On Linux platform, consider moving Golly configuration, data and cache files into user specific directories as specified by FreeDesktop "XDG Base Directory Specification".
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME for config (defaults to ~/.config)$XDG_DATA_HOME for other user specific data (defaults to ~/.local/share)$XDG_CACHE_HOME for removable cache (defaults to ~/.cache)It helps to keep home directory clean, and also to simplify backup configurations (e.g. to avoid backing up cached data).