diff --git a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java
index 463245e..fa216fd 100644
--- a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java
+++ b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/java/com/skcraft/launcher/Bootstrap.java
@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@
         String osName = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();
         if (osName.contains("win")) {
             return new File(getFileChooseDefaultDir(), getProperties().getProperty("homeFolderWindows"));
+        } else if (osName.contains("linux")) {
+            String xdgDataHome = System.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+            if (xdgDataHome == null) {
+                xdgDataHome = System.getProperty("user.home") + "/.local/share";
+            }
+
+            return new File(xdgDataHome, getProperties().getProperty("homeFolderLinux"));
         } else {
             return new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), getProperties().getProperty("homeFolder"));
         }
diff --git a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties
index 8609369..678f616 100644
--- a/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties
+++ b/launcher-bootstrap/src/main/resources/com/skcraft/launcher/bootstrap.properties
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 homeFolderWindows=Example Launcher
+homeFolderLinux=example_launcher
 homeFolder=.examplelauncher
 launcherClass=com.skcraft.launcher.Launcher
-latestUrl=http://update.skcraft.com/quark/launcher/latest.json
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+latestUrl=http://update.skcraft.com/quark/launcher/latest.json