diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 21669032..d786b9a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@
 # Our default make target
 all:
 
-export CC
 export AR
-export EXE
+export CC
 export CFLAGS
+export CONFIG_HOST_OS
+export EXE
+export INSTALL
+export INSTALL_DOC
+export INSTALL_PROG
 export LDFLAGS
-export LDLIBS_LOCAL
 export LDLIBS_EXTRA
-export CONFIG_HOST_OS
+export LDLIBS_LOCAL
+export MKDIR
+
 
 VERSION:=$(shell scripts/version.sh)
 CFLAGS+=-DVERSION='"$(VERSION)"'
@@ -49,33 +54,29 @@ ifndef UNAME_S
 $(error Could not run uname command, cannot continue)
 endif
 
-export MKDIR
-export INSTALL
-export INSTALL_PROG
-export INSTALL_DOC
-export SBINDIR
-
 MKDIR=mkdir -p
 INSTALL=install
 INSTALL_PROG=$(INSTALL) -m555
 INSTALL_DOC=$(INSTALL) -m444
 
 # DESTDIR set in debian make system
-PREFIX?=$(DESTDIR)/$(CONFIG_PREFIX)
-
-# TODO: both these dirs are outside of the CONFIG_PREFIX, which means that
-# they would not be in /usr/local if that is the expected install destination
+PREFIX=$(DESTDIR)/$(CONFIG_PREFIX)
+
+# Note that both these install dirs are outside of the CONFIG_PREFIX.
+# The ETCDIR is not configurable in the code, so no changes should be done
+# without code changes.
+# The systemd unit dir should default to /lib for most Debian packages (if
+# CONFIG_PREFIX is /usr) otherwise it should be based on the prefix.
+# The current autotools has hacks to apply this logic.
 ETCDIR=$(DESTDIR)/etc/n3n
-SYSTEMDDIR=$(DESTDIR)/lib/systemd/system
-
-BINDIR=$(PREFIX)/bin
-SBINDIR=$(PREFIX)/sbin
-MANDIR?=$(PREFIX)/share/man
-MAN1DIR=$(MANDIR)/man1
-MAN7DIR=$(MANDIR)/man7
-MAN8DIR=$(MANDIR)/man8
-DOCDIR=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/n3n
+CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR?=$(DESTDIR)/lib/systemd/system
 
+CONFIG_BINDIR?=$(PREFIX)/bin
+CONFIG_SBINDIR?=$(PREFIX)/sbin
+CONFIG_MANDIR?=$(PREFIX)/share/man
+MAN7DIR=$(CONFIG_MANDIR)/man7
+MAN8DIR=$(CONFIG_MANDIR)/man8
+CONFIG_DOCDIR?=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/n3n
 
 #######################################
 # All the additiona needed for using the n3n library
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ LINT_CCODE=\
 # TODO: change either the files or the linter to remove these failures
 LINT_EXCLUDE=include/uthash.h|include/lzodefs.h|src/minilzo.c
 
-DOCS=edge.8.gz supernode.1.gz n3n.7.gz
+DOCS=edge.8.gz supernode.8.gz n3n.7.gz
 
 # This is the list of Debian/Ubuntu packages that are needed during the build.
 # Mostly of use in automated build systems.
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ distclean:
 	rm -f tests/*.out src/*.indent src/*.unc-backup*
 	rm -rf autom4te.cache/
 	rm -f config.mak config.log config.status configure include/config.h include/config.h.in
-	rm -f edge.8.gz n3n.7.gz supernode.1.gz
+	rm -f edge.8.gz n3n.7.gz supernode.8.gz
 	rm -f packages/debian/config.log packages/debian/config.status
 	rm -rf packages/debian/autom4te.cache/
 	rm -f packages/rpm/config.log packages/rpm/config.status
@@ -359,26 +360,26 @@ dpkg:
 
 .PHONY: install.bin
 install.bin: apps
-	$(MAKE) -C apps install SBINDIR=$(abspath $(SBINDIR))
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(BINDIR) $(ETCDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) scripts/n3nctl $(BINDIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C apps install CONFIG_SBINDIR=$(abspath $(CONFIG_SBINDIR))
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(CONFIG_BINDIR) $(ETCDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) scripts/n3nctl $(CONFIG_BINDIR)
 
 # TODO: dont install.systemd for a non systemd host
 .PHONY: install.systemd
 install.systemd:
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(SYSTEMDDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_DOC) packages/lib/systemd/system/edge@.service $(SYSTEMDDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_DOC) packages/lib/systemd/system/edge.service $(SYSTEMDDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_DOC) packages/lib/systemd/system/supernode.service $(SYSTEMDDIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DOC) packages/lib/systemd/system/edge@.service $(CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DOC) packages/lib/systemd/system/edge.service $(CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_DOC) packages/lib/systemd/system/supernode.service $(CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR)
 
 .PHONY: install.doc
-install: edge.8.gz supernode.1.gz n3n.7.gz
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(MAN1DIR) $(MAN7DIR) $(MAN8DIR) $(DOCDIR)
+install: edge.8.gz supernode.8.gz n3n.7.gz
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(MAN7DIR) $(MAN8DIR) $(CONFIG_DOCDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DOC) edge.8.gz $(MAN8DIR)/
-	$(INSTALL_DOC) supernode.1.gz $(MAN1DIR)/
+	$(INSTALL_DOC) supernode.8.gz $(MAN8DIR)/
 	$(INSTALL_DOC) n3n.7.gz $(MAN7DIR)/
 	$(INSTALL_DOC) n3n.7.gz $(MAN7DIR)/
-	$(INSTALL_DOC) doc/*.md doc/*.sample $(DOCDIR)/
+	$(INSTALL_DOC) doc/*.md doc/*.sample $(CONFIG_DOCDIR)/
 
 # TODO:
 # install wireshark dissector
diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 35a606c9..794a4435 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ $(APPS) $(EXAMPLES): ../src/libn3n.a
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(addsuffix $(EXE),$(APPS))
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(SBINDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) supernode$(EXE) $(SBINDIR)/
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) edge$(EXE) $(SBINDIR)/
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(CONFIG_SBINDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) supernode$(EXE) $(CONFIG_SBINDIR)/
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) edge$(EXE) $(CONFIG_SBINDIR)/
 
 # See comments in the topdir Makefile about how to generate coverage data.
 gcov:
diff --git a/config.mak.in b/config.mak.in
index ece0046a..f45bc230 100644
--- a/config.mak.in
+++ b/config.mak.in
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 
 CONFIG_HOST=@host@
 CONFIG_HOST_OS=@host_os@
-CONFIG_PREFIX=@prefix@
+
+CONFIG_PREFIX=@CONFIG_PREFIX@
+CONFIG_DOCDIR=$(DESTDIR)/@CONFIG_DOCDIR@
+CONFIG_MANDIR=$(DESTDIR)/@CONFIG_MANDIR@
+CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR=$(DESTDIR)/@CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR@
 
 CONFIG_WITH_OPENSSL=@with_openssl@
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1e9fe7c5..29c0d4d0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-odnl> Do not add anything above
-AC_INIT([edge], m4_esyscmd([scripts/version.sh | tr -d '\n']))
+dnl> Do not add anything above
+AC_INIT([n3n], m4_esyscmd([scripts/version.sh | tr -d '\n']))
 dnl> Do not add anything above
 
 # Older versions of the autotools expect to find install-sh here.
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ case "$host_os" in
         ;;
 esac
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([systemddir],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemddir=DIR], [Where to install systemd units]),
+    [systemddir=$withval],
+    [systemddir=""]
+)
+
 # TODO: ideally, should use AC_ARG_ENABLE
 AC_ARG_WITH([zstd],
     AS_HELP_STRING([--with-zstd], [use zstd library]),
@@ -108,6 +114,32 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_pthread" != xno],
     )],
 )
 
+# The prefix var has no default at this point, so we cannot eval it without
+# this hack
+AS_IF([test "x$prefix" = "xNONE" ],
+    prefix=/usr/local
+)
+
+# The systemd unit dir should be in a sane location (based on the prefix) but
+# that is not always a dir underneath the prefix.  Apply another hack
+AS_IF([test "x$systemddir" = "x" ],
+    AS_IF([test "x$prefix" = "x/usr"],
+        systemddir=/lib/systemd/system,
+        systemddir=$prefix/lib/systemd/system
+    )
+)
+
+# All this indirection would be great, if the namespace wasnt poluted
+# (and for many of the dirs, if the directories were more modern)
+CONFIG_DOCDIR=$(eval echo $(eval echo $docdir))
+CONFIG_MANDIR=$(eval echo $(eval echo $mandir))
+CONFIG_PREFIX=$prefix
+CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR=$systemddir
+
+AC_SUBST(CONFIG_DOCDIR)
+AC_SUBST(CONFIG_MANDIR)
+AC_SUBST(CONFIG_PREFIX)
+AC_SUBST(CONFIG_SYSTEMDDIR)
 
 AC_SUBST(host)
 AC_SUBST(host_os)
diff --git a/edge.8 b/edge.8
index 9102e140..835d8bb7 100644
--- a/edge.8
+++ b/edge.8
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ deri (at) ntop.org - original author of n2n
 Don Bindner
 (--) - significant contributions to n2n-1
 .SH SEE ALSO
-ifconfig(8) supernode(1) tunctl(8) n3n(7)
+ifconfig(8) supernode(8) tunctl(8) n3n(7)
 .br
 the documentation contained in the source code
 .br
diff --git a/n3n.7 b/n3n.7
index aaeaf9fa..1f442a98 100644
--- a/n3n.7
+++ b/n3n.7
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ deri (at) ntop.org - original author of n2n
 Don Bindner
 (--) - significant contributions to n2n-1
 .SH SEE ALSO
-ifconfig(8) edge(8) supernode(1)
+ifconfig(8) edge(8) supernode(8)
 .br
 the documentation contained in the source code
 .br
diff --git a/packages/rpm/n3n.spec b/packages/rpm/n3n.spec
index b7beeb41..dd1da6e1 100644
--- a/packages/rpm/n3n.spec
+++ b/packages/rpm/n3n.spec
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/share/doc/n3n/community.list.sample
 /usr/share/doc/n3n/edge.conf.sample
 /usr/share/doc/n3n/supernode.conf.sample
-/usr/share/man/man1/supernode.1.gz
 /usr/share/man/man7/n3n.7.gz
 /usr/share/man/man8/edge.8.gz
+/usr/share/man/man8/supernode.8.gz
 
 # Set the default attributes of all of the files specified to have an
 # owner and group of root and to inherit the permissions of the file
diff --git a/supernode.1 b/supernode.8
similarity index 98%
rename from supernode.1
rename to supernode.8
index ca35bd41..ddc86316 100644
--- a/supernode.1
+++ b/supernode.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH supernode 1  "5 Jan 2024" "version 3" "USER COMMANDS"
+.TH supernode 8  "5 Jan 2024" "version 3" "USER COMMANDS"
 .SH NAME
 supernode \- n3n supernode daemon
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index fd78a431..36fc12e2 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(TESTS) *.gcno *.gcda
 
 install: $(TOOLS)
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(SBINDIR)
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) $(addsuffix $(EXE),$(TOOLS)) $(SBINDIR)/
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(CONFIG_SBINDIR)
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) $(addsuffix $(EXE),$(TOOLS)) $(CONFIG_SBINDIR)/