1diff --git a/data/84-nm-drivers.rules b/data/84-nm-drivers.rules
2index 148acade5c..6395fbfbe5 100644
3--- a/data/84-nm-drivers.rules
4+++ b/data/84-nm-drivers.rules
5@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ ACTION!="add|change|move", GOTO="nm_drivers_end"
6 # Determine ID_NET_DRIVER if there's no ID_NET_DRIVER or DRIVERS (old udev?)
7 ENV{ID_NET_DRIVER}=="?*", GOTO="nm_drivers_end"
8 DRIVERS=="?*", GOTO="nm_drivers_end"
9-PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c '/usr/sbin/ethtool -i $$1 |/usr/bin/sed -n s/^driver:\ //p' -- $env{INTERFACE}", ENV{ID_NET_DRIVER}="%c"
10+PROGRAM="@runtimeShell@ -c '@ethtool@/bin/ethtool -i $$1 |@gnused@/bin/sed -n s/^driver:\ //p' -- $env{INTERFACE}", ENV{ID_NET_DRIVER}="%c"
11
12 LABEL="nm_drivers_end"
13diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
14index a9e8c08508..875d6cc2cd 100644
15--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
16+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
17@@ -14645,14 +14645,14 @@ nm_device_start_ip_check(NMDevice *self)
18 gw = nm_l3_config_data_get_best_default_route(l3cd, AF_INET);
19 if (gw) {
20 nm_inet4_ntop(NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP4_ROUTE(gw)->gateway, buf);
21- ping_binary = nm_utils_find_helper("ping", "/usr/bin/ping", NULL);
22+ ping_binary = "@iputils@/bin/ping";
23 log_domain = LOGD_IP4;
24 }
25 } else if (priv->ip_data_6.state == NM_DEVICE_IP_STATE_READY) {
26 gw = nm_l3_config_data_get_best_default_route(l3cd, AF_INET6);
27 if (gw) {
28 nm_inet6_ntop(&NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP6_ROUTE(gw)->gateway, buf);
29- ping_binary = nm_utils_find_helper("ping6", "/usr/bin/ping6", NULL);
30+ ping_binary = "@iputils@/bin/ping";
31 log_domain = LOGD_IP6;
32 }
33 }
34diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
35index 79ac95598a..83f7ab1373 100644
36--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
37+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
38@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ if enable_introspection
39 input: [gen_infos_cmd, libnm_gir[0]] + libnm_core_settings_sources,
40 output: 'nm-property-infos-' + name + '.xml',
41 command: [
42- python.path(),
43 gen_infos_cmd,
44 name,
45 '@OUTPUT@',
46@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@ if enable_introspection
47 'env',
48 'GI_TYPELIB_PATH=' + gi_typelib_path,
49 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH=' + ld_library_path,
50- python.path(),
51 gen_gir_cmd,
52 '--lib-path', meson.current_build_dir(),
53 '--gir', libnm_gir[0],
54diff --git a/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c b/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
55index cbe76f5f1c..8515f94994 100644
56--- a/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
57+++ b/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
58@@ -284,15 +284,6 @@ nm_vpn_openconnect_authenticate_helper(NMSettingVpn *s_vpn, GPtrArray *secrets,
59 const char *const *iter;
60 const char *path;
61 const char *opt;
62- const char *const DEFAULT_PATHS[] = {
63- "/sbin/",
64- "/usr/sbin/",
65- "/usr/local/sbin/",
66- "/bin/",
67- "/usr/bin/",
68- "/usr/local/bin/",
69- NULL,
70- };
71 const char *oc_argv[(12 + 2 * G_N_ELEMENTS(oc_property_args))];
72 const char *gw;
73 int port;
74@@ -311,15 +302,7 @@ nm_vpn_openconnect_authenticate_helper(NMSettingVpn *s_vpn, GPtrArray *secrets,
75
76 port = extract_url_port(gw);
77
78- path = nm_utils_file_search_in_paths("openconnect",
79- "/usr/sbin/openconnect",
80- DEFAULT_PATHS,
81- G_FILE_TEST_IS_EXECUTABLE,
82- NULL,
83- NULL,
84- error);
85- if (!path)
86- return FALSE;
87+ path = "@openconnect@/bin/openconnect";
88
89 oc_argv[oc_argc++] = path;
90 oc_argv[oc_argc++] = "--authenticate";
91diff --git a/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build b/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build
92index 7fb460dc33..790a2b75fc 100644
93--- a/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build
94+++ b/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build
95@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if enable_docs
96 input: [merge_cmd, nm_settings_docs_xml_gir['nmcli'], nm_property_infos_xml['nmcli']],
97 output: 'settings-docs-input.xml',
98 command: [
99- python.path(),
100 merge_cmd,
101 '@OUTPUT@',
102 nm_property_infos_xml['nmcli'],
103@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ if enable_docs
104 input: [gen_cmd, settings_docs_input_xml],
105 output: 'settings-docs.h',
106 command: [
107- python.path(),
108 gen_cmd,
109 '--output', '@OUTPUT@',
110 '--xml', settings_docs_input_xml
111diff --git a/src/tests/client/meson.build b/src/tests/client/meson.build
112index 8c36e40559..cfb6649a21 100644
113--- a/src/tests/client/meson.build
114+++ b/src/tests/client/meson.build
115@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ test(
116 args: [
117 build_root,
118 source_root,
119- python.path(),
120 '--',
121 'TestNmcli',
122 ],
123@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ if enable_nm_cloud_setup
124 args: [
125 build_root,
126 source_root,
127- python.path(),
128 '--',
129 'TestNmCloudSetup',
130 ],