diff --git a/package/debian/build-deb.sh b/package/debian/build-deb.sh
index 48106ce49b..4a84de0fe7 100755
--- a/package/debian/build-deb.sh
+++ b/package/debian/build-deb.sh
@@ -92,9 +92,28 @@ mkdir -p "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/share/doc/${PACKAGE_NAME}"
 echo "Copying installed files..."
 cp -a "${INSTALL_DIR}"/* "${STAGING_DIR}/opt/${PACKAGE_NAME}/"
 
-# Create symlinks in /usr/bin for system-wide access
-ln -sf "/opt/${PACKAGE_NAME}/bin/FreeCAD" "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/bin/kindred-create"
-ln -sf "/opt/${PACKAGE_NAME}/bin/FreeCADCmd" "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/bin/kindred-create-cmd"
+# Create wrapper scripts in /usr/bin that set up the environment
+# The binaries need LD_LIBRARY_PATH to find bundled libraries
+cat > "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/bin/kindred-create" << 'WRAPPER'
+#!/bin/bash
+export KINDRED_CREATE_HOME="/opt/kindred-create"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+export QT_PLUGIN_PATH="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/lib/qt6/plugins:${QT_PLUGIN_PATH:-}"
+export PYTHONHOME="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}"
+export PYTHONPATH="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/lib/python3.11:${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/lib/python3.11/site-packages:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
+exec "${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/bin/FreeCAD" "$@"
+WRAPPER
+chmod 755 "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/bin/kindred-create"
+
+cat > "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/bin/kindred-create-cmd" << 'WRAPPER'
+#!/bin/bash
+export KINDRED_CREATE_HOME="/opt/kindred-create"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+export PYTHONHOME="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}"
+export PYTHONPATH="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/lib/python3.11:${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/lib/python3.11/site-packages:${PYTHONPATH:-}"
+exec "${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/bin/FreeCADCmd" "$@"
+WRAPPER
+chmod 755 "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/bin/kindred-create-cmd"
 
 # Create desktop entry following freedesktop.org specification
 cat > "${STAGING_DIR}/usr/share/applications/kindred-create.desktop" << 'EOF'
@@ -104,7 +123,7 @@ Type=Application
 Name=Kindred Create
 GenericName=CAD Application
 Comment=Engineering-focused parametric 3D CAD platform
-Exec=kindred-create %F
+Exec=/usr/bin/kindred-create %F
 Icon=kindred-create
 Terminal=false
 Categories=Graphics;Science;Engineering;