--- vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.c.old	2008-11-26 15:14:36.000000000 +0100
+++ vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.c	2008-11-26 15:16:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+extern const char *archdep_home_etc_path(void)
+{
+	char *home_etc = getenv("HOME_ETC");
+
+	if (home_etc) return home_etc;
+		return archdep_home_path();
+}
+
 char *archdep_default_sysfile_pathlist(const char *emu_id)
 {
     static char *default_path;
@@ -144,7 +152,7 @@
         const char *home_path;
 
         boot_path = archdep_boot_path();
-        home_path = archdep_home_path();
+        home_path = archdep_home_etc_path();
 
         /* First search in the `LIBDIR' then the $HOME/.vice/ dir (home_path)
            and then in the `boot_path'.  */
@@ -237,7 +245,7 @@
     if(archdep_pref_path==NULL) {
       const char *home;
       
-      home = archdep_home_path();
+      home = archdep_home_etc_path();
       return util_concat(home, "/.vice/vicerc", NULL);
     } else {
       return util_concat(archdep_pref_path, "/vicerc", NULL);
@@ -249,7 +257,7 @@
     if(archdep_pref_path==NULL) {
       const char *home;
 
-      home = archdep_home_path();
+      home = archdep_home_etc_path();
       return util_concat(home, "/.vice/fliplist-", machine_name, ".vfl", NULL);
     } else {
       return util_concat(archdep_pref_path, "/fliplist-", machine_name, ".vfl", NULL);
@@ -263,7 +271,7 @@
     const char *viceuserdir;
 
     if(archdep_pref_path==NULL) {
-      home = archdep_home_path();
+      home = archdep_home_etc_path();
       viceuserdir = util_concat(home, "/.vice", NULL);
     } else {
       viceuserdir = archdep_pref_path;
--- vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.h~	2008-07-07 20:23:10.000000000 +0200
+++ vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.h	2008-11-26 15:18:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 /* No key symcode.  */
 #define ARCHDEP_KEYBOARD_SYM_NONE 0
 
-extern const char *archdep_home_path(void);
+extern const char *archdep_home_etc_path(void);
 
 /* set this path to customize the preference storage */ 
 extern const char *archdep_pref_path;
--- vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/gui/uicommands.c~	2008-07-07 20:22:35.000000000 +0200
+++ vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/gui/uicommands.c	2008-11-26 15:20:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 
 static UI_CALLBACK(load_quicksnap)
 {
-    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",
+    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_etc_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",
         machine_name, ".vsf", NULL);
 
     if (!ui_emulation_is_paused())
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
 
 static UI_CALLBACK(save_quicksnap)
 {
-    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",
+    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_etc_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",
         machine_name, ".vsf", NULL);
 
     interrupt_maincpu_trigger_trap(save_snapshot_trap, (void *)fname);