diff --git a/bauh/app.py b/bauh/app.py
index f688b38e..39652824 100755
--- a/bauh/app.py
+++ b/bauh/app.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import sys
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
 from bauh_api.abstract.controller import ApplicationContext
-from bauh_api.util.http import HttpClient
+from bauh_api.http import HttpClient
 
 from bauh import __version__, __app_name__, app_args, ROOT_DIR
-from bauh.core import resource, extensions
+from bauh.core import extensions
 from bauh.core.controller import GenericSoftwareManager
-from bauh.util import util, logs
+from bauh.util import util, logs, resource
 from bauh.util.cache import DefaultMemoryCacheFactory, CacheCleaner
 from bauh.util.disk import DefaultDiskCacheLoaderFactory
 from bauh.view.qt.systray import TrayIcon
diff --git a/bauh/core/extensions.py b/bauh/core/extensions.py
index d7b9c648..1c1ea698 100644
--- a/bauh/core/extensions.py
+++ b/bauh/core/extensions.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from bauh_api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager, ApplicationContext
 from bauh import __app_name__
 from bauh.util import util
 
-ignore_modules = {'{}_api'.format(__app_name__)}
+ignore_modules = {'{}_api'.format(__app_name__), '{}_commons'.format(__app_name__)}
 ext_pattern = '{}_'.format(__app_name__)
 
 
diff --git a/bauh/util/cache.py b/bauh/util/cache.py
index 9e822257..5683a1e6 100644
--- a/bauh/util/cache.py
+++ b/bauh/util/cache.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import time
 from threading import Lock, Thread
-from typing import List
 
 from bauh_api.abstract.cache import MemoryCache, MemoryCacheFactory
 
diff --git a/bauh/util/html.py b/bauh/util/html.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..696973b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bauh/util/html.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import re
+
+HTML_RE = re.compile(r'<[^>]+>')
+
+
+def strip_html(string: str):
+    return HTML_RE.sub('', string)
diff --git a/bauh/core/resource.py b/bauh/util/resource.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bauh/core/resource.py
rename to bauh/util/resource.py
diff --git a/bauh/util/util.py b/bauh/util/util.py
index f6999540..aaa4072f 100644
--- a/bauh/util/util.py
+++ b/bauh/util/util.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import glob
 import locale
+import os
 
-from bauh_api.util import system
-from bauh_api.util.resource import get_path
-
-from bauh import ROOT_DIR, __app_name__
-from bauh.core import resource
+from bauh import __app_name__
+from bauh.util import resource
 
 
 def get_locale_keys(key: str = None, locale_dir: str = resource.get_path('locale')):
@@ -42,5 +40,5 @@ def get_locale_keys(key: str = None, locale_dir: str = resource.get_path('locale
     return locale_obj
 
 
-def notify_user(msg: str, icon_path: str = get_path('img/logo.svg', ROOT_DIR)):
-    system.notify_user(msg=msg, app_name=__app_name__, icon_path=icon_path)
+def notify_user(msg: str, icon_path: str = resource.get_path('img/logo.svg')):
+    os.system("notify-send -a {} {} '{}'".format(__app_name__, "-i {}".format(icon_path) if icon_path else '', msg))
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/about.py b/bauh/view/qt/about.py
index 7c3899d1..85856d42 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/about.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/about.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QVBoxLayout, QDialog, QLabel
 
 from bauh import __version__, __app_name__
-from bauh.core import resource
+from bauh.util import resource
 
 PROJECT_URL = 'https://github.com/vinifmor/' + __app_name__
 LICENSE_URL = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vinifmor/{}/master/LICENSE'.format(__app_name__)
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
index 2f6a60ce..056ff15b 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QTableWidget, QTableView, QMenu, QAction, QTableWidg
     QHeaderView, QLabel, QHBoxLayout, QPushButton, QToolBar
 from bauh_api.abstract.cache import MemoryCache
 from bauh_api.abstract.model import PackageStatus
-from bauh_api.util.html import strip_html
 
-from bauh.core import resource
+from bauh.util import resource
+from bauh.util.html import strip_html
 from bauh.view.qt import dialog
 from bauh.view.qt.view_model import PackageView, PackageViewStatus
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/dialog.py b/bauh/view/qt/dialog.py
index 66bdba05..1f2f9e9f 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/dialog.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/dialog.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMessageBox, QLabel, QWidget, QHBoxLayout
 from bauh_api.abstract.view import MessageType
 
-from bauh.core import resource
+from bauh.util import resource
 
 MSG_TYPE_MAP = {
     MessageType.ERROR: QMessageBox.Critical,
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/info.py b/bauh/view/qt/info.py
index 0cf7f824..4459f539 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/info.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/info.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QDialog, QVBoxLayout, QGroupBox, \
     QLineEdit, QLabel, QGridLayout, QPushButton, QPlainTextEdit, QToolBar
 from bauh_api.abstract.cache import MemoryCache
 
-from bauh_api.util.html import strip_html
+from bauh.util.html import strip_html
 
 IGNORED_ATTRS = {'name', '__app__'}
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/systray.py b/bauh/view/qt/systray.py
index bca65616..979d2968 100755
--- a/bauh/view/qt/systray.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/systray.py
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QSystemTrayIcon, QMenu
 from bauh_api.abstract.model import PackageUpdate
 
 from bauh import __app_name__
-from bauh.core import resource
 from bauh_api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager
-from bauh.util import util
+from bauh.util import util, resource
 from bauh.view.qt.about import AboutDialog
 from bauh.view.qt.window import ManageWindow
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/window.py b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
index da208a99..3383b499 100755
--- a/bauh/view/qt/window.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ from bauh_api.abstract.controller import SoftwareManager
 from bauh_api.abstract.model import SoftwarePackage, PackageAction
 from bauh_api.abstract.view import MessageType
 
-from bauh.core import resource
-from bauh.util import util
+from bauh.util import util, resource
 from bauh.view.qt import dialog, commons
 from bauh.view.qt.about import AboutDialog
 from bauh.view.qt.apps_table import AppsTable, UpdateToggleButton
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d7cdacb5..1a1074da 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pyqt5>=5.12
-bauh_api==0.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
+bauh_api>=0.1.0<0.2
\ No newline at end of file