diff --git a/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUI.py b/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUI.py
index 2c3933e..c84a039 100644
--- a/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUI.py
+++ b/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUI.py
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ class FrameGUI( ClientGUITopLevelWindows.MainFrameThatResizes ):
                             python_executable = python_executable.replace( 'pythonw', 'python' )
                             
                         
-                        server_script_path = os.path.join( HC.BASE_DIR, 'server.py' )
+                        server_script_path = '/opt/hydrus/server.py'
                         
                         cmd = [ python_executable, server_script_path, db_param ]
                         
diff --git a/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUIStyle.py b/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUIStyle.py
index 7de8ef2..1196c62 100644
--- a/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUIStyle.py
+++ b/hydrus/client/gui/ClientGUIStyle.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from hydrus.core import HydrusConstants as HC
 from hydrus.core import HydrusData
 from hydrus.core import HydrusExceptions
 
-STYLESHEET_DIR = os.path.join( HC.BASE_DIR, 'static', 'qss' )
+STYLESHEET_DIR = os.path.join( HC.STATIC_DIR, 'qss' )
 
 DEFAULT_HYDRUS_STYLESHEET = ''
 ORIGINAL_STYLE_NAME = None
diff --git a/hydrus/core/HydrusConstants.py b/hydrus/core/HydrusConstants.py
index f14ed6e..4d7a20e 100644
--- a/hydrus/core/HydrusConstants.py
+++ b/hydrus/core/HydrusConstants.py
@@ -5,33 +5,9 @@ import typing
 # old method of getting frozen dir, doesn't work for symlinks looks like:
 # BASE_DIR = getattr( sys, '_MEIPASS', None )
 
-RUNNING_FROM_FROZEN_BUILD = getattr( sys, 'frozen', False )
-
-if RUNNING_FROM_FROZEN_BUILD:
-    
-    real_exe_path = os.path.realpath( sys.executable )
-    
-    BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname( real_exe_path )
-    
-else:
-    
-    try:
-        
-        hc_realpath_dir = os.path.dirname( os.path.realpath( __file__ ) )
-        
-        HYDRUS_MODULE_DIR = os.path.split( hc_realpath_dir )[0]
-        
-        BASE_DIR = os.path.split( HYDRUS_MODULE_DIR )[0]
-        
-    except NameError: # if __file__ is not defined due to some weird OS
-        
-        BASE_DIR = os.path.realpath( sys.path[0] )
-        
-    
-    if BASE_DIR == '':
-        
-        BASE_DIR = os.getcwd()
-        
+RUNNING_FROM_FROZEN_BUILD = False
+HYDRUS_MODULE_DIR = '/opt/hydrus/hydrus'
+BASE_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~/.local/share/hydrus")
 
 PLATFORM_WINDOWS = False
 PLATFORM_MACOS  = False
@@ -44,23 +20,16 @@ elif sys.platform == 'linux': PLATFORM_LINUX = True
 RUNNING_FROM_SOURCE = sys.argv[0].endswith( '.py' ) or sys.argv[0].endswith( '.pyw' )
 RUNNING_FROM_MACOS_APP = os.path.exists( os.path.join( BASE_DIR, 'running_from_app' ) )
 
-BIN_DIR = os.path.join( BASE_DIR, 'bin' )
-HELP_DIR = os.path.join( BASE_DIR, 'help' )
-INCLUDE_DIR = os.path.join( BASE_DIR, 'include' )
-STATIC_DIR = os.path.join( BASE_DIR, 'static' )
+BIN_DIR = "/opt/hydrus/bin"
+HELP_DIR = "/opt/hydrus/help"
+INCLUDE_DIR = "/opt/hydrus/include"
+STATIC_DIR = "/opt/hydrus/static"
 
 DEFAULT_DB_DIR = os.path.join( BASE_DIR, 'db' )
 
-if PLATFORM_MACOS:
-    
-    USERPATH_DB_DIR = os.path.join( os.path.expanduser( '~' ), 'Library', 'Hydrus' )
-    
-else:
-    
-    USERPATH_DB_DIR = os.path.join( os.path.expanduser( '~' ), 'Hydrus' )
-    
+USERPATH_DB_DIR = DEFAULT_DB_DIR
 
-LICENSE_PATH = os.path.join( BASE_DIR, 'license.txt' )
+LICENSE_PATH = "/usr/share/licenses/hydrus/license.txt"
 
 #