diff --git a/install_fritzing.sh b/install_fritzing.sh
index 30ddc59cf..2810af50c 100644
--- a/install_fritzing.sh
+++ b/install_fritzing.sh
@@ -1,46 +1,199 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
-# this is a rough beginning of a linux install script for fritzing
-# sets up document icons and file associations using MIME types
-#
-# first ensure fritzing is unpacked in its final destination
-# and then run this script
-
-APPLICATIONSDIR="${HOME}/.local/share/applications"
-MIMEDIR="${HOME}/.local/share/mime"
-PACKAGESDIR="${MIMEDIR}/packages"
-
-APPDIR=$(dirname "$0")
-
-cd $APPDIR
-
-# install fritzing into user MIME packages directory
-mkdir -p "${PACKAGESDIR}"
-cp icons/fritzing.xml "${PACKAGESDIR}" || exit 1
-
-# install fritzing desktop entry for user (includes MIME associations)
-desktop-file-edit --set-key=Exec --set-value="$(pwd)/Fritzing" fritzing.desktop
-xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor --mode user fritzing.desktop
-
-# install image-files into user hicolor theme with specified size
-# ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/*size*
-#    /apps
-xdg-icon-resource install --noupdate --novendor --mode user --context apps \
-	--size 256 icons/fritzing_icon.png fritzing
-#    /mimetypes
-ICON_SIZES="128 256"
-FILE_EXTENSIONS="fz fzz fzb fzbz fzp fzpz fzm"
-for size in ${ICON_SIZES}; do
-	for extension in ${FILE_EXTENSIONS}; do
-		xdg-icon-resource install --noupdate --mode user --context mimetypes \
-			--size ${size} "icons/${extension}_icon${size}.png" \
-			"application-x-fritzing-${extension}"
-	done
+# this is a rough beginning of a Linux install script for fritzing
+# sets up document icons and file associations using mime types
+
+APPDIR="$(dirname "$0")"
+PROG="$(basename "$0")"
+APPVER="0.9.3b"
+ID="$(id -u)"
+ARGS="$*"
+
+# Mode toggles
+MODE=""
+SYSMODE="false"
+USERMODE="false"
+
+# Functions
+show_help() {
+    cat >&2 <<END
+$PROG - Usage:
+    $PROG [-h | --help] [-s | --system] [-u | --user]
+
+    -h/--help - Show this message, then exit.
+ *  -s/--system - Install Fritzing in system mode (for global use)
+ *  -u/--user - Install Fritzing in user mode (recommended, optimal)
+
+*Mutually exclusive, cannot be mixed!
+
+Installer program for Fritzing.
+Fritzing version: $APPVER
+END
+}
+
+arg_err() {
+    show_help
+    echo "(exit 1) Unknown argument: $*" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Parse arguments
+for i in $ARGS; do
+    case $i in
+        '-h' | '--help')
+            show_help
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        '-s' | '--system')
+            SYSMODE="true"
+            ;;
+        '-u' | '--user')
+            USERMODE="true"
+            ;;
+        '-*' | '--*')
+            arg_err "$i"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
 done
 
-# update user databases
-update-desktop-database "${APPLICATIONSDIR}"
-update-mime-database "${MIMEDIR}"
-xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --mode user
+if [[ "$SYSMODE" == 'true' && "$USERMODE" == 'true' ]]; then
+    show_help
+    echo "Cannot be mixed: '-u/--user' and '-s/--system'" >&2
+    exit 1
+elif [[ "$ID" -eq 0 || "$SYSMODE" == "true" ]]; then
+    MODE="system"
+elif [[ "$ID" -ne 0 || "$USERMODE" = "true" ]]; then
+    MODE="user"
+fi
+
+# Bug-A-Salt! [no copyright strikes pls ;(]
+if [[ "$MODE" == "n/a" ]]; then
+    echo "If you see !!THIS!! message, then you have a bug!" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "$MODE" == "system" && "$ID" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo "(exit 1) Cannot install in system mode. Must be root!" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Mode interpreter
+case $MODE in
+    'user')
+        MIMEDIR=~/.local/share/mime
+        APPS=~/.local/share/applications
+        APP_ICON=~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/fritzing.png
+        MIMES=~/.mime.types
+        TARGET=~/.local/share/fritzing
+        BIN=~/.local/bin
+
+        # Back-up ~/.mime.types
+        echo ":: Copying ~/.mime.types -> ~/.mime.types.bak"
+        cp "$MIMES" "${MIMES}.bak";;
+
+    'system')
+        MIMEDIR=/usr/share/mime
+        APPS=/usr/share/applications
+        MIMES=/etc/mime.types
+        TARGET=/usr/share/fritzing
+        APP_ICON=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/fritzing.png
+        BIN=/usr/bin
+
+        # Back-up /etc/mime.types
+        echo ":: Copying /etc/mime.types -> /etc/mime.types.bak"
+        cp "$MIMES" "${MIMES}.bak"
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+
+# check if user .mime.types file exists, otherwise create it
+if [[ ! -f ~/.mime.types && "$MODE" == "user" ]]; then
+    echo "Creating ~/.mime.types ..."
+    touch ~/.mime.types
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "$TARGET" ]]; then
+    rm -rf "$TARGET"
+    mkdir -p "$TARGET"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "$BIN" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p "$BIN"
+fi
+
+# add mime types for fritzing file formats
+grep -q 'application/x-fritzing' ~/.mime.types
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Fritzing MIME types already registered"
+else
+    echo "Registering Fritzing MIME types..."
+    {
+        echo -e "application/x-fritzing-fz\t\t\tfritzing" ;
+        echo -e "application/x-fritzing-fzz\t\t\tfritzing" ;
+        echo -e "application/x-fritzing-fzp\t\t\tfritzing" ;
+        echo -e "application/x-fritzing-fzpz\t\t\tfritzing" ;
+        echo -e "application/x-fritzing-fzb\t\t\tfritzing" ;
+        echo -e "application/x-fritzing-fzbz\t\t\tfritzing" ;
+        echo -e "application/x-fritzing-fzm\t\t\tfritzing" ;
+    } >> ~/.mime.types
+fi
+
+echo "Copying Fritzing data..."
+cp -Rp "$APPDIR" "$TARGET"
+
+echo "Entering $(basename "$TARGET")/" | tr -s "/"
+cd "$TARGET"
+
+# install Fritzing into mime directory
+echo "Installing Fritzing mime types..."
+xdg-mime install --mode "$MODE" 'icons/x-fritzing-fz.xml'
+xdg-mime install --mode "$MODE" 'icons/x-fritzing-fzz.xml'
+xdg-mime install --mode "$MODE" 'icons/x-fritzing-fzp.xml'
+xdg-mime install --mode "$MODE" 'icons/x-fritzing-fzpz.xml'
+xdg-mime install --mode "$MODE" 'icons/x-fritzing-fzb.xml'
+xdg-mime install --mode "$MODE" 'icons/x-fritzing-fzbz.xml'
+xdg-mime install --mode "$MODE" 'icons/x-fritzing-fzm.xml'
+
+# set the default application to fritzing.desktop
+echo "Setting up default application -> fritzing.desktop"
+xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fz
+xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzz
+xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzp
+xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzpz
+xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzb
+xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzbz
+xdg-mime default 'fritzing.desktop' application/x-fritzing-fzm
+
+# install image-files into mime system with specified size
+echo "Installing Fritzing system icons..."
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzp_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzp
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzp_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzp
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzpz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzpz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzpz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzpz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzb_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzb
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzb_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzb
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzbz_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzbz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzbz_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzbz
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 128 'icons/fzm_icon128.png' application-x-fritzing-fzm
+xdg-icon-resource install --mode "$MODE" --context mimetypes --size 256 'icons/fzm_icon256.png' application-x-fritzing-fzm
+echo "Installed Fritzing system icons"
+
+echo "Making symlinks..."
+ln -s $(realpath ./Fritzing) "$BIN"/Fritzing
+
+echo "Doing final touch..."
+sed -i "s/icons\/fritzing_icon.png/${APP_ICON}/" fritzing.desktop
+cp fritzing.desktop "$APPS"
+cp icons/fritzing_icon.png "$APP_ICON"
+
+# update databases
+echo "Updating databases..."
+update-desktop-database "$APPS"
+update-mime-database "$MIMEDIR"
 
-echo "installed fritzing system icons"
+echo "Done!"