diff --git a/LinuxMint/create_local_venv.sh b/LinuxMint/create_local_venv.sh
index daba959..b9399ac 100644
--- a/LinuxMint/create_local_venv.sh
+++ b/LinuxMint/create_local_venv.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,72 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
 # create_local_venv.sh
-# Dev helper: create a local venv for running meshtastic_client.py
-# directly from the project folder (e.g. in VS Code).
+# Dev helper: create a *local* venv for running meshtastic_client.py directly
+# from the project folder (e.g. in VS Code).
+#
+# Key goals:
+# - Make the project directory the current directory.
+# - Keep it movable: no hard-coded absolute paths required.
+# - Ensure Tkinter is installed at *system level* (it is not a pip package).
 
-PROJECT_DIR="/home/knud/Desktop/Meshtastic/Meshtastic_client"
-VENV_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/.venv"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+DEFAULT_PROJECT_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# Tip:
+# If you run this script *from inside* the project folder, you can set:
+#   MESHTASTIC_CLIENT_DIR="." ./create_local_venv.sh
+# But the safest movable default is the folder where this script lives.
+
+# You can override the project location when you move the folder:
+#   MESHTASTIC_CLIENT_DIR=/path/to/Meshtastic_client ./create_local_venv.sh
+# Or (only if you launch it from inside the repo):
+#   MESHTASTIC_CLIENT_DIR="." ./create_local_venv.sh
+PROJECT_DIR="${MESHTASTIC_CLIENT_DIR:-$DEFAULT_PROJECT_DIR}"
+
+# Normalize to an absolute path (handles "." etc.)
+PROJECT_DIR="$(realpath -m "$PROJECT_DIR")"
+
+# Basic sanity checks
+if [[ ! -d "$PROJECT_DIR" ]]; then
+  echo "ERROR: Project dir not found: $PROJECT_DIR" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# If the script is inside the repo, this helps catch mis-pointing.
+if [[ ! -f "$PROJECT_DIR/meshtastic_client.py" ]]; then
+  echo "WARNING: meshtastic_client.py not found in: $PROJECT_DIR" >&2
+  echo "         If you moved the repo, set MESHTASTIC_CLIENT_DIR to the new path." >&2
+fi
+
+VENV_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/.venv"
 
 echo "Project dir : $PROJECT_DIR"
 echo "Local venv  : $VENV_DIR"
-cd "$PROJECT_DIR" || exit 1
 
-if [ -d "$VENV_DIR" ]; then
-  echo "Local venv already exists at $VENV_DIR"
+# Make PROJECT_DIR the current directory
+cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
+
+# --- Tkinter (system level) -------------------------------------------------
+# Tkinter is provided by distro packages (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint: python3-tk).
+# It cannot be installed reliably with pip inside a venv.
+
+if ! python3 -c 'import tkinter' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo
+  echo "Tkinter is missing for system python3." >&2
+  echo "Install it system-wide (Linux Mint / Ubuntu / Debian):" >&2
+  echo "  sudo apt update" >&2
+  echo "  sudo apt install -y python3-tk" >&2
+  echo
+  echo "After installing, re-run this script." >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+# --- venv -------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [[ -d "$VENV_DIR" ]]; then
+  echo "Local venv already exists at: $VENV_DIR"
   echo "If you want a fresh one, delete it first:"
-  echo "  rm -rf "$VENV_DIR""
+  echo "  rm -rf \"$VENV_DIR\""
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -26,16 +77,21 @@ echo "Upgrading pip inside venv..."
 "$VENV_DIR/bin/pip" install --upgrade pip
 
 echo "Installing dev dependencies into local venv..."
-"$VENV_DIR/bin/pip" install   meshtastic   pyserial   pypubsub   protobuf   bleak
+"$VENV_DIR/bin/pip" install \
+  meshtastic \
+  pyserial \
+  pypubsub \
+  protobuf \
+  bleak
 
 echo "Writing requirements.txt (for reference)..."
-cat > "$PROJECT_DIR/requirements.txt" << EOF
+cat > "$PROJECT_DIR/requirements.txt" <<'REQ'
 meshtastic
 pyserial
 pypubsub
 protobuf
 bleak
-EOF
+REQ
 
 echo
 echo "===================================================="
@@ -46,6 +102,6 @@ echo " In VS Code, select this interpreter:"
 echo "   $VENV_DIR/bin/python"
 echo
 echo " To run locally from terminal:"
-echo "   source "$VENV_DIR/bin/activate""
+echo "   source \"$VENV_DIR/bin/activate\""
 echo "   python meshtastic_client.py"
 echo "===================================================="
diff --git a/LinuxMint/meshtastic-client_1.0.202512121818_amd64.deb b/LinuxMint/meshtastic-client_1.0.202512121818_amd64.deb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fcf468
Binary files /dev/null and b/LinuxMint/meshtastic-client_1.0.202512121818_amd64.deb differ
diff --git a/LinuxMint/rebuilddeb.sh b/LinuxMint/rebuilddeb.sh
index abbc83f..bb0ffcd 100644
--- a/LinuxMint/rebuilddeb.sh
+++ b/LinuxMint/rebuilddeb.sh
@@ -1,91 +1,123 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
-### CONFIG ############################################################
+# rebuilddeb.sh
+# Build a .deb from the *current directory* (PROJECT_DIR=".")
+# and declare Tkinter as a system requirement (python3-tk).
+#
+# Usage:
+#   cd /path/to/Meshtastic_client
+#   ./rebuilddeb.sh
 
 APP_NAME="meshtastic-client"
-APP_VERSION=$(date +"1.0.%Y%m%d%H%M")
-PROJECT_DIR="/home/knud/Desktop/Meshtastic/Meshtastic_client"
-BUILD_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/build"
+APP_VERSION="$(date +"1.0.%Y%m%d%H%M")"
+PROJECT_DIR="."   # <-- always build from current directory
 ICON_NAME="meshtastic.png"
 
 APP_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/${APP_NAME}"
 
-# Logging
+# --- helpers ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+die() { echo "ERROR: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+ensure_dir() {
+  local d="${1:-}"
+  [[ -n "$d" ]] || die "ensure_dir() got an empty path (this caused: mkdir: cannot create directory '' ...)"
+  mkdir -p "$d"
+}
+
+# --- normalize paths --------------------------------------------------------
+
+cd "$PROJECT_DIR" || die "Cannot cd to PROJECT_DIR=$PROJECT_DIR"
+PROJECT_DIR="$(pwd -P)"
+
+BUILD_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/build"
 LOG_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/build_logs"
-mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
-LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/rebuild_$(date +\"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S\").log"
+LOG_FILE="$LOG_DIR/rebuild_$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S").log"
+
+ensure_dir "$LOG_DIR"
 
 # Send all stdout/stderr to both terminal and log
 exec > >(tee -a "$LOG_FILE") 2>&1
 
-echo "Logging to: $LOG_FILE"
+echo "=== Building ${APP_NAME} version ${APP_VERSION} ==="
+echo "Project dir : ${PROJECT_DIR}"
+echo "Build dir   : ${BUILD_DIR}"
+echo "Log file    : ${LOG_FILE}"
 
-######################################################################
+# --- system requirement: Tkinter -------------------------------------------
 
-echo "=== Building $APP_NAME version $APP_VERSION ==="
-cd "$PROJECT_DIR" || exit 1
-
-### CLEAN OLD BUILD OUTPUT ###########################################
-
-echo "[1/5] Cleaning old build dir..."
-rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR"
-mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
-
-### CREATE FILE LAYOUT ################################################
-# We do **NOT** bundle a pre-built venv in the .deb anymore.
-# Instead we install the app code + a small launcher that creates
-# a per-user venv on first run under ~/.local/share/${APP_NAME}/venv.
-
-echo "[2/5] Creating directory structure in build tree..."
-
-# App code location on target system (read-only, root-owned)
-mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR${APP_INSTALL_DIR}"
-
-# Launcher + desktop file + icon
-mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/bin"
-mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR/usr/share/applications"
-mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps"
-
-### COPY APPLICATION CODE ############################################
-
-echo "[3/5] Copying application code..."
-
-cp "$PROJECT_DIR/meshtastic_client.py" "$BUILD_DIR${APP_INSTALL_DIR}/meshtastic_client.py"
-
-if [ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/$ICON_NAME" ]; then
-  cp "$PROJECT_DIR/$ICON_NAME" "$BUILD_DIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/${APP_NAME}.png"
-else
-  echo "  (Warning: $ICON_NAME not found, skipping icon copy)"
+# Tkinter must exist system-wide (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint package: python3-tk).
+# It cannot be installed with pip inside a venv reliably.
+if ! python3 -c 'import tkinter' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "ERROR: Tkinter is missing for system python3." >&2
+  echo "Install it:" >&2
+  echo "  sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y python3-tk" >&2
+  exit 2
 fi
 
-### CREATE LAUNCHER SCRIPT ###########################################
+# --- clean old build output -------------------------------------------------
 
-echo "[4/5] Generating launcher script /usr/local/bin/${APP_NAME}..."
+echo "[1/6] Cleaning old build dir..."
+rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR"
+ensure_dir "$BUILD_DIR"
 
-LAUNCHER="$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/bin/${APP_NAME}"
+# --- create file layout -----------------------------------------------------
 
-cat > "$LAUNCHER" << 'EOF'
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
+echo "[2/6] Creating directory structure in build tree..."
+ensure_dir "$BUILD_DIR$APP_INSTALL_DIR"
+ensure_dir "$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/bin"
+ensure_dir "$BUILD_DIR/usr/share/applications"
+ensure_dir "$BUILD_DIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
+
+# --- copy app code ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "[3/6] Copying application code..."
+# Copy only what we need; ignore missing optional files.
+for f in meshtastic_client.py README.md requirements.txt; do
+  [[ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/$f" ]] && cp -a "$PROJECT_DIR/$f" "$BUILD_DIR$APP_INSTALL_DIR/"
+done
+
+if [[ -f "$PROJECT_DIR/$ICON_NAME" ]]; then
+  cp -a "$PROJECT_DIR/$ICON_NAME" "$BUILD_DIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/${APP_NAME}.png"
+else
+  echo "WARNING: Icon $ICON_NAME not found in project dir."
+fi
+
+# --- create launcher --------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "[4/6] Generating launcher script /usr/local/bin/$APP_NAME..."
+LAUNCHER="$BUILD_DIR/usr/local/bin/$APP_NAME"
+
+cat > "$LAUNCHER" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
 
 APP_NAME="meshtastic-client"
 APP_DIR="/opt/${APP_NAME}"
+DATA_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/${APP_NAME}"
+VENV_DIR="${DATA_DIR}/venv"
+PY_BIN="$(command -v python3 || true)"
 
-# Per-user venv location (no root needed)
-USER_DATA_ROOT="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"
-USER_APP_DIR="${USER_DATA_ROOT}/${APP_NAME}"
-VENV_DIR="${USER_APP_DIR}/venv"
+if [[ -z "$PY_BIN" ]]; then
+  echo "[${APP_NAME}] ERROR: python3 not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
 
-PY_BIN="${VENV_DIR}/bin/python"
-PIP_BIN="${VENV_DIR}/bin/pip"
+# Tkinter must be available at system level
+if ! "$PY_BIN" -c 'import tkinter' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[${APP_NAME}] ERROR: Tkinter is missing (install python3-tk)." >&2
+  echo "  sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y python3-tk" >&2
+  exit 2
+fi
 
-# Create venv + install deps on first start
-if [ ! -x "$PY_BIN" ]; then
-  mkdir -p "$USER_APP_DIR"
-  echo "[${APP_NAME}] Creating virtualenv in $VENV_DIR ..."
-  python3 -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$DATA_DIR"
 
+if [[ ! -d "$VENV_DIR" ]]; then
+  echo "[${APP_NAME}] Creating per-user venv at: $VENV_DIR"
+  "$PY_BIN" -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
+
+  PIP_BIN="$VENV_DIR/bin/pip"
   echo "[${APP_NAME}] Upgrading pip..."
   "$PIP_BIN" install --upgrade pip
 
@@ -100,41 +132,43 @@ if [ ! -x "$PY_BIN" ]; then
   echo "[${APP_NAME}] Virtualenv ready."
 fi
 
-exec "$PY_BIN" "${APP_DIR}/meshtastic_client.py" "$@"
+exec "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" "${APP_DIR}/meshtastic_client.py" "$@"
 EOF
 
 chmod +x "$LAUNCHER"
 
-### CREATE .DESKTOP FILE #############################################
-
-echo "[5/5] Creating .desktop file..."
+# --- desktop file -----------------------------------------------------------
 
+echo "[5/6] Creating .desktop file..."
 DESKTOP_FILE="$BUILD_DIR/usr/share/applications/${APP_NAME}.desktop"
 
-cat > "$DESKTOP_FILE" << EOF
+cat > "$DESKTOP_FILE" <<EOF
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
 Name=Meshtastic Client
-Comment=Meshtastic Desktop Client GUI
-Exec=${APP_NAME}
+Comment=Meshtastic Desktop Client
+Exec=/usr/local/bin/${APP_NAME}
 Icon=${APP_NAME}
 Terminal=false
-Categories=Network;Utility;
+Categories=Utility;
 EOF
 
-### BUILD .DEB PACKAGE ###############################################
+# --- build deb --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+echo "[6/6] Building .deb using fpm..."
+command -v fpm >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "fpm not found. Install it first (e.g. gem install --user-install fpm, or your preferred method)."
 
-echo "[9/9] Building .deb using fpm..."
 fpm -s dir -t deb -n "$APP_NAME" -v "$APP_VERSION" \
   --description "Meshtastic Desktop Client" \
   -d python3 \
   -d python3-venv \
   -d python3-pip \
+  -d python3-tk \
   -C "$BUILD_DIR" \
   .
 
 echo "======================================================"
 echo " Build finished!"
-echo " Created package: ${APP_NAME}_${APP_VERSION}_amd64.deb"
+echo " Created package (in current dir): ${APP_NAME}_${APP_VERSION}_amd64.deb"
 echo " Log file: $LOG_FILE"
 echo "======================================================"
diff --git a/LinuxMint/requirements.txt b/LinuxMint/requirements.txt
index d5ee007..81fd945 100644
--- a/LinuxMint/requirements.txt
+++ b/LinuxMint/requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ pyserial
 pypubsub
 protobuf
 bleak
-google protobuf
-
diff --git a/LinuxMint/run-client.sh b/LinuxMint/run-client.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d63a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LinuxMint/run-client.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Run from the *current directory* (.) so the project can be moved.
+PROJECT_DIR="."
+cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
+
+# Load env vars from .envrc (if present)
+if [[ -f ".envrc" ]]; then
+  set -a
+  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+  source ".envrc"
+  set +a
+fi
+
+exec python3 meshtastic_client.py