diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7822d97..65c3e8cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -415,12 +415,7 @@ install-base: all
 	$(INSTALL) -m0644 doc/chibi-doc.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/
 	-if type $(LDCONFIG) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then $(LDCONFIG) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; fi
 
-install-bash-completion:
-	if [ -d "/etc/bash_completion.d" ]; then \
-			cp tools/snow-chibi-completion.bash /etc/bash_completion.d/snow-chibi; \
-		fi
-
-install: install-base install-bash-completion
+install: install-base
 ifneq "$(IMAGE_FILES)" ""
 	echo "Generating images"
 	-[ -z "$(DESTDIR)" ] && LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(LD_LIBRARY_PATH)" DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(SOLIBDIR):$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)" CHIBI_MODULE_PATH="$(MODDIR):$(BINMODDIR)" $(BINDIR)/chibi-scheme$(EXE) -mchibi.repl -d $(MODDIR)/chibi.img
@@ -502,7 +497,6 @@ uninstall:
 	-$(RMDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(MODDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINMODDIR)
 	-$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/chibi-scheme.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/chibi-ffi.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/chibi-doc.1
 	-$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(PKGCONFDIR)/chibi-scheme.pc
-	-$(RM) /etc/bash_completion.d/snow-chibi
 
 dist: distclean
 	$(RM) chibi-scheme-$(CHIBI_VERSION).tgz
diff --git a/doc/chibi.scrbl b/doc/chibi.scrbl
index 10733eb0..14d459ea 100755
--- a/doc/chibi.scrbl
+++ b/doc/chibi.scrbl
@@ -1635,15 +1635,16 @@ conventions, you can thus simply run \scheme{snow-chibi package
 \subsubsection{Other Implementations}
 
 Although the command is called \scheme{snow-chibi}, it supports
-several other R7RS implementations.  The \scheme{implementations}
-command tells you which you currently have installed.  The following
-are currently supported:
+several other R7RS implementations and generic installation of libraries.
+The \scheme{implementations} command tells you which you currently have
+installed. The following are currently supported:
 
 \itemlist[
 \item{chibi - version >= 0.7.3}
 \item{chicken - version >= 4.9.0 with the \scheme{r7rs} egg}
 \item{cyclone - version >= 0.5.3}
 \item{foment - version >= 0.4}
+\item{generic; By default libraries are installed into /usr/local/lib/snow or %LOCALAPPDATA%/lib/snow on windows}
 \item{gauche - version >= 0.9.4}
 \item{kawa - version >= 2.0; you need to add the install dir to the search path, e.g. \scheme{-Dkawa.import.path=/usr/local/share/kawa}}
 \item{larceny - version 0.98; you need to add "lib/Snow" to the paths in startup.sch}
diff --git a/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm b/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm
index 9411e18c..6b08cd63 100644
--- a/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm
+++ b/lib/chibi/snow/commands.scm
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
                    (else
                     (warn msg)
                     #f))))))
-      (and confirm?
-           (yes-or-no? cfg "Implementation " (car spec) " does not "
-                       " seem to be available, install anyway?"))))
+      (or (equal? (car spec) 'generic)
+          (and confirm?
+               (yes-or-no? cfg "Implementation " (car spec) " does not "
+                           " seem to be available, install anyway?")))))
 
 (define (conf-selected-implementations cfg)
   (let ((requested (conf-get-list cfg 'implementations '(chibi))))
@@ -1373,6 +1374,11 @@
                       (string-trim (process->string '(icyc -p "(Cyc-installation-dir 'sld)"))
                                    char-whitespace?)))))
        (list (or dir "/usr/local/share/cyclone/"))))
+    ((generic)
+     (list (make-path (or (conf-get cfg 'install-prefix)
+                          (cond-expand (windows (get-environment-variable "LOCALAPPDATA"))
+                                       (else "/usr/local"))
+                          "/lib/snow"))))
     ((gauche)
      (list
       (let ((dir (string-trim
@@ -1696,6 +1702,7 @@
   (cond
    ((eq? impl 'chicken) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((eq? impl 'cyclone) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
+   ((eq? impl 'generic) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((eq? impl 'guile) (get-guile-site-dir))
    ((eq? impl 'stklos) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((conf-get cfg 'install-source-dir))
@@ -1707,6 +1714,7 @@
   (cond
    ((eq? impl 'chicken) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((eq? impl 'cyclone) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
+   ((eq? impl 'generic) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((eq? impl 'stklos) (get-install-library-dir impl cfg))
    ((conf-get cfg 'install-data-dir))
    ((conf-get cfg 'install-prefix)
@@ -1723,6 +1731,8 @@
                            (get-chicken-binary-version cfg))))
           (else
            (car (get-install-dirs impl cfg)))))
+   ((eq? impl 'generic)
+    (car (get-install-dirs impl cfg)))
    ((eq? impl 'cyclone)
     (car (get-install-dirs impl cfg)))
    ((eq? impl 'guile)
diff --git a/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm b/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm
index 4162fd64..0bee1db5 100644
--- a/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm
+++ b/lib/chibi/snow/utils.scm
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
             ,(delay
                (process->sexp
                 '(foment -e "(write (features))"))))
+    (generic "generic" #f #f
+            ,(delay (write-string "generic\n")))
     (gauche "gosh" (gosh -E "print (gauche-version)") "0.9.4"
             ,(delay
                (process->sexp
diff --git a/tools/snow-chibi-completion.bash b/tools/snow-chibi-completion.bash
deleted file mode 100644
index b49b16b6..00000000
--- a/tools/snow-chibi-completion.bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#/usr/bin/env bash
-
-_snow_chibi_completions() {
-    if [ "${#COMP_WORDS[@]}" -gt "2" ]
-    then
-        COMPREPLY=($(compgen -f -- "${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"))
-    else
-        COMPREPLY=($(compgen -W "search show install upgrade remove status package gen-key reg-key sign verify upload index update implementations help" "${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"))
-    fi
-}
-
-complete -o bashdefault -F _snow_chibi_completions snow-chibi