--- a/common/rconfiguration.cc
+++ b/common/rconfiguration.cc
@@ -88,24 +88,22 @@
 
    // store option 'consider recommended packages as dependencies'
    // to config of apt if we run as root
-   if (getuid() == 0) {
-      string aptConfPath = _config->FindDir("Dir::Etc::parts", "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/")
-                         + "99synaptic";
-
-      int old_umask = umask(0022);
-      ofstream aptfile(aptConfPath.c_str(), ios::out);
-      if (!aptfile != 0) {
-         cerr << "cannot open " << aptConfPath.c_str() <<
-                 " to write APT::Install-Recommends" << endl;
-      } else {
-         if (_config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends", false))
-            aptfile << "APT::Install-Recommends \"true\";" << endl;
-         else
-            aptfile << "APT::Install-Recommends \"false\";" << endl;
+   string aptConfPath = _config->FindDir("Dir::Etc::parts", "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/")
+                     + "99synaptic";
+
+   int old_umask = umask(0022);
+   ofstream aptfile(aptConfPath.c_str(), ios::out);
+   if (!aptfile != 0) {
+      cerr << "cannot open " << aptConfPath.c_str() <<
+              " to write APT::Install-Recommends" << endl;
+   } else {
+      if (_config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends", false))
+         aptfile << "APT::Install-Recommends \"true\";" << endl;
+      else
+         aptfile << "APT::Install-Recommends \"false\";" << endl;
          aptfile.close();
-      }
-      umask(old_umask);
    }
+   umask(old_umask);
    // and backup Install-Recommends to config of synaptic
    _config->Set("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
                 _config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends",
@@ -137,14 +135,14 @@
    struct stat stbuf;
    struct passwd *pwd;
 
-   pwd = getpwuid(getuid());
+  /* pwd = getpwuid(getuid());
    if (!pwd) {
       return _error->Errno("getpwuid",
                            _
                            ("ERROR: Could not get password entry for superuser"));
    }
-   path = string(pwd->pw_dir) + "/.synaptic";
-   //path = "/etc/synaptic";
+   path = string(pwd->pw_dir) + "/.synaptic";*/
+   path = "@TERMUX_PREFIX@/etc/synaptic";
 
    if (stat(path.c_str(), &stbuf) < 0) {
       if (mkdir(path.c_str(), 0700) < 0) {
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@
 string RTmpDir()
 {
    struct stat stbuf;
-   static string tmpDir = RConfDir() + string("/tmp/");
+   static string tmpDir = RConfDir() + string("@TERMUX_PREFIX@/tmp/");
    if (stat(tmpDir.c_str(), &stbuf) < 0) {
       if (mkdir(tmpDir.c_str(), 0700) < 0) {
 	 _error->Errno("mkdir",
@@ -243,17 +241,10 @@
 
    // read Install-Recommends, preferably from APT:: if we run as root
    // or from Synaptic:: otherwise
-   if(getuid() == 0) {
-      _config->Set("APT::Install-Recommends",
-                   _config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends",
-                   _config->FindB("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
-                   false)));
-   } else {
-      _config->Set("APT::Install-Recommends",
-                   _config->FindB("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
-                   _config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends",
-                   false)));
-   }
+   _config->Set("APT::Install-Recommends",
+                _config->FindB("APT::Install-Recommends",
+                _config->FindB("Synaptic::Install-Recommends",
+                false)));
 
    return true;
 }