diff --git a/docs/source/dzgui7.rst b/docs/source/dzgui7.rst
index ed37e09..5793579 100644
--- a/docs/source/dzgui7.rst
+++ b/docs/source/dzgui7.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ You can install it via the following set of commands:
 .. code:: console
 
    sudo apt update
-   sudo apt install libgirepository-2.0
+   sudo apt install libgirepository-2.0-0
 
 Next steps
 ---------------
diff --git a/dzgui/init/libgi.py b/dzgui/init/libgi.py
index e8874d5..6ff0309 100644
--- a/dzgui/init/libgi.py
+++ b/dzgui/init/libgi.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import platform
 import sys
 
-from pathlib import Path
+from ctypes.util import find_library
 from warnings import deprecated
 
 LIB = "libgirepository-2.0"
 
+
 @deprecated("currently unused")
 def is_debian() -> bool:
     """
@@ -39,9 +40,7 @@ def is_debian() -> bool:
 
 
 def has_libgi() -> bool:
-    parent_dir = Path("/usr/lib64")
-    exists = any(LIB in subdir.name for subdir in parent_dir.iterdir())
-    return exists
+    return bool(find_library("girepository-2.0"))
 
 
 def test_libgi_missing() -> None:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 604a565..3b3615e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "DayZ server browser and mod manager for Linux"
 authors = [
     {name = "aclist"}
 ]
-version = "7.0.0b14"
+version = "7.0.0b15"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 readme = "README.md"