Index: docs/07-my-first-awesome.md
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@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ the file:
 For this tutorial we will stick with the default theme.
 
 Now we will customize the theme. Copy
-`/usr/share/awesome/themes/default/theme.lua` to `~/.config/awesome/` and change
+`${LOCALBASE}/share/awesome/themes/default/theme.lua` to `~/.config/awesome/` and change
 the above line in your theme like this (remember to replace `USER` with your
 user name):
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ user name):
 Your desktop background image is handled in your theme file. To change it, edit
 this line in your theme file:
 
-    beautiful.get().wallpaper = "/usr/share/awesome/themes/default/background.png"
+    beautiful.get().wallpaper = "${LOCALBASE}/share/awesome/themes/default/background.png"
 
 ## Personalize your layouts