diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c94025..3eb0d64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ To update to latest version:
 
     ./ctl update
 
-On Linux you need a working python3.6 installation with pillow, python-lxml, pyOpenSSL and pyCrypto and popler-utils:
+On Linux you need a working python3.4 installation with pillow, python-lxml, pyOpenSSL and pyCrypto and popler-utils:
 
-    apt-get install python3.6 python3-pil python3-lxml \
+    apt-get install python3.4 python3-pil python3-lxml \
                     python3-openssl python3-crypto poppler-utils \
                     libevent-2.0-5
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Platform
 ----------
 
 If you install Open Media Library on a architecture/os that is currently
-not supported, you need a working python 3.6 installation and the dependencies
+not supported, you need a working python 3.4 installation and the dependencies
 listed in requirements.txt and requirements-shared.txt:
 
     pip3 install -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/ctl b/ctl
index f02ceeb..a7e8b6f 100755
--- a/ctl
+++ b/ctl
@@ -147,11 +147,7 @@ if [ "$1" == "open" ]; then
     if [ $SYSTEM == "Linux" ]; then
         if [ -e "$PID" ]; then
             if ps -p `cat "$PID"` > /dev/null; then
-                if [ -e /usr/bin/gio ]; then
-                    gio open "file://${BASE}/openmedialibrary/static/html/load.html"
-                else
-                    xdg-open "file://${BASE}/openmedialibrary/static/html/load.html"
-                fi
+                xdg-open "file://${BASE}/openmedialibrary/static/html/load.html"
             else
                 $PYTHON "${NAME}/oml/gtkstatus.py" $@
                 exit $?
diff --git a/oml/oxtornado.py b/oml/oxtornado.py
index 322c6a8..db15793 100644
--- a/oml/oxtornado.py
+++ b/oml/oxtornado.py
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ def json_dumps(obj):
     return json.dumps(obj, indent=indent, default=_to_json, ensure_ascii=False).encode()
 
 def run_async(func):
-    @wraps(func)
-    def async_func(*args, **kwargs):
-        func_hl = Thread(target=func, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-        func_hl.start()
-        return func_hl
+  @wraps(func)
+  def async_func(*args, **kwargs):
+    func_hl = Thread(target = func, args = args, kwargs = kwargs)
+    func_hl.start()
+    return func_hl
 
-    return async_func
+  return async_func
 
 def trim(docstring):
     if not docstring:
diff --git a/oml/utils.py b/oml/utils.py
index 50e2e9e..a3463f4 100644
--- a/oml/utils.py
+++ b/oml/utils.py
@@ -264,10 +264,7 @@ def open_file(path=None):
     if sys.platform == 'darwin':
         cmd += ['open', path]
     elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
-        if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/gio'):
-            cmd += ['gio', 'open', path]
-        else:
-            cmd += ['xdg-open', path]
+        cmd += ['xdg-open', path]
     elif sys.platform == 'win32':
         path = '\\'.join(path.split('/'))
         os.startfile(path)
@@ -288,10 +285,7 @@ def open_folder(folder=None, path=None):
             path = folder
         cmd += ['open', '-R', path]
     elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
-        if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/gio'):
-            cmd += ['gio', 'open', folder]
-        else:
-            cmd += ['xdg-open', folder]
+        cmd += ['xdg-open', folder]
     elif sys.platform == 'win32':
         path = '\\'.join(path.split('/'))
         cmd = 'explorer.exe /select,"%s"' % path