Index: KoboDeluxe-0.5.1/configure.in
===================================================================
--- KoboDeluxe-0.5.1.orig/configure.in	2008-02-10 20:51:37.000000000 +0100
+++ KoboDeluxe-0.5.1/configure.in	2008-02-10 21:40:09.000000000 +0100
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 SCOREDIR='$(sharedstatedir)/kobo-deluxe/scores'
 CONFIGDIR='HOME>>'
 CONFIGFILE='.kobodlrc'
+USE_SYSCONF=1
 EXEFILE=kobodl
 case "$target_os" in
 	linux*)
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
 		SCOREDIR='EXE>>scores'
 		CONFIGDIR='EXE>>'
 		CONFIGFILE='kobodl.cfg'
+    USE_SYSCONF=0
 		EXEFILE=kobodl.exe
 		MATHLIB=""
 		;;
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@
 		SCOREDIR='EXE>>scores'
 		CONFIGDIR='EXE>>'
 		CONFIGFILE='kobodl.cfg'
+    USE_SYSCONF=0
 		EXEFILE=kobodl.exe
 		MATHLIB=""
 		;;
@@ -105,10 +108,12 @@
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_MACOSX_BUNDLE, test x$build_macosx_bundle = xyes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_SIMPLE_BUNDLE, test x$build_simple_bundle = xyes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(UNIX_SCOREDIR, test x$unix_scoredir = xyes)
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([USE_SYSCONF], [$USE_SYSCONF], [Define to 1 to use Unix-style sysconf dir for default configuration.])
 AC_SUBST(DATADIR)
 AC_SUBST(SCOREDIR)
 AC_SUBST(CONFIGDIR)
 AC_SUBST(CONFIGFILE)
+AC_SUBST(KOBO_SYSCONF)
 AC_SUBST(EXEFILE)
 AC_SUBST(MATHLIB)
 
Index: KoboDeluxe-0.5.1/kobo.cpp
===================================================================
--- KoboDeluxe-0.5.1.orig/kobo.cpp	2008-02-10 20:57:32.000000000 +0100
+++ KoboDeluxe-0.5.1/kobo.cpp	2008-02-10 21:27:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -1293,9 +1293,38 @@
 	FILE *f = fmap->fopen(KOBO_CONFIG_DIR "/" KOBO_CONFIG_FILE, "r");
 	if(f)
 	{
+    log_puts(VLOG, "Loading personal configuration from: "\
+                   KOBO_CONFIG_DIR "/" KOBO_CONFIG_FILE "\n");
 		p->read(f);
 		fclose(f);
 	}
+#if USE_SYSCONF
+  /* On Unixen, where they have SYSCONF_DIR (usually /etc) try to get
+   * the default configuration from a file stored there before
+   * giving up.
+   *
+   * This gives packagers a chance to provide a proper default
+   * (playable) configuration for all those little Linux-based
+   * gadgets that are flying around.
+   */
+  else
+  {
+  	f = fmap->fopen(SYSCONF_DIR "/kobo-deluxe/default-config", "r");
+	  if(f)
+  	{
+      log_puts(VLOG, "Loading configuration defaults from: "\
+                     SYSCONF_DIR "/kobo-deluxe/default-config\n");
+
+  		p->read(f);
+	  	fclose(f);
+  	}
+    else
+      log_puts(VLOG, "Using built-in configuration defaults.\n");
+
+  }
+#else
+  log_puts(VLOG, "Using built-in configuration defaults.\n");
+#endif
 }