diff --git a/hydrus/ClientGUI.py b/hydrus/ClientGUI.py
index 7cec25b..b4e24e5 100644
--- a/hydrus/ClientGUI.py
+++ b/hydrus/ClientGUI.py
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ 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/ClientGUIStyle.py b/hydrus/ClientGUIStyle.py
index 63510b1..b5fc2f6 100644
--- a/hydrus/ClientGUIStyle.py
+++ b/hydrus/ClientGUIStyle.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from . import HydrusExceptions
 import os
 from qtpy import QtWidgets as QW
 
-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/HydrusConstants.py b/hydrus/HydrusConstants.py
index a8684e2..717b3cc 100644
--- a/hydrus/HydrusConstants.py
+++ b/hydrus/HydrusConstants.py
@@ -4,31 +4,8 @@ import sys
 # 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__ ) )
-        
-        BASE_DIR = os.path.split( hc_realpath_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
+BASE_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~/.local/share/hydrus")
 
 PLATFORM_WINDOWS = False
 PLATFORM_MACOS  = False
@@ -41,23 +18,16 @@ 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"
 
 #