diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b344fa3..68de9b2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ endif()
 ## cmake module path is used for both main and tests
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
 
+include(FindPkgConfig)
+
 ## dependencies
 find_package(RT REQUIRED)
 find_package(M REQUIRED)
-find_package(IGRAPH REQUIRED)
-find_package(GLIB REQUIRED)
+
+pkg_check_modules(IGRAPH REQUIRED igraph)
+pkg_check_modules(GLIB REQUIRED glib-2.0)
 
 ## recurse our project tree
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/)
diff --git a/cmake/FindGLIB.cmake b/cmake/FindGLIB.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 63ce732..0000000
--- a/cmake/FindGLIB.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-# - Check for the presence of GLIB
-#
-# The following variables are set when GLIB is found:
-#  HAVE_GLIB       = Set to true, if all components of GLIB
-#                          have been found.
-#  GLIB_INCLUDES   = Include path for the header files of GLIB
-#  GLIB_LIBRARIES  = Link these to use GLIB
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Check for the header files
-
-find_path (GLIB_CORE_INCLUDES glib.h
-  PATHS ${CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/ glib-2.0/include NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  )
-if(NOT GLIB_CORE_INCLUDES)
-    find_path (GLIB_CORE_INCLUDES glib.h
-      PATHS /usr/local/include /usr/include /include /sw/include /usr/lib /usr/lib64 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ ${CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/ glib-2.0/include
-      )
-endif(NOT GLIB_CORE_INCLUDES)
-
-## glibconfig is actually under the lib/ directory, so also use LIB directories
-find_path (GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES glibconfig.h
-  PATHS ${CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDES} ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/ glib-2.0/include NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  )
-if(NOT GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES)
-    find_path (GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES glibconfig.h
-      PATHS /usr/local/include /usr/include /include /sw/include /usr/lib /usr/lib64 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf ${CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDES} ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0 glib-2.0/include
-      )
-endif(NOT GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES)
-
-## we need both include directories
-if(GLIB_CORE_INCLUDES)
-    if(GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES)
-        SET(GLIB_INCLUDES ${GLIB_CORE_INCLUDES} ${GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES})
-    endif(GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES)
-endif(GLIB_CORE_INCLUDES)
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Check for the library
-
-find_library (GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES NAMES glib-2.0
-  PATHS ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/ NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  )
-if(NOT GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES)
-    find_library (GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES NAMES glib-2.0
-      PATHS /usr/local/lib /usr/lib /lib /sw/lib ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/
-      )
-endif(NOT GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES)
-
-find_library (GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES NAMES gthread-2.0
-  PATHS ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/ NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  )
-if(NOT GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES)
-    find_library (GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES NAMES gthread-2.0
-      PATHS /usr/local/lib /usr/lib /lib /sw/lib ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/
-      )
-endif(NOT GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES)
-
-find_library (GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES NAMES gmodule-2.0
-  PATHS ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/ NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  )
-if(NOT GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-    find_library (GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES NAMES gmodule-2.0
-      PATHS /usr/local/lib /usr/lib /lib /sw/lib ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES glib-2.0/
-      )
-endif(NOT GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-
-MARK_AS_ADVANCED(GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-SET(GLIB_LIBRARIES ${GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES} ${GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES} ${GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES})
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Actions taken when all components have been found
-
-if (GLIB_INCLUDES AND GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES AND GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES AND GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-  set (HAVE_GLIB TRUE)
-  if(EXISTS "${GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES}/glibconfig.h")
-    file(READ ${GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES}/glibconfig.h GLIB_VFILE)
-    string(REGEX MATCH "\#define GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION [0-9]+" GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION_LINE_TEST ${GLIB_VFILE})
-    if(NOT ${GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION_LINE_TEST} STREQUAL "NONE")
-      set(GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION_LINE ${GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION_LINE_TEST})
-      string(REGEX MATCHALL "([0-9]+)" GLIB_VERSION_LIST ${GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION_LINE})
-      list(GET GLIB_VERSION_LIST 0 GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION)
-    endif()
-    file(READ ${GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES}/glibconfig.h GLIB_VFILE)
-    string(REGEX MATCH "\#define GLIB_MINOR_VERSION [0-9]+" GLIB_MINOR_VERSION_LINE_TEST ${GLIB_VFILE})
-    if(NOT ${GLIB_MINOR_VERSION_LINE_TEST} STREQUAL "NONE")
-      set(GLIB_MINOR_VERSION_LINE ${GLIB_MINOR_VERSION_LINE_TEST})
-      string(REGEX MATCHALL "([0-9]+)" GLIB_VERSION_LIST ${GLIB_MINOR_VERSION_LINE})
-      list(GET GLIB_VERSION_LIST 0 GLIB_MINOR_VERSION)
-    endif()
-    file(READ ${GLIB_CONFIG_INCLUDES}/glibconfig.h GLIB_VFILE)
-    string(REGEX MATCH "\#define GLIB_MICRO_VERSION [0-9]+" GLIB_MICRO_VERSION_LINE_TEST ${GLIB_VFILE})
-    if(NOT ${GLIB_MICRO_VERSION_LINE_TEST} STREQUAL "NONE")
-      set(GLIB_MICRO_VERSION_LINE ${GLIB_MICRO_VERSION_LINE_TEST})
-      string(REGEX MATCHALL "([0-9]+)" GLIB_VERSION_LIST ${GLIB_MICRO_VERSION_LINE})
-      list(GET GLIB_VERSION_LIST 0 GLIB_MICRO_VERSION)
-    endif()
-  endif()
-else (GLIB_INCLUDES AND GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES AND GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES AND GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-  if (NOT GLIB_FIND_QUIETLY)
-    if (NOT GLIB_INCLUDES)
-      message (STATUS "Unable to find GLIB header files!")
-    endif (NOT GLIB_INCLUDES)
-    if (NOT GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES)
-      message (STATUS "Unable to find GLIB glib-2.0 library files!")
-    endif (NOT GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES)
-    if (NOT GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES)
-      message (STATUS "Unable to find GLIB gthread-2.0 library files!")
-    endif (NOT GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES)
-    if (NOT GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-      message (STATUS "Unable to find GLIB gmodule-2.0 library files!")
-    endif (NOT GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-  endif (NOT GLIB_FIND_QUIETLY)
-endif (GLIB_INCLUDES AND GLIB_CORE_LIBRARIES AND GLIB_GTHREAD_LIBRARIES AND GLIB_GMODULE_LIBRARIES)
-
-if (HAVE_GLIB)
-  if (NOT GLIB_FIND_QUIETLY)
-    message (STATUS "Found components for GLIB")
-    message (STATUS "GLIB_INCLUDES = ${GLIB_INCLUDES}")
-    message (STATUS "GLIB_LIBRARIES = ${GLIB_LIBRARIES}")
-    message (STATUS "GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION = ${GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION}")
-    message (STATUS "GLIB_MINOR_VERSION = ${GLIB_MINOR_VERSION}")
-    message (STATUS "GLIB_MICRO_VERSION = ${GLIB_MICRO_VERSION}")
-  endif (NOT GLIB_FIND_QUIETLY)
-else (HAVE_GLIB)
-  if (GLIB_FIND_REQUIRED)
-    message (FATAL_ERROR "Could not find GLIB!")
-  endif (GLIB_FIND_REQUIRED)
-endif (HAVE_GLIB)
-
-mark_as_advanced (
-  HAVE_GLIB
-  GLIB_LIBRARIES
-  GLIB_INCLUDES
-  )
diff --git a/cmake/FindIGRAPH.cmake b/cmake/FindIGRAPH.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index cfeca63..0000000
--- a/cmake/FindIGRAPH.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-# - Check for the presence of IGRAPH
-#
-# The following variables are set when IGRAPH is found:
-#  HAVE_IGRAPH       = Set to true, if all components of IGRAPH
-#                          have been found.
-#  IGRAPH_INCLUDES   = Include path for the header files of IGRAPH
-#  IGRAPH_LIBRARIES  = Link these to use IGRAPH
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Check for the header files
-
-find_path (IGRAPH_INCLUDES igraph.h
-  PATHS ${CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDES} PATH_SUFFIXES igraph/ igraph/include NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  )
-if(NOT IGRAPH_INCLUDES)
-    find_path (IGRAPH_INCLUDES igraph.h
-      PATHS /usr/local/include /usr/include /include /sw/include /usr/lib /usr/lib64 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ ${CMAKE_EXTRA_INCLUDES} PATH_SUFFIXES igraph/ igraph/include
-      )
-endif(NOT IGRAPH_INCLUDES)
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Check for the library
-
-find_library (IGRAPH_LIBRARIES NAMES igraph
-  PATHS ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES igraph/ NO_DEFAULT_PATH
-  )
-if(NOT IGRAPH_LIBRARIES)
-    find_library (IGRAPH_LIBRARIES NAMES igraph
-      PATHS /usr/local/lib /usr/lib /lib /sw/lib ${CMAKE_EXTRA_LIBRARIES} PATH_SUFFIXES igraph/
-      )
-endif(NOT IGRAPH_LIBRARIES)
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Actions taken when all components have been found
-
-if (IGRAPH_INCLUDES AND IGRAPH_LIBRARIES)
-  set (HAVE_IGRAPH TRUE)
-  if(EXISTS "${IGRAPH_INCLUDES}/igraph_version.h")
-    set(IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE_TEST "NONE")
-    file(READ ${IGRAPH_INCLUDES}/igraph_version.h IGRAPH_VFILE)
-    string(REGEX MATCH "\#define IGRAPH_VERSION \"[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\"" IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE_TEST ${IGRAPH_VFILE})
-    if(NOT ${IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE_TEST} STREQUAL "NONE")
-      set(IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE ${IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE_TEST})
-      string(REGEX MATCHALL "([0-9]+)" IGRAPH_VERSION_LIST ${IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE})
-      list(GET IGRAPH_VERSION_LIST 0 IGRAPH_VERSION_MAJOR_GUESS)
-      list(GET IGRAPH_VERSION_LIST 1 IGRAPH_VERSION_MINOR_GUESS)
-      list(GET IGRAPH_VERSION_LIST 2 IGRAPH_VERSION_PATCH_GUESS)
-    endif(NOT ${IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE_TEST} STREQUAL "NONE")
-  endif()
-else (IGRAPH_INCLUDES AND IGRAPH_LIBRARIES)
-  if (NOT IGRAPH_FIND_QUIETLY)
-    if (NOT IGRAPH_INCLUDES)
-      message (STATUS "Unable to find IGRAPH header files!")
-    endif (NOT IGRAPH_INCLUDES)
-    if (NOT IGRAPH_LIBRARIES)
-      message (STATUS "Unable to find IGRAPH library files!")
-    endif (NOT IGRAPH_LIBRARIES)
-  endif (NOT IGRAPH_FIND_QUIETLY)
-endif (IGRAPH_INCLUDES AND IGRAPH_LIBRARIES)
-
-if (HAVE_IGRAPH)
-  if (NOT IGRAPH_FIND_QUIETLY)
-    message (STATUS "Found components for IGRAPH")
-    message (STATUS "IGRAPH_INCLUDES = ${IGRAPH_INCLUDES}")
-    message (STATUS "IGRAPH_LIBRARIES = ${IGRAPH_LIBRARIES}")
-    message (STATUS "IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE = ${IGRAPH_VERSION_STRING_LINE}")
-    message (STATUS "IGRAPH_VERSION_MAJOR_GUESS = ${IGRAPH_VERSION_MAJOR_GUESS}")
-    message (STATUS "IGRAPH_VERSION_MINOR_GUESS = ${IGRAPH_VERSION_MINOR_GUESS}")
-    message (STATUS "IGRAPH_VERSION_PATCH_GUESS = ${IGRAPH_VERSION_PATCH_GUESS}")
-  endif (NOT IGRAPH_FIND_QUIETLY)
-else (HAVE_IGRAPH)
-  if (IGRAPH_FIND_REQUIRED)
-    message (FATAL_ERROR "Could not find IGRAPH!")
-  endif (IGRAPH_FIND_REQUIRED)
-endif (HAVE_IGRAPH)
-
-mark_as_advanced (
-  HAVE_IGRAPH
-  IGRAPH_LIBRARIES
-  IGRAPH_INCLUDES
-  )
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 73d676f..b7f9caf 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## build the tgen binary
-include_directories(AFTER src/ ${RT_INCLUDES} ${M_INCLUDES} ${GLIB_INCLUDES} ${IGRAPH_INCLUDES})
+include_directories(AFTER src/ ${RT_INCLUDES} ${M_INCLUDES} ${GLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${IGRAPH_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 ## build as position-independent so it can run in Shadow
 add_compile_options(-std=gnu11 -fPIC -fno-omit-frame-pointer -ggdb)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ffddfa8..d0db30d 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## build the mmodel test binary
 
-include_directories(AFTER ../src/ ${M_INCLUDES} ${GLIB_INCLUDES} ${IGRAPH_INCLUDES})
+include_directories(AFTER ../src/ ${M_INCLUDES} ${GLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${IGRAPH_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 ## build as position-independent so it can run in Shadow
 add_definitions(-D_GNU_SOURCE)