diff --git a/src/const.py.in b/src/const.py.in
index a29bc7197..d7ce188bf 100644
--- a/src/const.py.in
+++ b/src/const.py.in
@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ APP_VCARD       = ["text/x-vcard", "text/x-vcalendar"]
 PREFIXDIR = "@prefix@"
 SYSCONFDIR = "@sysconfdir@"
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Platforms
+# Never test on LINUX, handle Linux in the else statement as default
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+LINUX = ["Linux", "linux", "linux2"]
+MACOS = ["Darwin", "darwin"]
+WINDOWS = ["Windows", "win32"]
+
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Determine the home directory. According to Wikipedia, most UNIX like
@@ -160,7 +171,7 @@ PAPERSIZE      = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "papersize.xml")
 
 USE_TIPS       = False
 
-if os.sys.platform == "win32":
+if os.sys.platform in WINDOWS:
     USE_THUMBNAILER = False
 else:
     USE_THUMBNAILER = True
@@ -206,16 +217,6 @@ XMLFILE      = "data.gramps"
 NO_SURNAME   = "(%s)" % _("none")
 NO_GIVEN     = "(%s)" % _("none")
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Platforms
-# Never test on LINUX, handle Linux in the else statement as default
-#
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-LINUX = ["Linux", "linux"]
-MACOS = ["Darwin", "darwin"]
-WINDOWS = ["Windows", "win32"]
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # Options Constants