diff --git a/Mailnag/common/config.py b/Mailnag/common/config.py
index 8e39521..20a6b6e 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/config.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/config.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # config.py
 #
-# Copyright 2011 Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>
+# Copyright 2011, 2012 Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import xdg.BaseDirectory as bd
 from ConfigParser import RawConfigParser
 from common.i18n import _
 
-APP_VERSION = "0.4.2"
-
 mailnag_defaults = {
 	'general':
 	{
diff --git a/Mailnag/common/dist_cfg.py b/Mailnag/common/dist_cfg.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09e0141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Mailnag/common/dist_cfg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# dist_cfg.py
+#
+# Copyright 2012 Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+# MA 02110-1301, USA.
+#
+
+# This file contains variables that need to be adjusted for propper distro integration.
+# Additionally to those variables, packagers have to adjust the following paths:
+# * LOCALE_DIR in file gen_locales
+# * LIB_DIR in bash scripts mailnag and mailnag_cfg
+# * Exec and Icon paths in data/mailnag_config.desktop
+
+# Application version displayed in the 
+# about dialog of the config window.
+APP_VERSION = "0.4.2"
+
+# The PACKAGE_NAME variable is used to configure
+# 1) the path where all app data (glade files, images) is loaded from
+#    (usually /usr/share/<PACKAGE_NAME>) via get_data_file() (see utils.py). 
+# 2) paths for localization files generated with gen_locales
+#    (usually /usr/share/locale/<LANG>/LC_MESSAGES/<PACKAGE_NAME>.mo).
+# Typically, there's no need to touch this variable.
+PACKAGE_NAME = "mailnag"
+
+# The LOCALE_DIR variable specifies the root path for localization files
+# (usually you have to make it point to '/usr/share/locale').
+LOCALE_DIR = './locale'
diff --git a/Mailnag/common/i18n.py b/Mailnag/common/i18n.py
index d9da250..5e86bd2 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/i18n.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/i18n.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # i18n.py
 #
-# Copyright 2011 Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>
+# Copyright 2011, 2012 Patrick Ulbrich <zulu99@gmx.net>
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@
 # MA 02110-1301, USA.
 #
 
-LOCALE_DIR = './locale'
-
 import locale
 import gettext
-from common.utils import PACKAGE_NAME
+from common.dist_cfg import PACKAGE_NAME, LOCALE_DIR
 
 # bind textdomain for GTK Builder
 locale.bindtextdomain(PACKAGE_NAME, LOCALE_DIR)
diff --git a/Mailnag/common/keyring.py b/Mailnag/common/keyring.py
index a5ea04b..ca30c7c 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/keyring.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/keyring.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 from gi.repository import GObject, GLib, GdkPixbuf, Gtk
 import gnomekeyring
 
-from common.i18n import PACKAGE_NAME, _
+from common.dist_cfg import PACKAGE_NAME
+from common.i18n import _
 from common.utils import get_data_file
 from common.account import Account
 
diff --git a/Mailnag/common/utils.py b/Mailnag/common/utils.py
index f827089..09b9719 100644
--- a/Mailnag/common/utils.py
+++ b/Mailnag/common/utils.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import os
 import time
 import urllib2
 
-PACKAGE_NAME = "mailnag"
+from common.dist_cfg import PACKAGE_NAME
 
 def get_data_file(filename):
 	"""
diff --git a/Mailnag/configuration/accountdialog.py b/Mailnag/configuration/accountdialog.py
index dac1c01..dccccb6 100644
--- a/Mailnag/configuration/accountdialog.py
+++ b/Mailnag/configuration/accountdialog.py
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 #
 
 from gi.repository import GLib, GdkPixbuf, Gtk
+from common.dist_cfg import PACKAGE_NAME
+from common.i18n import _
 from common.utils import get_data_file
 from common.account import Account
-from common.i18n import PACKAGE_NAME, _
 
 class AccountDialog:
 	def __init__(self, parent, acc):
diff --git a/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py b/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py
index be22aa0..7ccb52b 100644
--- a/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py
+++ b/Mailnag/configuration/configwindow.py
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 import os
 from gi.repository import GLib, GdkPixbuf, Gtk, GObject
 
-from common.i18n import PACKAGE_NAME, _
+from common.dist_cfg import PACKAGE_NAME, APP_VERSION
+from common.i18n import _
 from common.utils import get_data_file
-from common.config import read_cfg, write_cfg, APP_VERSION
+from common.config import read_cfg, write_cfg
 from common.accountlist import AccountList
 from common.account import Account
 from configuration.accountdialog import AccountDialog