Index: gearhead-1-1.300/gears.pp
===================================================================
--- gearhead-1-1.300/gears.pp
+++ gearhead-1-1.300/gears.pp	2016-04-04 20:03:50.285180039 +0200
@@ -1273,16 +1273,17 @@
 
 initialization
 	{ Make sure we have the required data directories. }
+	ChDir( '/usr/share/games/gearhead' );
     if paramcount() > 0 then begin
         Config_Directory := IncludeTrailingPathDelimiter( paramstr(1) );
     end else begin
     {$IFDEF WINDOWS}
         Config_Directory := GetUserDir() + OS_Dir_Separator + 'gharena' + OS_Dir_Separator;
     {$ELSE}
-        Config_Directory := GetAppConfigDir(False);
+        Config_Directory := GetEnv( 'HOME' ) + '/.gearhead/';
     {$ENDIF}
     end;
-	Config_File := Config_Directory + 'gharena.cfg';
+	Config_File := Config_Directory + 'gearhead.conf';
 
 	Save_Game_DirName := 'SaveGame';
 	Save_Game_Directory := Config_Directory + Save_Game_Dirname + OS_Dir_Separator;
Index: gearhead-1-1.300/ui4gh.pp
===================================================================
--- gearhead-1-1.300/ui4gh.pp
+++ gearhead-1-1.300/ui4gh.pp	2016-04-04 20:04:04.381631592 +0200
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 		T: Integer;
 	begin
 		{See whether or not there's a configuration file.}
-		S := FSearch(Config_File,'.');
+		S := FSearch(Config_File,Config_Directory + ';/etc');
 		if S <> '' then begin
 			{ If we've found a configuration file, }
 			{ open it up and start reading. }