diff --git a/conf/CMakeLists.txt b/conf/CMakeLists.txt
index 61d668e..91b9e41 100644
--- a/conf/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/conf/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ string(REGEX REPLACE "^%C%([^\n]*)" "\\1" file_content "${file_content}")
 
 file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/direwolf.conf" "${file_content}")
 
-
 # install udev rules for CM108
 if(LINUX)
   install(FILES "${CUSTOM_CONF_DIR}/99-direwolf-cmedia.rules" DESTINATION etc/udev/rules.d/)
@@ -37,12 +36,13 @@ install(FILES "${CUSTOM_CONF_DIR}/sdr.conf" DESTINATION share/doc/${CMAKE_PROJEC
 # This step would be done as ordinary user.
 # Some people like to put the direwolf config file in /etc/ax25.
 # Note that all of these are also in $(DESTDIR)/share/doc/direwolf/examples/.
-add_custom_target(install-conf-conf
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/direwolf.conf" ~
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${CUSTOM_CONF_DIR}/sdr.conf" ~
-  )
-
 if(NOT WIN32)
-  add_custom_target(install-conf)
-  add_dependencies(install-conf install-conf-conf install-conf-scripts install-conf-telemetry)
+  add_custom_target(install-conf
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+    -DCMAKE_BINARY_DIR="${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
+    -DCUSTOM_CONF_DIR="${CUSTOM_CONF_DIR}"
+    -DCUSTOM_SCRIPTS_DIR="${CUSTOM_SCRIPTS_DIR}"
+    -DCUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR="${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}"
+    -P "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/conf/install_conf.cmake"
+    )
 endif()
diff --git a/conf/install_conf.cmake b/conf/install_conf.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8abfe96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/install_conf.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+if(NOT EXISTS ~/direwolf.conf)
+  install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/direwolf.conf" DESTINATION ~)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ~/sdr.conf)
+  install(FILES "${CUSTOM_CONF_DIR}/sdr.conf" DESTINATION ~)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ~/dw-start.sh)
+  install(FILES "${CUSTOM_SCRIPTS_DIR}/dw-start.sh" DESTINATION ~)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ~/telem-m0xer-3.txt)
+  install(FILES "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-m0xer-3.txt" DESTINATION ~)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ~/telem-balloon.conf)
+  install(FILES "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-balloon.conf" DESTINATION ~)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ~/telem-volts.conf)
+  install(FILES "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-volts.conf" DESTINATION ~)
+endif()
diff --git a/data/CMakeLists.txt b/data/CMakeLists.txt
index d2af835..7675b95 100644
--- a/data/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ set(SYMBOLSX_TXT_BKP "symbolsX.txt.old")
 set(SYMBOLSX_URL "http://www.aprs.org/symbols/symbolsX.txt")
 set(CUSTOM_BINARY_DATA_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/data")
 
+# we can also move to a separate cmake file and use file(download)
+# see conf/install_conf.cmake as example
 file(COPY "${CUSTOM_DATA_DIR}/${TOCALLS_TXT}" DESTINATION "${CUSTOM_BINARY_DATA_DIR}")
 file(COPY "${CUSTOM_DATA_DIR}/${SYMBOLS-NEW_TXT}" DESTINATION "${CUSTOM_BINARY_DATA_DIR}")
 file(COPY "${CUSTOM_DATA_DIR}/${SYMBOLSX_TXT}" DESTINATION "${CUSTOM_BINARY_DATA_DIR}")
diff --git a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a3d612..dae8d50 100644
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,5 @@
 if(NOT WIN32)
   install(PROGRAMS "${CUSTOM_SCRIPTS_DIR}/dwespeak.sh" DESTINATION bin)
   install(PROGRAMS "${CUSTOM_SCRIPTS_DIR}/dw-start.sh" DESTINATION share/doc/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}/examples)
-
-  add_custom_target(install-conf-scripts
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${CUSTOM_SCRIPTS_DIR}/dw-start.sh" ~
-    )
-
   add_subdirectory(telemetry-toolkit)
 endif()
diff --git a/scripts/telemetry-toolkit/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/telemetry-toolkit/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d44c21..2adc3e3 100644
--- a/scripts/telemetry-toolkit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/telemetry-toolkit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-add_custom_target(install-conf-telemetry
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-m0xer-3.txt" ~
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-balloon.conf" ~
-  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-volts.conf" ~
-  )
-
 install(PROGRAMS "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-balloon.pl" DESTINATION bin)
 install(PROGRAMS "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-bits.pl" DESTINATION bin)
 install(PROGRAMS "${CUSTOM_TELEMETRY_DIR}/telem-data.pl" DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 501ed4a..067b0c6 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -438,3 +438,18 @@ install(TARGETS kissutil DESTINATION bin)
 if(UDEV_FOUND)
   install(TARGETS cm108 DESTINATION bin)
 endif()
+
+
+
+## TESTS
+# Note CMake will generate tests only if the enable_testing() command
+# has been invoked. The CTest module invokes the command automatically
+# when the BUILD_TESTING option is ON.
+include(CTest)
+if(BUILD_TESTING)
+  #  add_test(NAME <name> COMMAND <command> [<arg>...]
+  #  [CONFIGURATIONS <config>...]
+#  [WORKING_DIRECTORY <dir>])
+
+
+endif()