diff --git CMakeLists.txt CMakeLists.txt
index 846a1c99..36be0716 100755
--- CMakeLists.txt
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ option(CENDRIC_BUILD_DIALOGUE_TOOL "Build Dialogue Tool on Windows platform?" ON
 option(CENDRIC_STEAM "Include steamworks API?" OFF)
 option(CENDRIC_EXTERNAL_DOCUMENT_FOLDER "Use external documents folder?" OFF)
 option(CENDRIC_GERMAN "Use German as default language?" OFF)
+option(USE_SYSTEM_SFML "Use system SFML lib instead of internal" OFF)
+option(USE_SYSTEM_PATHS "Use system paths for loading ressources instead of local ones" OFF)
 
-if (NOT IS_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ext/sfml/src)
+if (NOT IS_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ext/sfml/src AND NOT USE_SYSTEM_SFML)
     message(FATAL_ERROR
         "Seems like some of the required dependencies are missing. "
         "This can happen if you did not clone the project with the --recursive flag. "
@@ -28,7 +30,20 @@ if (APPLE)
 	option(SFML_BUILD_FRAMEWORKS "" ON)
 endif()
 
-add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ext/sfml")
+if (NOT USE_SYSTEM_SFML)
+	add_subdirectory("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ext/sfml")
+else ()
+	find_package(SFML 2.5 COMPONENTS system window graphics audio)
+	if(NOT SFML_FOUND)
+		message(FATAL_ERROR
+			"System SFML package not found, you should set USE_SYSTEM_SFML to off"
+			)
+	endif()
+endif()
+
+if (USE_SYSTEM_PATHS)
+	add_definitions ("-DUSE_SYSTEM_PATHS")
+endif()		
 
 if (MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /MP")
@@ -177,3 +192,16 @@ if (WIN32 AND CENDRIC_BUILD_DIALOGUE_TOOL)
 	)
 
 endif()
+
+set(RESDIR "share/Cendric" CACHE STRING "Directory Game Ressources are installed to")
+set(BINDIR "bin" CACHE STRING "Directory Game Binary is installed to")
+
+if (IS_ABSOLUTE "${RESDIR}")
+	add_definitions(-DRESDIR="${RESDIR}/")
+else()
+	add_definitions(-DRESDIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${RESDIR}/")
+endif()
+
+install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res" DESTINATION ${RESDIR})
+install(DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/db" DESTINATION ${RESDIR})
+install(TARGETS Cendric RUNTIME DESTINATION ${BINDIR})
diff --git include/Platform/CendricLinux.h include/Platform/CendricLinux.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88e64b27
--- /dev/null
+++ include/Platform/CendricLinux.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+std::string getSystemResourcePath();
+std::string getExternalDocumentsPath();
diff --git src/Platform/CendricLinux.cpp src/Platform/CendricLinux.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dd11fae3
--- /dev/null
+++ src/Platform/CendricLinux.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#include "Platform/CendricLinux.h"
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "Logger.h"
+
+std::string getExternalDocumentsPath() {
+	std::string resultPath = "";
+	std::string savePath = "";
+	if(const char* env_p = std::getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME"))
+		resultPath = std::string(env_p) + "/Cendric/";
+	else if(const char* env_p = std::getenv("HOME"))
+        	resultPath = std::string(env_p) + "/.local/share/Cendric/";
+	
+	savePath = resultPath + std::string("saves");
+	if(mkdir(resultPath.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH) == -1) {
+		int errorpc = errno;
+		if(errorpc != EEXIST) {
+			g_logger->logError("PlatformLinux", "Dir " + resultPath + " could not be created. Error: " + std::to_string(errorpc));
+		}
+	}
+	if(mkdir(savePath.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH) == -1) {
+		int errorpc = errno;
+		if(errorpc != EEXIST) {
+			g_logger->logError("PlatformLinux", "Dir " + savePath + " could not be created. Error: " + std::to_string(errorpc));
+		}
+	}
+
+	return resultPath;
+}
+
+std::string getSystemResourcePath() {
+	return RESDIR;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git src/main.cpp src/main.cpp
index c2754d5a..746e17b9 100644
--- src/main.cpp
+++ src/main.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "Platform/CendricWin32.h"
 #elif __APPLE__
 #include "Platform/CendricApple.h"
+#elif __linux__
+#include "Platform/CendricLinux.h"
 #endif
 
 std::string g_resourcePath = "";
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_HIDE);
 	#endif
 #endif
+	g_logger = new Logger();
 
 #ifdef EXTERNAL_DOCUMENTS_FOLDER
 	g_documentsPath = getExternalDocumentsPath();
@@ -40,8 +43,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 		#endif
 	#endif
 #endif
+#ifdef __linux__
+	#ifdef USE_SYSTEM_PATHS
+		g_resourcePath = getSystemResourcePath();
+	#endif
+#endif
 
-	g_logger = new Logger();
 	g_databaseManager = new DatabaseManager();
 	g_resourceManager = new ResourceManager();
 	g_textProvider = new TextProvider();
@@ -60,4 +67,4 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	delete g_logger;
 
 	return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}