Index: kicad-4.0.0-rc1/common/kiface_i.cpp
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--- kicad-4.0.0-rc1.orig/common/kiface_i.cpp
+++ kicad-4.0.0-rc1/common/kiface_i.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ static void setSearchPaths( SEARCH_STACK
         aDst->AddPaths( fn.GetPath() );
     }
 
+// user local library
+wxString homeDir = wxFileName::GetHomeDir();
+aDst->AddPaths( homeDir + wxT( "/.local/share/kicad/library-repos/kicad-library/library" ) );
+aDst->AddPaths( homeDir + wxT( "/.local/share/kicad/library-repos/kicad-library/modules" ) );
+aDst->AddPaths( homeDir + wxT( "/.local/share/kicad/library-repos/kicad-library/modules/packages3d" ) );
+aDst->AddPaths( homeDir + wxT( "/.local/share/kicad/library-repos/kicad-library/template" ) );
+
 #ifndef __WXMAC__
     aDst->AddPaths( wxT( "/usr/local/share" ) );
 #endif