diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 85cd828..0d2e346 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ vpk_list.txt
 ## vpk packing
 cleantf2/
 dev/current_options.txt
-*.vpk
\ No newline at end of file
+*.vpk
+## linux
+venv/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/generators/models_null.sh b/dev/generators/models_null.sh
index a594f53..1fa2f5b 100755
--- a/dev/generators/models_null.sh
+++ b/dev/generators/models_null.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ for line in $(cat $1); do
 		;;
 		*)
 			mkdir -p $line > /dev/null 2>&1
-			$2 l $3 | grep "$line" | grep ".vtx" | grep -v ".sw.vtx" > vpk_list.txt
+			$2 -l $3 | grep "$line" | grep ".vtx" | grep -v ".sw.vtx" > vpk_list.txt
 
 			echo removing models in $line
 			for file in $(cat vpk_list.txt); do
diff --git a/dev/linux/vpk.sh b/dev/linux/vpk.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ebf1ede..0000000
--- a/dev/linux/vpk.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-BINPATH=$(dirname $0)/../../../../../bin
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BINPATH $BINPATH/vpk_linux32 $*
diff --git a/generate.sh b/generate.sh
index 4d36244..03a72b5 100755
--- a/generate.sh
+++ b/generate.sh
@@ -16,11 +16,34 @@ if ! test -f "../../../hl2/hl2_textures_dir.vpk"; then
 	echo Error: unable to find hl2 vpk\'s. Make sure you\'re not using symbolic links that prevent access to the hl2 folder, and that CleanTF2plus is inside the custom folder.
 	exit 1
 fi
-if ! test -f "../../../bin/vpk_linux32"; then
-	echo Error: unable to find bin/vpk_linux32. Make sure you\'re not using symbolic links that prevent access to the bin folder, and that CleanTF2plus is inside the custom folder.
-	exit 1
+
+# system dependencies
+
+if ! wine --version > /dev/null; then
+        echo Error: unable to find wine. Make sure you installed it with your system\'s package manager.
+        exit 1
+fi
+if ! convert --version > /dev/null; then
+        echo Error: unable to find imagemagick. Make sure you installed it with your system\'s package manager.
+        exit 1
 fi
+if ! python3 --version > /dev/null; then
+        echo Error: unable to find python3. Make sure you installed it with your system\'s package manager.
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+# SETUP
 
+# create python venv and install vpk
+echo Setting up python dependencies
+python3 -m venv ./venv
+source ./venv/bin/activate
+pip install vpk
+
+if ! vpk --version > /dev/null; then
+        echo Error: unable to install vpk. Correct any python errors or submit an issue.
+        exit 1
+fi
 
 # DATA
 
@@ -249,13 +272,13 @@ elif [ $flat == 2 ]; then
 fi
 if [ $nohats == 1 ]; then
 	echo removing hats
-	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/nohats.txt "dev/linux/vpk.sh" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
+	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/nohats.txt "vpk" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
 	dev/generators/remove.sh dev/lists/linux/nohats_weapons.txt
 	echo nohats >> dev/current_options.txt
 	echo done
 elif [ $nohats == 2 ]; then
         echo removing hats headsfeet
-        dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/nohats.txt "dev/linux/vpk.sh" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
+        dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/nohats.txt "vpk" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
 	dev/generators/remove.sh dev/lists/linux/nohats_headsfeet.txt
         dev/generators/remove.sh dev/lists/linux/nohats_weapons.txt
         echo nohats headsfeet >> dev/current_options.txt
@@ -263,19 +286,19 @@ elif [ $nohats == 2 ]; then
 fi
 if [ $playergibs == 1 ]; then
 	echo removing player gibs
-	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/model_removal_gibs_player.txt "dev/linux/vpk.sh" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
+	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/model_removal_gibs_player.txt "vpk" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
 	echo no player gibs >> dev/current_options.txt
 	echo done
 fi
 if [ $shells == 1 ]; then
 	echo removing shell models
-	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/model_removal_shells.txt "dev/linux/vpk.sh" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
+	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/model_removal_shells.txt "vpk" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
 	echo no shells >> dev/current_options.txt
 	echo done
 fi
 if [ $weapongibs == 1 ]; then
 	echo removing weapon gibs
-	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/model_removal_gibs_weapons.txt "dev/linux/vpk.sh" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
+	dev/generators/models_null.sh dev/lists/linux/model_removal_gibs_weapons.txt "vpk" "../../tf2_misc_dir.vpk"
 	echo no weapon gibs >> dev/current_options.txt
 	echo done
 fi
diff --git a/pack_vpk.sh b/pack_vpk.sh
index 94354aa..eece424 100755
--- a/pack_vpk.sh
+++ b/pack_vpk.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+source venv/bin/activate
+
 # starting
 echo preparing folder structure
 mkdir cleantf2 > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ cat dev/current_options.txt >> cleantf2/readme.txt
 
 # creating vpk
 echo creating vpk
-dev/linux/vpk.sh -M cleantf2 > /dev/null 2>&1
+vpk -c cleantf2 cleantf2_dir.vpk > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 # moving vpk files
 echo moving vpk files