diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab9f1ad1..c0817aea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ source:
 install:
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/${APP}/apps
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/${APP}/utils
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc/${APP}
 	cp -r image_build/* ${DESTDIR}/etc/${APP}
 	install -m 755 img/backgrounds/${APP}_mesh_background.png ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ install:
 	install -m 755 src/${APP}-restore-local ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/restore
 	install -m 755 src/${APP}-restore-remote ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/restorefromfriend
 	mv ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${APP}-app-* ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/${APP}/apps
+	mv ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${APP}-utils-* ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/${APP}/utils
 	mkdir -m 755 -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 	install -m 644 man/*.1.gz ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1
 	install -m 644 man/${APP}-backup-local.1.gz ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man1/backup.1.gz
diff --git a/src/freedombone-addcert b/src/freedombone-addcert
index c66fb6ac..cda74b4e 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-addcert
+++ b/src/freedombone-addcert
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
 CONFIGURATION_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}.cfg
 COMPLETION_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt
 
-source /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
-if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git ]; then
-	source /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
-fi
+source /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
 
 HOSTNAME=
 LETSENCRYPT_HOSTNAME=
diff --git a/src/freedombone-adduser b/src/freedombone-adduser
index 6f18d1f7..8fcc4c7f 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-adduser
+++ b/src/freedombone-adduser
@@ -62,14 +62,7 @@ if [ ! -f $COMPLETION_FILE ]; then
 fi
 
 # Minimum number of characters in a password
-MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=10
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-		MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	fi
-fi
+MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 NEW_USER_PASSWORD="$(openssl rand -base64 30 | cut -c1-${MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH})"
 useradd -m -p "$NEW_USER_PASSWORD" -s /bin/bash $MY_USERNAME
diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-local b/src/freedombone-backup-local
index e1b5e8a4..80ea192f 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-local
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-local
@@ -48,13 +48,8 @@ if [ -f $CONFIG_FILE ]; then
 fi
 
 # get the version of Go being used
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	GVM_HOME=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GVM_HOME=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	GVM_HOME=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GVM_HOME=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-fi
+GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
+GVM_HOME=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GVM_HOME=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 ADMIN_USERNAME=
 ADMIN_NAME=
diff --git a/src/freedombone-backup-remote b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
index 54f2c3e8..55cafdc8 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-backup-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-backup-remote
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
 SERVER_DIRECTORY=/root/remotebackup
 
 # get the version of Go being used
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-fi
+GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 ADMIN_USERNAME=$(cat $COMPLETION_FILE | grep "Admin user" | awk -F ':' '{print $2}')
 ADMIN_NAME=$(getent passwd $ADMIN_USERNAME | cut -d: -f5 | cut -d, -f1)
diff --git a/src/freedombone-config b/src/freedombone-config
index e9642579..8435dc3d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-config
+++ b/src/freedombone-config
@@ -43,14 +43,7 @@ export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
 FREEDOMBONE_WEBSITE="http://freedombone.uk.to"
 
 # Minimum number of characters in a password
-MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=10
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-		MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	fi
-fi
+MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 # file containing new password
 IMAGE_PASSWORD_FILE=/root/login.txt
diff --git a/src/freedombone-controlpanel b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
index 06264b35..b6d63e64 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-controlpanel
+++ b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
@@ -41,14 +41,7 @@ UPGRADE_SCRIPT_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}-upgrade"
 UPDATE_DATE_SCRIPT=/usr/bin/updatedate
 
 # Minimum number of characters in a password
-MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=10
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-		MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	fi
-fi
+MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 # voip
 VOIP_PORT=64738
diff --git a/src/freedombone-image b/src/freedombone-image
index 425a4559..c3e2e418 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image
+++ b/src/freedombone-image
@@ -76,14 +76,7 @@ CONFIG_FILENAME=
 DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME="${PROJECT_NAME}.local"
 
 # Minimum number of characters in a password
-MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=10
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-		MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	fi
-fi
+MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 # Optional ssh public key to allow
 SSH_PUBKEY="no"
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mesh-install b/src/freedombone-mesh-install
index 66c58127..6c1483fd 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mesh-install
+++ b/src/freedombone-mesh-install
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ MESH_INSTALL_DIR=/var/lib
 
 REMOVE='no'
 
-source /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
-if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git ]; then
-	source /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
-fi
+source /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
 
 function show_help {
 	echo ''
diff --git a/src/freedombone-mirrors b/src/freedombone-mirrors
index f9d1b940..0ca6d621 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-mirrors
+++ b/src/freedombone-mirrors
@@ -34,14 +34,7 @@ export TEXTDOMAIN=${PROJECT_NAME}-mirrors
 export TEXTDOMAINDIR="/usr/share/locale"
 
 # Minimum number of characters in a password
-MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=10
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-		MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	fi
-fi
+MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 CONFIGURATION_FILE="/root/${PROJECT_NAME}.cfg"
 
@@ -58,7 +51,7 @@ if [ ! -f $MAIN_COMMAND ]; then
     MAIN_COMMAND=/usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}
 fi
 
-REPOS=($(cat ${MAIN_COMMAND} ${MAIN_COMMAND}-utils-* /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/apps/${PROJECT_NAME}-app-* | grep "_REPO=\"" | uniq -u | sed 's|${PROJECT_NAME}|'"${PROJECT_NAME}"'|g'))
+REPOS=($(cat ${MAIN_COMMAND} /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${MAIN_COMMAND}-utils-* /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/apps/${PROJECT_NAME}-app-* | grep "_REPO=\"" | uniq -u | sed 's|${PROJECT_NAME}|'"${PROJECT_NAME}"'|g'))
 
 
 # obtain the mirrors password if it exists
diff --git a/src/freedombone-remote b/src/freedombone-remote
index b16450e5..ebd213a9 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-remote
@@ -44,14 +44,7 @@ MY_USERNAME=$USER
 FRIENDS_SERVERS_LIST=
 
 # Minimum password length in characters
-MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=10
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-		MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	fi
-fi
+MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-passwords | grep 'MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 # How many remote locations were specified
 entering_remote_backups_ctr=0
diff --git a/src/freedombone-restore-local b/src/freedombone-restore-local
index d59a2782..972420ea 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-restore-local
+++ b/src/freedombone-restore-local
@@ -50,13 +50,8 @@ if [ -f $CONFIG_FILE ]; then
 fi
 
 # get the version of Go being used
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	GVM_HOME=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GVM_HOME=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-	GVM_HOME=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GVM_HOME=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-fi
+GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
+GVM_HOME=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GVM_HOME=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 ADMIN_USERNAME=
 ADMIN_NAME=
diff --git a/src/freedombone-restore-remote b/src/freedombone-restore-remote
index 8600d084..2050d2fc 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-restore-remote
+++ b/src/freedombone-restore-remote
@@ -88,11 +88,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # get the version of Go being used
-if [ -f /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME} ]; then
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-else
-	GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
-fi
+GO_VERSION=$(cat /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-go | grep 'GO_VERSION=' | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
 
 # MariaDB password
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=$(cat /root/dbpass)
diff --git a/src/freedombone-selector b/src/freedombone-selector
index 8755bac8..2bff62e5 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-selector
+++ b/src/freedombone-selector
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ source $PROJECT_INSTALL_DIR/${PROJECT_NAME}-vars
 
 COMPLETION_FILE=$HOME/${PROJECT_NAME}-completed.txt
 
-source $PROJECT_INSTALL_DIR/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-selector
+source /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-selector
 
 function show_apps {
 	applist=""
diff --git a/src/freedombone-upgrade b/src/freedombone-upgrade
index b1c38959..2472c7df 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-upgrade
+++ b/src/freedombone-upgrade
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ FRIENDS_MIRRORS_SSH_PORT=2222
 FRIENDS_MIRRORS_PASSWORD=
 MY_MIRRORS_PASSWORD=
 
-source /usr/local/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
-if [ -f /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git ]; then
-	source /usr/bin/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
-fi
+source /usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-git
 
 function read_repo_servers {
 	if [ -f $CONFIGURATION_FILE ]; then
diff --git a/src/freedombone-vars b/src/freedombone-vars
index 69fe7bb2..143dacfe 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-vars
+++ b/src/freedombone-vars
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ DEBIAN_VERSION="jessie"
 ENABLE_SOCIAL_KEY_MANAGEMENT="no"
 
 # include utils
-UTILS_FILES=$PROJECT_INSTALL_DIR/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-*
+UTILS_FILES=/usr/share/${PROJECT_NAME}/utils/${PROJECT_NAME}-utils-*
 for f in $UTILS_FILES
 do
   source $f