
@@ -222,15 +214,14 @@ async function setupExecPath() {
       ? '.zshrc'
       : '.bashrc';
   await fsPromises.appendFile(
-    `${os.homedir()}/${bashrcFile}`,
-    `export PATH=$PATH:${meteorPath}\n`
+    `${rootPath}/${bashrcFile}`,
+    `export PATH=${meteorPath}:$PATH\n`
   );
   if (!isRoot()) {
     return;
   }
   // if we identified sudo is being used, we need to change the ownership of the meteorpath folder
-  const user = process.env.SUDO_USER;
-  child_process.execSync(`chown -R ${user} "${meteorPath}"`);
+  child_process.execSync(`chown -R ${sudoUser} "${meteorPath}"`);
 }
 
 function showGettingStarted() {
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/package.json b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/package.json
index ab79388afa..7baaf17332 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-installer/package.json
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-installer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "meteor",
-  "version": "2.3.5",
+  "version": "2.3.6-beta4",
   "description": "Install Meteor on Windows",
   "main": "install.js",
   "scripts": {