diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45b77c6..b640361 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@ Run the following command in your terminal and then, enter your amFOSS CMS Crede
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/amfoss/attendance-tracker/master/install.sh -O install.sh ; bash -e install.sh
 ```
 
-## For Mac
-
-You have add your absolute path in 3 places after running the above command
-```
-* config
-* install.sh
-* attendance.py
-```
-
-To get Absolute path just 
-```pwd```
-
 ## Update Your Credentials
 This should be done whenever you change your password.
 
diff --git a/attendance/attendance.py b/attendance/attendance.py
index 5a21723..e8df892 100755
--- a/attendance/attendance.py
+++ b/attendance/attendance.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 if _platform == "linux" or _platform == "linux2":
     file_path = "/opt/attendance/"
 elif _platform == "darwin":
-    file_path = f"{expanduser('~')}/.attendance/"
+    file_path = f"/Users/{sys.argv[1]}/.attendance/"
 
 
 def get_credentials():
diff --git a/attendance/config b/attendance/config.sh
similarity index 77%
rename from attendance/config
rename to attendance/config.sh
index 4664d6b..0270678 100755
--- a/attendance/config
+++ b/attendance/config.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ case "${unameOut}" in
 esac
 
 if [[ "$machine" = "Mac" ]];then
-    python3 "$HOME"/.attendance/attendance.py >/tmp/stdout.log 2>/tmp/stderr.log
+    /usr/local/bin/python3 /Users/"$1"/.attendance/attendance.py "$1" >/tmp/stdout.log 2>/tmp/stderr.log
 else
     python3 /opt/attendance/attendance.py &> /opt/attendance/attendance.log
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f3e0ddd..36b5430 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,23 @@ esac
 
 # install pip, git and requests
 if [[ "$machine" = "Mac" ]]; then
-    /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+    if [[ $(command -v brew) == "" ]]; then
+        /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+    fi
     brew install python3
     pip3 install requests
-    readonly attendance_folder_path="$HOME/.attendance"
+    readonly attendance_folder_path="/Users/$(logname)/.attendance"
 else
-    sudo apt install python3-pip git -y
-    sudo -H pip3 install requests
-    readonly attendance_folder_path="/opt/attendance"
+    if [[ $(command -v pacman) == "" ]]; then
+        # linux install (no arch linux)
+        sudo apt install python3-pip git -y
+        sudo -H pip3 install requests
+        readonly attendance_folder_path="/opt/attendance"
+    else
+        # arch linux install, python3 is default python, iwlist is in core/wireless_tools
+        sudo pacman -S git python-requests wireless_tools
+        readonly attendance_folder_path="/opt/attendance"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # clone the repo
@@ -35,7 +44,8 @@ sudo cp -r attendance-tracker/attendance/. "$attendance_folder_path"/.
 sudo chmod +x "$attendance_folder_path"/config "$attendance_folder_path"/get_ssid_names.sh
 
 # Add a new cron-job
-croncmd="*/1 * * * * ${attendance_folder_path}/config"
+username=$(logname)
+croncmd="*/1 * * * * ${attendance_folder_path}/config $username"
 # write out current crontab
 sudo crontab -l > mycron || touch mycron
 # echo new cron into cron file if it does not exist,
@@ -54,4 +64,4 @@ rm install.sh
 # fetch creds from user and store them
 cd "$attendance_folder_path"
 sudo python3 get_and_save_credentials.py
-cd ~
\ No newline at end of file
+cd ~