diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f5ed59..b74a4b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ cleanbuildozer:
 
 cleanall: clean cleanbuildozer
 
+remove_symlinks:
+	@echo Removing symlinks for build...
+	-rm ./RNS
+	-rm ./LXST
+	-rm ./LXMF
+
+create_symlinks:
+	@echo Creating symlinks...
+	-ln -s ../Reticulum/RNS ./RNS
+	-ln -s ../LXST/LXST ./LXST
+	-ln -s ../LXMF/LXMF ./LXMF
+
 preparewheel:
 	pyclean .
 	$(MAKE) -C sbapp cleanrns
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2272c88..114ed01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ If you install Sideband from the DMG file, it is still recommended to install th
 
 ```bash
 # Install Reticulum and utilities with pip:
-pip3 install rns
+pip3 install rns --user
 
 # On some versions, you may need to use the
 # flag --break-system-packages to install:
-pip3 install rns --break-system-packages
+pip3 install rns --user --break-system-packages
 ```
 
 If you do not have Python and `pip` available, [download and install it](https://www.python.org/downloads/) first.
@@ -223,7 +223,10 @@ To install Sideband via `pip`, follow these instructions:
 
 ```bash
 # Install Sideband and dependencies on macOS using pip:
-pip3 install sbapp
+pip3 install sbapp --user
+
+# Or, if your Python environment is externally managed:
+pip3 install sbapp --user --break-system-packages
 
 # Run Sideband from the terminal:
 #################################
diff --git a/sbapp/main.py b/sbapp/main.py
index 0a4cec8..0fdffbd 100644
--- a/sbapp/main.py
+++ b/sbapp/main.py
@@ -4109,12 +4109,14 @@ class SidebandApp(MDApp):
                     info =  "Sideband is connected via a shared Reticulum instance running on this system.\n\n"
                     info += "To get connectivity status, use the [b]rnstatus[/b] utility.\n\n"
                     info += "To configure connectivity, edit the configuration file located at:\n\n"
-                    info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    if not RNS.vendor.platformutils.is_windows(): info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    else:                                         info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath.replace("/", "\\"))
                 else:
                     info =  "Sideband is currently running a standalone or master Reticulum instance on this system.\n\n"
                     info += "To get connectivity status, use the [b]rnstatus[/b] utility.\n\n"
                     info += "To configure connectivity, edit the configuration file located at:\n\n"
-                    info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    if not RNS.vendor.platformutils.is_windows(): info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    else:                                         info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath.replace("/", "\\"))
 
                 self.connectivity_screen.ids.connectivity_info.text = info
 
@@ -4438,11 +4440,13 @@ class SidebandApp(MDApp):
                 if self.sideband.reticulum.is_connected_to_shared_instance:
                     info =  "Sideband is connected via a shared Reticulum instance running on this system.\n\n"
                     info += "To configure hardware parameters, edit the configuration file located at:\n\n"
-                    info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    if not RNS.vendor.platformutils.is_windows(): info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    else:                                         info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath.replace("/", "\\"))
                 else:
                     info =  "Sideband is currently running a standalone or master Reticulum instance on this system.\n\n"
                     info += "To configure hardware parameters, edit the configuration file located at:\n\n"
-                    info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    if not RNS.vendor.platformutils.is_windows(): info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath)
+                    else:                                         info += str(RNS.Reticulum.configpath.replace("/", "\\"))
 
                 self.hardware_screen.ids.hardware_info.text = info
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5cafe98..58970b3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -116,17 +116,15 @@ setuptools.setup(
     install_requires=[
         "rns>=1.0.4",
         "lxmf>=0.9.3",
+        "lxst>=0.4.4",
         "kivy>=2.3.0",
+        "numpy>=2.0.0",
         "pillow>=10.2.0",
+        "mistune>=3.0.2",
         "qrcode",
         "materialyoucolor>=2.0.7",
-        "sh",
-        "numpy>=2.0.0",
-        "lxst>=0.4.4",
-        "mistune>=3.0.2",
         "beautifulsoup4",
         "pycodec2>=4.1.0",
-        "pyaudio;sys.platform=='linux'",
         "pyobjus;sys.platform=='darwin'",
         "pyogg;sys.platform=='Windows' and sys.platform!='win32'",
         "audioop-lts>=0.2.1;python_version>='3.13'"