diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 3c90ed91..e606c812 100644
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -449,9 +449,11 @@ alias fcorepattern='echo kernel.core_pattern = %e-%p-%h.core >> /etc/sysctl.conf
 alias ffmpeg=avconv
 
 # inxi  https://code.google.com/p/inxi/
-alias inxi-install="cd ~/.local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi && chmod +x inxi && cd"
+alias inxi-install="mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && cd ~/.local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi && chmod +x inxi && cd"
+alias inxi-install-root="cd /usr/local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi && chmod +x inxi && cd"
 alias inxi-update="inxi -U"
 
+
 # Allow custom aliases to be put in .aliases or .bash_aliases .
 
 # .aliases
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index c067df51..f02efec7 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ alias fcorepattern='echo kernel.core_pattern = %e-%p-%h.core >> /etc/sysctl.conf
 alias ffmpeg=avconv
 
 # inxi  https://code.google.com/p/inxi/
-alias inxi-install="cd ~/.local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi && chmod +x inxi && cd"
+alias inxi-install="mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && cd ~/.local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi && chmod +x inxi && cd"
+alias inxi-install-root="cd /usr/local/bin && \wget -Nc smxi.org/inxi && chmod +x inxi && cd"
 alias inxi-update="inxi -U"