--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ install (DIRECTORY
 
 install (DIRECTORY
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sounds
-  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}
   #COMPONENT runtime
   )
 	
--- a/widgets/displaytext.cpp
+++ b/widgets/displaytext.cpp
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ void DisplayText::AudioAlerts()
 #else
   if(m_config->alert_Enabled()) {
         QAudioOutput device(QAudioDeviceInfo::defaultOutputDevice());
-        QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+        QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
 #endif
         QFile *effect2 = new QFile(this);
         QFile *effect3 = new QFile(this);
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ void MainWindow::fastSink(qint64 frames)
             effect1->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
             audio->start(effect1);
 #else
-            QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+            QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
             QSound::play(binPath + "/sounds/DXcall.wav");  // for Linux and macOS
 #endif
             play_DXcall = false;
@@ -5915,7 +5915,7 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout()
                effect1->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
                audio->start(effect1);
 #else
-               QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+               QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
                QSound::play(binPath + "/sounds/DXcall.wav");  // for Linux and macOS
 #endif
                play_DXcall = false;
@@ -8893,7 +8893,7 @@ void MainWindow::mousePressEvent(QMouseE
   }
 #else
   if (ui->pbBandHopping->hasFocus() && event->button() & Qt::RightButton) {
-      QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+      QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
       QSound::play(binPath + "/sounds/Testing_long.wav");  // for Linux and macOS
   }
 #endif
