--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintlocale/im.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintlocale/im.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-import apt
 import codecs
 import gettext
 import locale
-import mintcommon
 import os
 
 try:
@@ -14,10 +12,18 @@
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 gi.require_version('AccountsService', '1.0')
+gi.require_version('XApp', '1.0')
 from gi.repository import GdkX11
 from gi.repository import Gtk, GObject, Gio, AccountsService, GLib, Gdk, GdkPixbuf, XApp
 
 from ImConfig.ImConfig import ImConfig
+
+# Used to detect Debian derivatives (we don't want to show APT features in other distros)
+IS_DEBIAN = os.path.exists("/etc/debian_version")
+
+if IS_DEBIAN:
+    import apt
+    import mintcommon
 
 # i18n
 APP = 'mintlocale'
@@ -37,7 +43,8 @@
         self.app = app
         self.packages = []
         self.missing_packages = []
-        self.apt = mintcommon.APT(self.app.window)
+        if IS_DEBIAN:
+        	self.apt = mintcommon.APT(self.app.window)
         self.button = button
         self.button.connect('clicked', self.install)
         self.button.set_sensitive(False)
@@ -58,24 +65,27 @@
                         self.packages.append(line)
 
     def install(self, widget):
-        if len(self.missing_packages) > 0:
-            self.app.lock_ui()
-            if self.app.cache_updated:
-                self.apt.set_finished_callback(self.on_install_finished)
-                self.apt.set_cancelled_callback(self.on_install_finished)
-                self.apt.install_packages(self.missing_packages)
-            else:
-                self.apt.set_finished_callback(self.on_update_finished)
-                self.apt.update_cache()
-
-    def on_update_finished(self, transaction=None, exit_state=None):
-        self.app.cache_updated = True
-        self.apt.set_finished_callback(self.on_install_finished)
-        self.apt.set_cancelled_callback(self.on_install_finished)
-        self.apt.install_packages(self.missing_packages)
-
-    def on_install_finished(self, transaction=None, exit_state=None):
-        self.app.check_input_methods()
+    	if IS_DEBIAN:
+    		if len(self.missing_packages) > 0:
+    			self.app.lock_ui()
+    			if self.app.cache_updated:
+    				self.apt.set_finished_callback(self.on_install_finished)
+    				self.apt.set_cancelled_callback(self.on_install_finished)
+    				self.apt.install_packages(self.missing_packages)
+    			else:
+    				self.apt.set_finished_callback(self.on_update_finished)
+    				self.apt.update_cache()
+
+    if IS_DEBIAN:
+    	def on_update_finished(self, transaction=None, exit_state=None):
+    		self.app.cache_updated = True
+    		self.apt.set_finished_callback(self.on_install_finished)
+    		self.apt.set_cancelled_callback(self.on_install_finished)
+    		self.apt.install_packages(self.missing_packages)
+
+    if IS_DEBIAN:
+    	def on_install_finished(self, transaction=None, exit_state=None):
+        	self.app.check_input_methods()
 
     def update_status(self, cache):
         self.missing_packages = []
@@ -105,7 +115,8 @@
             self.locale_path='/etc/locale.conf'
 
         # Prepare the APT cache
-        self.cache = apt.Cache()
+        if IS_DEBIAN:
+        	self.cache = apt.Cache()
         self.cache_updated = False
 
         # load our glade ui file in