diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a6037f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+# Install on Ubuntu(-like) systems
+
+# Install dependencies system-wide (including python modules)
+install_dependencies:
+	sudo -H ./setup_ubuntu.sh
+
+USER_ID = $(shell id -u)
+
+LOCAL_PATH = $(shell pwd)
+LOCAL_APPS_PATH = ~/.local/share/applications
+ASSEST_PATH = assets/linux
+
+INSTALL_PATH = /usr/share/flatcam-beta
+APPS_PATH = /usr/share/applications
+
+install:
+ifeq ($(USER_ID), 0)
+	@ echo "Installing it system-wide"
+	cp -rf $(LOCAL_PATH) $(INSTALL_PATH)
+	ln -sf $(INSTALL_PATH)/assets/linux/flatcam-beta /usr/local/bin
+	cp -f $(ASSEST_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop $(APPS_PATH)
+	@ sed -i "s|Exec=.*|Exec=$(INSTALL_PATH)/$(ASSEST_PATH)/flatcam-beta|g" $(APPS_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop
+	@ sed -i "s|Icon=.*|Icon=$(INSTALL_PATH)/$(ASSEST_PATH)/icon.png|g" $(APPS_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop
+else
+	@ echo "Installing locally for $(USER) only"
+	cp -f $(ASSEST_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop $(LOCAL_APPS_PATH)
+	@ sed -i "s|Exec=.*|Exec=$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(ASSEST_PATH)/flatcam-beta|g" $(LOCAL_APPS_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop
+	@ sed -i "s|Icon=.*|Icon=$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(ASSEST_PATH)/icon.png|g" $(LOCAL_APPS_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop
+endif
+
+remove:
+ifeq ($(USER_ID), 0)
+	@ echo "Uninstalling it system-wide"
+	rm -rf $(INSTALL_PATH)
+	rm -f /usr/local/bin/flatcam-beta
+	rm -r $(APPS_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop
+else
+	@ echo "Uninstalling only for $(USER) user"
+	rm -f $(LOCAL_APPS_PATH)/flatcam-beta.desktop
+endif
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7756920..ec3f77a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ sudo apt-get install python3.8-pip
 - run the file setup_ubuntu.sh and install all the dependencies with the command: ./setup_ubuntu.sh
 - if the previous command is successful and has no errors, run FlatCAM with the command: python3 FlatCAM.py
 
+- Alternatively you can install it on Ubuntu with:
+```
+# Optional if depencencies are missing
+make install_dependencies
+
+# Install for the current user only (using the folder in its place)
+make install
+
+# System-wide instalation
+sudo make install
+```
+
 3. MacOS
 Instructions from here: https://gist.github.com/natevw/3e6fc929aff358b38c0a#gistcomment-3111878
 
diff --git a/assets/linux/flatcam-beta b/assets/linux/flatcam-beta
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..3eed9aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/linux/flatcam-beta
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+current_path=$(dirname $0)
+cd $current_path
+current_path=$(pwd)
+cd -
+
+script_path=$(dirname $current_path)
+
+python3 $script_path/FlatCAM.py $*
diff --git a/assets/linux/flatcam-beta.desktop b/assets/linux/flatcam-beta.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b729b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/linux/flatcam-beta.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=FlatCAM Beta
+Exec=./bin/flatcam-beta
+Type=Application
+StartupNotify=true
+Icon=./assets/icon.png
+Comment=G-Code from GERBERS
diff --git a/assets/linux/icon.png b/assets/linux/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f6d1726
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/linux/icon.png differ
diff --git a/setup_ubuntu.sh b/setup_ubuntu.sh
index 50da3fdf..7700b389 100644
--- a/setup_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/setup_ubuntu.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,48 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-sudo apt install --reinstall libpng-dev libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev libgeos-dev libspatialindex-dev
-sudo apt install --reinstall python3-dev python3-pyqt5 python3-pyqt5.qtopengl python3-gdal python3-simplejson
-sudo apt install --reinstall python3-pip python3-tk
+#!/bin/sh -e
 
-sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pyqt5
-sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip numpy shapely rtree tk lxml cycler python-dateutil kiwisolver dill
-sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade vispy pyopengl setuptools svg.path ortools freetype-py fontTools rasterio ezdxf
-sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade matplotlib qrcode reportlab svglib
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+# Ubuntu packages
+
+sudo apt-get install -y \
+	libfreetype6 \
+	libfreetype6-dev \
+	libgeos-dev \
+	libpng-dev \
+	libspatialindex-dev \
+	python3-dev \
+	python3-gdal \
+	python3-pip \
+	python3-pyqt5 \
+	python3-pyqt5.qtopengl \
+	python3-simplejson \
+	python3-tk
+
+
+# Python packages
+
+sudo -H python3 -m pip install --upgrade \
+	pip \
+	numpy \
+	shapely \
+	rtree \
+	tk \
+	lxml \
+	cycler \
+	python-dateutil \
+	kiwisolver \
+	dill \
+	vispy \
+	pyopengl \
+	setuptools \
+	svg.path \
+	ortools \
+	freetype-py \
+	fontTools \
+	rasterio \
+	ezdxf \
+	matplotlib \
+	qrcode \
+	pyqt5 \
+	reportlab \
+	svglib
+
+sudo -H easy_install -U distribute