--- src/utilities/paths.vala.orig	2021-07-17 09:00:37 UTC
+++ src/utilities/paths.vala
@@ -70,21 +70,21 @@ public class Paths : GLib.Object {
     /// usually /usr/share/gnome-pie/themes.
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    public static string global_themes { get; private set; default=""; }
+    public static string global_themes { get; private set; default="%%DATADIR%%/themes"; }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// The directory containing locale files
     /// usually /usr/share/locale.
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    public static string locales { get; private set; default=""; }
+    public static string locales { get; private set; default="%%PREFIX%%/share/locale"; }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// The directory containing UI declaration files
     /// usually /usr/share/gnome-pie/ui/.
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    public static string ui_files { get; private set; default=""; }
+    public static string ui_files { get; private set; default="%%DATADIR%%/ui"; }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// The autostart file of gnome-pie_config
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public class Paths : GLib.Object {
 
         // get path of executable
         try {
-            executable = GLib.File.new_for_path(GLib.FileUtils.read_link("/proc/self/exe")).get_path();
+            executable = GLib.File.new_for_path("/usr/local/bin/gnome-pie").get_path();
         } catch (GLib.FileError e) {
             warning("Failed to get path of executable!");
         }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class Paths : GLib.Object {
         Gtk.IconTheme.get_default().append_search_path(GLib.Environment.get_home_dir() + ".icons");
 
         // get global paths
-        var default_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("/usr/share/gnome-pie/");
+        var default_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("/usr/share/gnome-pie");
         if(!default_dir.query_exists()) {
             default_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("/usr/local/share/gnome-pie/");
 
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ public class Paths : GLib.Object {
         if(locale_dir.query_exists()) {
             locale_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("/usr/share/locale");
         } else {
-            locale_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("/usr/local/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gnomepie.mo");
+            locale_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("%%PREFIX%%/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gnomepie.mo");
             if(locale_dir.query_exists()) {
-                locale_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("/usr/local/share/locale");
+                locale_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path("%%PREFIX%%/share/locale");
             } else {
                 locale_dir = GLib.File.new_for_path(GLib.Path.get_dirname(
                     executable)).get_child("resources/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gnomepie.mo");