diff --git a/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh b/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
index 7a4675689..17fcfa214 100644
--- a/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
+++ b/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ _setup_env() {
     WD=$(cd "$(dirname "$1")" && pwd)
     SOURCEDIR=$(realpath "${WD}/../..")
     BUILDROOT=$(realpath "${WD}/../../$2-build")
-    DESKTOPROOT=${BUILDROOT}/desktop
-    METAROOT=${BUILDROOT}/meta
     SERVERROOT=${BUILDROOT}/server
-    WEBROOT=${BUILDROOT}/web
     DISTROOT=$(realpath "${WD}/../../dist")
     APP_RELEASE=$(grep "^APP_RELEASE" web/version.py | cut -d"=" -f2 | sed 's/ //g')
     APP_REVISION=$(grep "^APP_REVISION" web/version.py | cut -d"=" -f2 | sed 's/ //g')
@@ -22,7 +19,13 @@ _setup_env() {
     # Setting up the correct Python version for Ubuntu 18 and EL-8, which have
     # new Python versions installed parallel to the old ones.
     OS_VERSION=$(grep "^VERSION_ID=" /etc/os-release | awk -F "=" '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/"//g' | awk -F "." '{ print $1 }')
-    SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH='/usr/bin/python3'
+    if [ -n "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]; then
+        SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin/python3"
+        echo "Detected virtual environment: $VIRTUAL_ENV"
+    else
+        SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH='/usr/bin/python3'
+        echo "Not in a virtual environment, using system Python path."
+    fi
     PYTHON_BINARY=$("${SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH}" -c "import sys; print('python%d.%.d' % (sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor))")
     PYTHON_BINARY_WITHOUT_DOTS='python3'
     if [ "$2" == 'redhat' ] && [ "${OS_VERSION}" == "8" ]; then
@@ -46,10 +49,7 @@ _cleanup() {
 _setup_dirs() {
     echo "Creating output directories..."
     test -d "${BUILDROOT}" || mkdir "${BUILDROOT}"
-    test -d "${DESKTOPROOT}" || mkdir "${DESKTOPROOT}"
-    test -d "${METAROOT}" || mkdir "${METAROOT}"
     test -d "${SERVERROOT}" || mkdir "${SERVERROOT}"
-    test -d "${WEBROOT}" || mkdir "${WEBROOT}"
     test -d "${DISTROOT}" || mkdir "${DISTROOT}"
 }
 
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ _build_docs() {
     cd "${SERVERROOT}" && mkdir -p "usr/${APP_NAME}/share/docs/en_US/html"
     cd "${SOURCEDIR}/docs/en_US" || exit
     python3 build_code_snippet.py
-    SYS_PYTHONPATH=$("${SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH}" -c "import sys; print(':'.join([p for p in sys.path if p]))")
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2153
-    PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:${SYS_PYTHONPATH} python3 -msphinx . "${SERVERROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/share/docs/en_US/html"
+    "${SYSTEM_PYTHON_PATH}" -msphinx . "${SERVERROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/share/docs/en_US/html"
 }
 
 _copy_code() {
@@ -240,10 +238,6 @@ _copy_code() {
     # License files
     cp "${SOURCEDIR}/LICENSE" "${SERVERROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/"
 
-    # Web setup script
-    mkdir -p "${WEBROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/bin/"
-    cp "${SOURCEDIR}/pkg/linux/setup-web.sh" "${WEBROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/bin/"
-
     # Ensure our venv will use the correct Python interpreter, even if the
     # user has configured an alternative default.
     # DO THIS LAST!
@@ -258,8 +252,5 @@ _copy_code() {
 
 _generate_sbom() {
    echo "Generating SBOMs..."
-   # Note that we don't generate an SBOM for the Meta package as it doesn't contain any files.
    syft "${SERVERROOT}/" -o cyclonedx-json > "${SERVERROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/sbom-server.json"
-   syft "${DESKTOPROOT}/" -o cyclonedx-json > "${DESKTOPROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/sbom-desktop.json"
-   syft "${WEBROOT}/" -o cyclonedx-json > "${WEBROOT}/usr/${APP_NAME}/sbom-web.json"
 }