diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce96bb276b..b2e49478a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CFLAGS	= -g -Wall
 .SUFFIXES:
 core: game renderers mod_ra mod_cnc
 tools: editor ralint seqed filex tsbuild utility
-package: fixheader core editor utility winlaunch
+package: fixheader core editor utility winlaunch gtklaunch
 mods: mod_ra mod_cnc
 all: core tools winlaunch
 clean: 
@@ -216,12 +216,13 @@ INSTALL_DIR = $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/openra
 INSTALL = install
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = $(INSTALL)
 CORE = fileformats rcg rgl rnull game editor utility winlaunch
-install: all
+install: all gtklaunch
 	@-echo "Installing OpenRA to $(INSTALL_DIR)"
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -d $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(foreach prog,$(CORE),$($(prog)_TARGET)) $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -d $(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/cnc
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(mod_cnc_TARGET) $(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/cnc
+	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) gtklaunch $(INSTALL_DIR)
 
 	@-cp $(foreach f,$(shell ls mods/cnc --hide=*.dll),mods/cnc/$(f)) $(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/cnc
 	@cp -r mods/cnc/maps $(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/cnc
@@ -251,19 +252,10 @@ install: all
 
 	@echo "#!/bin/sh" > openra
 	@echo "cd "$(datadir)"/openra" >> openra
-	@echo "mono "$(datadir)"/openra/OpenRA.Game.exe SupportDir=~/.openra \"$$""@\"" >> openra
+	@echo "./gtklaunch" >> openra
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -d $(BIN_INSTALL_DIR)
 	@$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -m +rx openra $(BIN_INSTALL_DIR)
 
-	@echo "OpenRA is now installed. You will now want to download"
-	@echo "http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages and"
-	@echo "http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages"
-	@echo "and extract their contents to"
-	@echo "$(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/ra/packages and "
-	@echo "$(INSTALL_DIR)/mods/cnc/packages respectively."
-	@echo "It is also advised to install the contents of $(INSTALL_DIR)/thirdparty to the Mono Global Assembly Cache \
-	with gacutil."
-
 uninstall:
 	@-rm -r $(INSTALL_DIR)
 	@-rm $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/openra
diff --git a/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh b/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh
index 2c1cd59137..2015683f1a 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/buildpackage.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ rm -rf root
 
 # Game files
 mkdir -p root/usr/bin/
-cp openra root/usr/bin/
+cp openra-bin root/usr/bin/openra
 mkdir -p root/usr/share/openra/
 cp -R $BUILTDIR/* "root/usr/share/openra/" || exit 3
 
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ rm root/usr/share/openra/OpenRA.Launcher.exe
 
 # Desktop Icons
 mkdir -p root/usr/share/applications/
-sed "s/{VERSION}/$VERSION/" openra-ra.desktop > root/usr/share/applications/openra-ra.desktop
-sed "s/{VERSION}/$VERSION/" openra-cnc.desktop > root/usr/share/applications/openra-cnc.desktop
+sed "s/{VERSION}/$VERSION/" openra.desktop > root/usr/share/applications/openra.desktop
 
 # Menu entries
 mkdir -p root/usr/share/menu/
-cp openra-ra root/usr/share/menu/
-cp openra-cnc root/usr/share/menu/
+cp openra root/usr/share/menu/
 
 # Icon images
 mkdir -p root/usr/share/pixmaps/
diff --git a/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/control b/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/control
index 085c9ef863..5bdccb0bcb 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/control
+++ b/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/control
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Architecture: all
 Maintainer: Matthew Bowra-Dean <matthew@ijw.co.nz>
 Uploaders: Maikel van den Hout <ma1kelvdh@gmail.com>, Paul Chote <sleipnir@sleipnirstuff.com>
 Installed-Size: {SIZE}	
-Depends: libopenal1, mono-runtime, libmono-winforms2.0-cil, libfreetype6, libsdl1.2debian, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dri, zenity, wget, unzip
+Depends: libopenal1, mono-runtime, libmono-winforms2.0-cil, libfreetype6, libsdl1.2debian, libgl1-mesa-glx, libgl1-mesa-dri, libmono-i18n2.0-cil
 Section: games
 Priority: extra
 Homepage: http://www.open-ra.org/
diff --git a/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst b/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
index 2faeb8d98b..d0d5f4dfe3 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
+++ b/packaging/linux/deb/DEBIAN/postinst
@@ -5,25 +5,3 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -x "`which update-menus 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
 	update-menus
 fi
 # End automatically added section
-
-start_directory=$( pwd )
-cd /usr/share/openra
-
-anw=`zenity --question --text "Download and install RA packages?"; echo $?`
-if [ $anw = 0 ] ; then
-    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages,/tmp/ra-packages.zip
-    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/ra-packages.zip,ra/packages/
-    else
-    zenity --info --text "The Red Alert packages need to be manually installed before it will work.\nSee the OpenRA website for more information."
-    break
-fi
-
-
-anw=`zenity --question --text "Download and install C&amp;C packages?"; echo $?`
-if [ $anw = 0 ] ; then
-    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages,/tmp/cnc-packages.zip
-    mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/cnc-packages.zip,cnc/packages/
-    else
-    zenity --info --text "The C&amp;C packages need to be manually installed before it will work.\nSee the OpenRA website for more information."
-    break
-fi
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra b/packaging/linux/openra
index 7a862c550a..7556655771 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/openra
+++ b/packaging/linux/openra
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-cd /usr/share/openra
-mono /usr/share/openra/OpenRA.Game.exe SupportDir=~/.openra "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
+?package(openra):needs="X11" section="Games/Simulation" title="OpenRA"\
+command="/usr/bin/openra" icon="/usr/share/pixmaps/openra.32.xpm"
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra-bin b/packaging/linux/openra-bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6427a55f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/linux/openra-bin
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+cd /usr/share/openra
+./gtklaunch
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra-cnc b/packaging/linux/openra-cnc
deleted file mode 100644
index be05d12ad4..0000000000
--- a/packaging/linux/openra-cnc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-?package(openra):needs="X11" section="Games/Simulation" title="OpenRA - Command & Conquer"\
-command="/usr/bin/openra Game.Mods=cnc" icon="/usr/share/pixmaps/openra.32.xpm"
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra-cnc.desktop b/packaging/linux/openra-cnc.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index d476ed9e6a..0000000000
--- a/packaging/linux/openra-cnc.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-Version={VERSION}
-Name=OpenRA - Command & Conquer
-Comment=The OpenRA RTS engine running Command & Conquer
-Icon=openra
-Exec=/usr/bin/openra Game.Mods=cnc
-Terminal=false
-Categories=Game;
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra-ra b/packaging/linux/openra-ra
deleted file mode 100644
index 26aceb86b1..0000000000
--- a/packaging/linux/openra-ra
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-?package(openra):needs="X11" section="Games/Simulation" title="OpenRA - Red Alert"\
-command="/usr/bin/openra Game.Mods=ra" icon="/usr/share/pixmaps/openra.32.xpm"
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra-ra.desktop b/packaging/linux/openra-ra.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index b56bc3b904..0000000000
--- a/packaging/linux/openra-ra.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-Version={VERSION}
-Name=OpenRA - Red Alert
-Comment=The OpenRA RTS engine running Red Alert
-Icon=openra
-Exec=/usr/bin/openra Game.Mods=ra
-Terminal=false
-Categories=Game;
diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra.desktop b/packaging/linux/openra.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb67ce6548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/linux/openra.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Version={VERSION}
+Name=OpenRA
+Comment=The OpenRA RTS engine launcher
+Icon=openra
+Exec=/usr/bin/openra
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Game;
+Name[en_NZ]=openra.desktop
diff --git a/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/PKGBUILD b/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/PKGBUILD
index 1fdeb8fd50..b0e84ec461 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/PKGBUILD
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ conflicts=()
 replaces=()
 backup=()
 options=()
-install=openra.install
 source=()
 noextract=()
 md5sums=()
diff --git a/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/openra.install b/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/openra.install
deleted file mode 100644
index fd42e5a09a..0000000000
--- a/packaging/linux/pkgbuild/openra.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# arg 1:  the new package version
-post_install() {
-    cd $pkgdir/usr/share/openra
-    while true 
-    do
-        read -s -n1 -p "Download and install RA packages? [Y/n]"
-        case $REPLY in
-            y|Y|"")
-                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages,/tmp/ra-packages.zip
-                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/ra-packages.zip,ra/packages/
-                break;;
-            n|N)
-                echo "The RA packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages \
-                to /usr/share/openra/mods/ra/packages before the RA mod will work." 
-                break;;
-            *) echo "Please enter y or n.";;
-        esac
-    done
-    
-    while true 
-    do
-        read -s -n1 -p "Download and install C&C packages? [Y/n]"
-        case $REPLY in
-            y|Y|"") 
-                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages,/tmp/cnc-packages.zip
-                mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/cnc-packages.zip,cnc/packages/
-                break;;
-            n|N)
-                echo "The C&C packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages \
-                to /usr/share/openra/mods/cnc/packages before the C&C mod will work." 
-                break;;
-            *) echo "Please enter y or n.";;
-        esac
-    done
-}
diff --git a/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec b/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
index 1f4ad0e488..e3000c24f9 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
+++ b/packaging/linux/rpm/openra.spec
@@ -28,38 +28,4 @@ cp -r %{root} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-%post
-cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/openra
-while true 
-do
-    read -s -n1 -p "Download and install RA packages? [Y/n]"
-    case $REPLY in
-        y|Y|"") 
-            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages,/tmp/ra-packages.zip
-            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/ra-packages.zip,ra/packages/
-            break;;
-        n|N)
-            echo "The RA packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=ra-packages \
-            to /usr/share/openra/mods/ra/packages before the RA mod will work." 
-            break;;
-        *) echo "Please enter y or n.";;
-    esac
-done
-
-while true 
-do
-    read -s -n1 -p "Download and install C&C packages? [Y/n]"
-    case $REPLY in
-        y|Y|"") 
-            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --download-url=http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages,/tmp/cnc-packages.zip
-            mono OpenRA.Utility.exe --extract-zip=/tmp/cnc-packages.zip,cnc/packages/
-            break;;
-        n|N)
-            echo "The C&C packages will need to be manually extracted from http://open-ra.org/get-dependency.php?file=cnc-packages \
-            to /usr/share/openra/mods/cnc/packages before the C&C mod will work." 
-            break;;
-        *) echo "Please enter y or n.";;
-    esac
-done
-
 %files
diff --git a/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh b/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh
index 67d6eac2ee..397263ea66 100755
--- a/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh
+++ b/packaging/osx/buildpackage.sh
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ fi
 cp -rv ../../OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/build/Release/OpenRA.app OpenRA.app
 cp -rv $2/* "OpenRA.app/Contents/Resources/" || exit 3
 
-# Icon isn't used, and editor doesn't work, OpenRA.Launcher is Windows specific.
+# Icon isn't used, and editor doesn't work, OpenRA.Launcher is Windows specific, gtklaunch is Linux specific.
 rm OpenRA.app/Contents/Resources/OpenRA.ico
 rm OpenRA.app/Contents/Resources/OpenRA.Editor.exe
 rm OpenRA.app/Contents/Resources/OpenRA.Launcher.exe
+rm OpenRA.app/Contents/Resources/gtklaunch
 
 # Package app bundle into a zip and clean up
 zip OpenRA-$1 -r -9 OpenRA.app
diff --git a/packaging/package-all.sh b/packaging/package-all.sh
index b2cba0f2ee..38cc3f351c 100755
--- a/packaging/package-all.sh
+++ b/packaging/package-all.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ find . -path "*.mdb" -delete
 # they are now installed to the game directory instead of placed in the gac
 FILES="OpenRA.Launcher.exe OpenRA.Game.exe OpenRA.Editor.exe OpenRA.Utility.exe OpenRA.Renderer.Cg.dll \
 OpenRA.Renderer.Gl.dll OpenRA.Renderer.Null.dll OpenRA.FileFormats.dll FreeSans.ttf FreeSansBold.ttf titles.ttf \
-cg glsl mods/ra mods/cnc COPYING HACKING INSTALL"
+cg glsl mods/ra mods/cnc COPYING HACKING INSTALL gtklaunch"
 
 echo "Copying files..."
 for i in $FILES; do