--- ./Makefile	2023-03-15 07:34:14.000000000 -0400
+++ ./Makefile	2023-03-15 07:38:07.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+DESTDIR ?=
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 BASH_COMPLETION_DIR ?= $(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --variable=completionsdir bash-completion)
-USERDIR ?= $(HOME)
 
 # The @ symbols make the output silent.
 
 install:
 	@if [ $(BASH_COMPLETION_DIR) ]; then \
-		cp notes.bash_completion "$(BASH_COMPLETION_DIR)/notes"; \
+		cp notes.bash_completion "$(DESTDIR)/$(BASH_COMPLETION_DIR)/notes"; \
 	else \
 		printf \
 "Bash completion was not installed, because the directory was not found. \
@@ -15,31 +15,17 @@
 to manually install it.\n\n"; \
 	fi # Small test for bash completion support
 
-	@install -m755 -d $(PREFIX)/bin/
-	@install -m755 notes $(PREFIX)/bin/
-	@install -d $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/
-	@install notes.1 $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/
+	@install -m755 -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/
+	@install -m755 notes $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/
+	@install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/
+	@install notes.1 $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/
+	@install -d $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/notes/examples
+	@install -m444 config $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/share/notes/examples/
 
 	@mandb 1>/dev/null 2>&1 || true # Fail silently if we don't have a mandb
 
 	@printf "Notes has been installed to $(PREFIX)/bin/notes.\n"
 
-	@if [ ! -f $(USERDIR)/.config/notes/config ]; then \
-		install -m777 -d $(USERDIR)/.config/notes/; \
-		install -m777 config $(USERDIR)/.config/notes/; \
-		printf \
-"A configuration file has also been created at $(USERDIR)/.config/notes/config, \
-which you can edit if you'd like to change the default settings.\n"; \
-	fi # install default config file if non present
-
 	@printf \
 "\nGet started now by running 'notes new my-note' \
 or you can run 'notes help' for more info.\n"; \
-
-uninstall:
-	rm -f $(PREFIX)/bin/notes
-	rm -f $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/notes.1
-	rm -f $(BASH_COMPLETION_DIR)/notes
-	rm -f $(USERDIR)/.config/notes/config.example
-
-	@printf "\nNotes has now been uninstalled.\n"