diff --git a/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/jna/linux/AppIndicatorQuery.java b/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/jna/linux/AppIndicatorQuery.java
index 1b3d344..0d330bb 100644
--- a/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/jna/linux/AppIndicatorQuery.java
+++ b/Dorkbox-Util/src/dorkbox/util/jna/linux/AppIndicatorQuery.java
@@ -16,14 +16,36 @@
 
 package dorkbox.util.jna.linux;
 
+import com.sun.jna.Library;
 import com.sun.jna.Native;
 
 /**
  * Helper for AppIndicator, because it is absolutely mindboggling how those whom maintain the standard, can't agree to what that standard
- * library naming convention or features rae is. We just try until we find one that work, and are able to map the symbols we need.
+ * library naming convention or features set is. We just try until we find one that work, and are able to map the symbols we need.
  */
 public
 class AppIndicatorQuery {
+    public static
+    Object get_v1() {
+        // version 1 is better than version 3, because of dumb shit redhat did.
+        // to wit, installing the google chrome browser, will ALSO install the correct appindicator library.
+        try {
+            Object appindicator = Native.loadLibrary("appindicator", Library.class);
+            if (appindicator != null) {
+                String s = appindicator.toString();
+                    // make sure it's actually v1. If it's NOT v1 (ie: v3) then fallback to GTK version
+                if (s.indexOf(".so.1") < 1) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+            }
+            return appindicator;
+        } catch (Throwable ignored) {
+            ignored.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public static
     Object get() {
         Object library;
@@ -37,6 +59,8 @@ class AppIndicatorQuery {
         } catch (Throwable ignored) {
         }
 
+        // whoops. Symbolic links are bugged out. Look manually for it...
+
         // version 1 is better than version 3, because of dumb shit redhat did.
         try {
             library = Native.loadLibrary("appindicator1", AppIndicator.class);