--- a/frontend/linux/workbench/mysql-workbench.in
+++ b/frontend/linux/workbench/mysql-workbench.in
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
 if test "$WB_DEBUG" != ""; then
   $WB_DEBUG $MWB_BINARIES_DIR/mysql-workbench-bin "$@"
 else
-  if type -p catchsegv > /dev/null; then
-  catchsegv $MWB_BINARIES_DIR/mysql-workbench-bin "$@"
+  if type -p @catchsegv@ > /dev/null; then
+  @catchsegv@ $MWB_BINARIES_DIR/mysql-workbench-bin "$@"
   else
   $MWB_BINARIES_DIR/mysql-workbench-bin "$@"
   fi
--- a/plugins/migration/frontend/migration_bulk_copy_data.py
+++ b/plugins/migration/frontend/migration_bulk_copy_data.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         return 'sh'
 
     def generate_import_script(self, connection_args, path_to_file, schema_name):
-        output = ['#!/bin/bash']
+        output = ['#!/usr/bin/env bash']
         output.append('MYPATH=\`pwd\`')
         
         output.append('if [ -f \$MYPATH/%s ] ; then' % self.error_log_name)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         return 'sh'
 
     def generate_import_script(self, connection_args, path_to_file, schema_name):
-        output = ['#!/bin/bash']
+        output = ['#!/usr/bin/env bash']
         output.append('MYPATH=\`pwd\`')
         
         output.append('if [ -f \$MYPATH/%s ] ; then' % self.error_log_name)
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
     
         with open(script_path, 'w+') as f:
             os.chmod(script_path, 0700)
-            f.write('#!/bin/bash\n\n')
+            f.write('#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n')
             f.write('MYPATH=`pwd`\n')
             
             f.write("arg_source_password=\"<put source password here>\"\n")
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
     
         with open(script_path, 'w+') as f:
             os.chmod(script_path, 0700)
-            f.write('#!/bin/bash\n\n')
+            f.write('#!/usr/bin/env bash\n\n')
             f.write('MYPATH=`pwd`\n')
             
             f.write("arg_source_password=\"<put source password here>\"\n")
--- a/plugins/wb.admin/backend/wb_server_control.py
+++ b/plugins/wb.admin/backend/wb_server_control.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 UnixVariant = {
     "" : {
-        'sudo_command' : "/usr/bin/sudo -k -S -p EnterPasswordHere ",
+        'sudo_command' : "@sudo@ -k -S -p EnterPasswordHere ",
     }
 }
 
--- a/plugins/wb.admin/backend/wb_server_management.py
+++ b/plugins/wb.admin/backend/wb_server_management.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 def reset_sudo_prefix():
     global default_sudo_prefix
-    default_sudo_prefix       = '/usr/bin/sudo -k -S -p EnterPasswordHere'
+    default_sudo_prefix       = '@sudo@ -k -S -p EnterPasswordHere'
 
 reset_sudo_prefix()
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
     if to_spawn:
         command += ' &'
-        sudo_prefix += ' /usr/bin/nohup'
+        sudo_prefix += ' @nohup@'
       
     # If as_user is the CURRENT then there's no need to sudo
     if as_user != Users.CURRENT:
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         if '/bin/sh' in sudo_prefix or '/bin/bash' in sudo_prefix:
             command = "LANG=C " + sudo_prefix + " \"" + command.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', r'\"').replace('$','\\$') + "\""
         else:
-            command = "LANG=C " + sudo_prefix + " /bin/bash -c \"" + command.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', r'\"').replace('$','\\$') + "\""
+            command = "LANG=C " + sudo_prefix + " @bash@ -c \"" + command.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', r'\"').replace('$','\\$') + "\""
 
     return command
 
@@ -896,9 +896,9 @@
             if as_user == Users.CURRENT:
                 raise PermissionDeniedError("Cannot set owner of directory %s" % path)        
             else:
-                command = "/bin/mkdir %s && chown %s %s" % (quote_path(path), with_owner, quote_path(path))
+                command = "@mkdir@ %s && chown %s %s" % (quote_path(path), with_owner, quote_path(path))
         else:
-            command = "/bin/mkdir %s" % (quote_path(path))
+            command = "@mkdir@ %s" % (quote_path(path))
             
         res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd(command,
                                         as_user   = as_user,
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
     @useAbsPath("path")
     def remove_directory(self, path, as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password = None):
         output = StringIO.StringIO()
-        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd('/bin/rmdir ' + quote_path(path),
+        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd('@rmdir@ ' + quote_path(path),
                                         as_user   = as_user,
                                         user_password = user_password,
                                         output_handler = output.write,
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@
     @useAbsPath("path")
     def remove_directory_recursive(self, path, as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password = None):
         output = StringIO.StringIO()
-        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd('/bin/rm -R ' + quote_path(path),
+        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd('@rm@ -R ' + quote_path(path),
                                         as_user   = as_user,
                                         user_password = user_password,
                                         output_handler = output.write,
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@
     @useAbsPath("path")
     def delete_file(self, path, as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password = None):
         output = StringIO.StringIO()
-        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd("/bin/rm " + quote_path(path),
+        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd("@rm@ " + quote_path(path),
                                         as_user   = as_user,
                                         user_password = user_password,
                                         output_handler = output.write,
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
     def _copy_file(self, source, dest, as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password = None):
         output = StringIO.StringIO()
         
-        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd("LC_ALL=C /bin/cp " + quote_path(source) + " " + quote_path(dest),
+        res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd("LC_ALL=C @cp@ " + quote_path(source) + " " + quote_path(dest),
                       as_user   = as_user,
                       user_password = user_password,
                       output_handler = output.write,
@@ -1077,9 +1077,9 @@
             # for ls -l, the output format changes depending on stdout being a terminal or not
             # since both cases are possible, we need to handle both at the same time (1st line being total <nnnn> or not)
             # the good news is that if the line is there, then it will always start with total, regardless of the locale
-            command = 'LC_ALL=C /bin/ls -l -p %s' % quote_path(path)
+            command = 'LC_ALL=C @ls@ -l -p %s' % quote_path(path)
         else:
-            command = 'LC_ALL=C /bin/ls -1 -p %s' % quote_path(path)
+            command = 'LC_ALL=C @ls@ -1 -p %s' % quote_path(path)
             
         output = StringIO.StringIO()
         res = self.process_ops.exec_cmd(command,
@@ -2160,9 +2160,9 @@
     def get_range(self, start, end):
         f = StringIO.StringIO()
         if not self._need_sudo:
-            ret = self.server_helper.execute_command("/bin/dd if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i count=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), start, end-start), as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password=None, output_handler=f.write)
+            ret = self.server_helper.execute_command("@dd@ if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i count=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), start, end-start), as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password=None, output_handler=f.write)
         else:
-            ret = self.server_helper.execute_command("/bin/dd if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i count=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), start, end-start), as_user = Users.ADMIN, user_password=self.get_password, output_handler=f.write)
+            ret = self.server_helper.execute_command("@dd@ if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i count=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), start, end-start), as_user = Users.ADMIN, user_password=self.get_password, output_handler=f.write)
 
         if ret != 0:
             raise RuntimeError("Could not get data from file %s" % self.path)
@@ -2170,9 +2170,9 @@
 
     def read_task(self, offset, file):
         if not self._need_sudo:
-            self.server_helper.execute_command("/bin/dd if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password=None, output_handler=file.write)
+            self.server_helper.execute_command("@dd@ if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password=None, output_handler=file.write)
         else:
-            self.server_helper.execute_command("/bin/dd if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.ADMIN, user_password=self.get_password, output_handler=file.write)
+            self.server_helper.execute_command("@dd@ if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.ADMIN, user_password=self.get_password, output_handler=file.write)
         # this will signal the reader end that there's no more data
         file.close()
 
@@ -2198,9 +2198,9 @@
         self._pos = offset
         f = StringIO.StringIO()
         if not self._need_sudo:
-            self.server_helper.execute_command("/bin/dd if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password=None, output_handler=f.write)
+            self.server_helper.execute_command("@dd@ if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.CURRENT, user_password=None, output_handler=f.write)
         else:
-            self.server_helper.execute_command("/bin/dd if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.ADMIN, user_password=self._password, output_handler=f.write)
+            self.server_helper.execute_command("@dd@ if=%s ibs=1 skip=%i 2> /dev/null" % (quote_path(self.path), offset), as_user = Users.ADMIN, user_password=self._password, output_handler=f.write)
         self.data = f
         self.data.seek(0)
         if self.skip_first_newline: