diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 699d4aa..2009131 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 # register variables
 - import_tasks: variables.yml
 
-# ensure i3 packages are installed.
+# ensure i3 packages are installed [Debian].
 - include_tasks: setup-Debian.yml
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
+# ensure i3 packages are installed [RHEL].
+- include_tasks: setup-RedHat.yml
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Fedora' or ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+
 # create i3 config file
+- name: Creates directory
+  file: 
+    path: '~/.config/i3'
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0750
+    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+
 - name: create i3 config folder
   file:
     path: ~/.config/i3/
@@ -16,7 +27,6 @@
 - name: register i3 config file
   action: stat path="~/.config/i3/config"
   register: "config_file"
-
 - name: backup i3 config file
   block:
 
@@ -26,10 +36,12 @@
         dest: ~/.config/i3/config.bak
         remote_src: true
       when: config_file.stat.exists
+
     - name: create i3 config file
       template:
         src: config.j2
-        dest: ~/.config/i3/config
+        dest: "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/.config/i3/config"
+
     - name: check i3 config file
       command: i3 -C
       register: check_config_response
diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index 2143ebf..f25a6ce 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: ensure i3 packages are installed.
   apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: "{{ i3_packages }}"
     state: "present"
-  with_items: "{{ i3_packages }}"
   become: true
diff --git a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eec8226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: ensure i3 packages are installed.
+  dnf:
+    name: "{{ i3_packages }}"
+    state: "latest"
+  become: true