diff --git a/common/configure_fresh_system b/common/configure_fresh_system
index 755c9c03..c58481c9 100755
--- a/common/configure_fresh_system
+++ b/common/configure_fresh_system
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ sudo true
 chsh -s `which zsh` $USER 
 
 #submodules
-DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+DIR=`realpath $DIR`
+echo "using $DIR as the top level directory"
 cd $DIR
 git submodule init
 git submodule update --recursive
diff --git a/fedora/install_fedora b/fedora/configure_fresh_system
similarity index 89%
rename from fedora/install_fedora
rename to fedora/configure_fresh_system
index a6642493..7845e67a 100755
--- a/fedora/install_fedora
+++ b/fedora/configure_fresh_system
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ sudo yum install http://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/rpmfusion-nonfree
 sudo yum install vim tmux atop zsh thunderbird thunderbird-enigmail thunderbird-lightning firefox aria2 gajim lm_sensors vlc freecad python3-pip qt5-qtbase-devel qt5-qtwebkit-devel meld whois curl pv pixz tor torsocks nodejs npm terminator gsmartcontrol python-pip mesa-utils mesa-utils-extra aptitude p7zip-full p7zip-rar mercurial
 
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-$DIR/install_common.sh
+DIR="$DIR/../"
+echo "using $DIR"
+DIR="$DIR" $DIR/common/configure_fresh_system