--- a/gsup_utils.py
+++ b/gsup_utils.py
@@ -329,5 +329,6 @@
 from matplotlib       import __version__        as mpl_version
 from paho.mqtt        import __version__        as paho_version
-from pip              import __version__        as pip_version
+try:    from pip import __version__ as pip_version
+except ImportError: pip_version = "n/a"

 if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):    # works only with Python version >= v3.8
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@
 def getPathToDataDir():
     """Return full path of the data directory"""

-    dp = os.path.join(getPathToProgDir(), g.dataDirectory)
+    dp = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), g.dataDirectory)
     return dp


@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@
 def getPathToConfigDir():
     """Return full path of the config directory"""

-    dp = os.path.join(getPathToProgDir(), g.configDirectory)
+    dp = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), ".geigerlog", g.configDirectory)
     return dp


@@ -500,7 +501,7 @@
 def getPathToConfigFile():
     """Return full path of the geigerlog.cfg file"""

-    dp = os.path.join(g.progDir, g.configDirectory, "geigerlog.cfg")
+    dp = os.path.join(getPathToConfigDir(), "geigerlog.cfg")
     return dp

 def getPathToCustomConfigFile():
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@
 def getPathToCustomConfigFile():
     """Return full path of the custom.cfg file"""

-    dp = os.path.join(g.progDir, g.configDirectory, "custom.cfg")
+    dp = os.path.join(getPathToConfigDir(), "custom.cfg")
     return dp


@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@
 def getPathToSettingsFile():
     """Return full path of the geigerlog.settings file"""

-    dp = os.path.join(g.progDir, g.configDirectory, "geigerlog.settings")
+    dp = os.path.join(getPathToConfigDir(), "geigerlog.settings")
     return dp


@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@
 def makeCustomCfgTemplate():

     custom_file = os.path.join(g.configDir, "custom.cfg")
+    os.makedirs(g.configDir, exist_ok=True)
     with (open(custom_file, "w")) as cf:
         cf.write(g.customCfgText)