--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintlocale/install_remove.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintlocale/install_remove.py
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@
 
 import os
 import gettext
-import apt_pkg
 import subprocess
 import locale
 import codecs
-import mintcommon.aptdaemon
 
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Gdk, GdkPixbuf
+
++
++# 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_pkg
++    import mintcommon.aptdaemon
 
 # i18n
 APP = 'mintlocale'
@@ -53,8 +59,9 @@
                     else:
                         self.language_packs.append(LanguagePack(category, language, dependency, package))
 
-        apt_pkg.init()
-        self.cache = apt_pkg.Cache(None)
+        if IS_DEBIAN:
+            apt_pkg.init()
+            self.cache = apt_pkg.Cache(None)
         self.cache_updated = False
 
 
@@ -134,7 +141,8 @@
         return (language_code, country_code, language_label)
 
     def build_lang_list(self):
-        self.cache = apt_pkg.Cache(None)
+        if IS_DEBIAN:
+            self.cache = apt_pkg.Cache(None)
 
         self.builder.get_object('button_install').set_sensitive(False)
         self.builder.get_object('button_remove').set_sensitive(False)