2 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/RELNOTES b/RELNOTES
index 0e61019d9..e0461346e 100644
--- a/RELNOTES
+++ b/RELNOTES
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ firejail (0.9.49) baseline; urgency=low
   * enhancement: support for newer Xpra versions (2.1+) -
      set "xpra-attach yes" in /etc/firejail/firejail.config
   * enhancement: all profiles use a standard layout style
+  * enhancement: create /usr/local for firecfg if the directory doesn't exist
   * new profiles: curl, mplayer2, SMPlayer, Calibre, ebook-viewer, KWrite,
   * new profiles: Geary, Liferea, peek, silentarmy, IntelliJ IDEA,
   * new profiles: Android Studio, electron, riot-web, Extreme Tux Racer,
diff --git a/src/firecfg/main.c b/src/firecfg/main.c
index 8e5b5e6fa..1ecfbf524 100644
--- a/src/firecfg/main.c
+++ b/src/firecfg/main.c
@@ -579,6 +579,26 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                 fprintf(stderr, "The proper way to run this command is \"sudo firecfg\".\n");
                 return 1;
         }
+        else {
+                // create /usr/local directory if it doesn't exist (Solus distro)
+                struct stat s;
+                if (stat("/usr/local", &s) != 0) {
+                        printf("Creating /usr/local directory\n");
+                        int rv = mkdir("/usr/local", 0755);
+                        if (rv != 0) {
+                                fprintf(stderr, "Error: cannot create /usr/local directory\n");
+                                return 1;
+                        }
+                }
+                if (stat("/usr/local/bin", &s) != 0) {
+                        printf("Creating /usr/local directory\n");
+                        int rv = mkdir("/usr/local/bin", 0755);
+                        if (rv != 0) {
+                                fprintf(stderr, "Error: cannot create /usr/local/bin directory\n");
+                                return 1;
+                        }
+                }
+        }
         set_links();