diff --git a/GUI/Settings/settings.py b/GUI/Settings/settings.py
index 05cf0fa..598ac87 100644
--- a/GUI/Settings/settings.py
+++ b/GUI/Settings/settings.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def set_default_settings():
     settings.setValue("bytes_per_scroll", 0x40)
     settings.endGroup()
     settings.beginGroup("Debug")
-    settings.setValue("gdb_path", typedefs.PATHS.GDB)
+    settings.setValue("gdb_path", utils.get_default_gdb_path())
     settings.setValue("gdb_logging", False)
     settings.setValue("interrupt_signal", "SIGINT")
     settings.setValue("handle_signals", json.dumps(default_signals))
diff --git a/GUI/Widgets/Settings/Settings.py b/GUI/Widgets/Settings/Settings.py
index 11ae44e..8ca87a1 100644
--- a/GUI/Widgets/Settings/Settings.py
+++ b/GUI/Widgets/Settings/Settings.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class SettingsDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.settings.setValue("MemoryView/show_memory_view_on_stop", self.checkBox_ShowMemoryViewOnStop.isChecked())
         self.settings.setValue("MemoryView/instructions_per_scroll", self.spinBox_InstructionsPerScroll.value())
         self.settings.setValue("MemoryView/bytes_per_scroll", self.spinBox_BytesPerScroll.value())
-        if not os.environ.get("APPDIR"):
+        if False:
             selected_gdb_path = self.lineEdit_GDBPath.text()
             if selected_gdb_path != states.gdb_path:
                 if utilwidgets.InputDialog(self, tr.GDB_RESET).exec():
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class SettingsDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         self.spinBox_InstructionsPerScroll.setValue(self.settings.value("MemoryView/instructions_per_scroll", type=int))
         self.spinBox_BytesPerScroll.setValue(self.settings.value("MemoryView/bytes_per_scroll", type=int))
         self.lineEdit_GDBPath.setText(str(self.settings.value("Debug/gdb_path", type=str)))
-        if os.environ.get("APPDIR"):
+        if True:
             self.label_GDBPath.setDisabled(True)
             self.label_GDBPath.setToolTip(tr.UNUSED_APPIMAGE_SETTING)
             self.lineEdit_GDBPath.setDisabled(True)
diff --git a/PINCE.py b/PINCE.py
index aa5da2f..b356458 100644
--- a/PINCE.py
+++ b/PINCE.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class MainForm(QMainWindow, MainWindow):
 
         settings.init_settings()
         self.settings_changed()
-        if os.environ.get("APPDIR"):
+        if True:
             gdb_path = utils.get_default_gdb_path()
         else:
             gdb_path = states.gdb_path
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ class MainForm(QMainWindow, MainWindow):
 
     # Returns: a bool value indicates whether the operation succeeded.
     def attach_to_pid(self, pid: int):
-        attach_result = debugcore.attach(pid, states.gdb_path)
+        attach_result = debugcore.attach(pid, utils.get_default_gdb_path())
         if attach_result == typedefs.ATTACH_RESULT.SUCCESSFUL:
             settings.apply_after_init()
             scanmem.pid(pid)
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ class MainForm(QMainWindow, MainWindow):
         self.flashAttachButtonTimer.start(100)
         self.label_SelectedProcess.setText(tr.NO_PROCESS_SELECTED)
         self.memory_view_window.setWindowTitle(tr.NO_PROCESS_SELECTED)
-        if os.environ.get("APPDIR"):
+        if True:
             gdb_path = utils.get_default_gdb_path()
         else:
             gdb_path = states.gdb_path
diff --git a/libpince/debugcore.py b/libpince/debugcore.py
index 987762f..9779120 100644
--- a/libpince/debugcore.py
+++ b/libpince/debugcore.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def init_gdb(gdb_path=utils.get_default_gdb_path()):
     status_thread.start()
     gdb_initialized = True
     set_logging(False)
-    if not is_appimage:
+    if False:
         send_command("source ./gdbinit_venv")
     set_pince_paths()
     send_command("source " + utils.get_user_path(typedefs.USER_PATHS.GDBINIT))
diff --git a/libpince/utils.py b/libpince/utils.py
index 604aeb3..0569a7e 100644
--- a/libpince/utils.py
+++ b/libpince/utils.py
@@ -881,10 +881,7 @@ def get_user_path(user_path):
 
 
 def get_default_gdb_path():
-    appdir = os.environ.get("APPDIR")
-    if appdir:
-        return appdir + "/usr/bin/gdb"
-    return typedefs.PATHS.GDB
+    return "@gdb_exe_path@"
 
 
 def execute_script(file_path):
diff --git a/tr/tr.py b/tr/tr.py
index 81e156c..74aef4c 100644
--- a/tr/tr.py
+++ b/tr/tr.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class TranslationConstants(QObject):
         r"\[asdf\] --> search for opcodes that contain [asdf]"
     )
     SEPARATE_PROCESSES_WITH = QT_TR_NOOP("Separate processes with {}")
-    UNUSED_APPIMAGE_SETTING = QT_TR_NOOP("This setting is unused in AppImage builds")
+    UNUSED_APPIMAGE_SETTING = QT_TR_NOOP("This setting is unused in nixpkgs-based builds")
     SELECT_GDB_BINARY = QT_TR_NOOP("Select the gdb binary")
     QUIT_SESSION_CRASH = QT_TR_NOOP("Quitting current session will crash PINCE")
     CONT_SESSION_CRASH = QT_TR_NOOP("Use global hotkeys or the commands 'interrupt' and 'c&' to stop/run the inferior")