diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-installed.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-installed.rkt
index 4ebbb5f751..cbe8204501 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-installed.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-installed.rkt
@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@
 (struct ipkg (name scope auto? checksum source))
 
 (define (scope<? a b)
-  (case a
-    [(installation) #t]
-    [(user) (eq? b 'shared)]
-    [else #f]))
+  (cond
+   [(path? a)
+    (or (not (path? b))
+        (bytes<? (path->bytes a) (path->bytes b)))]
+   [(path? b) #f]
+   [else
+    (case a
+      [(installation) #t]
+      [(user) (eq? b 'shared)]
+      [else #f])]))
 
 (define (ipkg<? a b)
   (if (string=? (ipkg-name a) (ipkg-name b))
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@
            [parent this]
            [label #f]
            [choices null]
-           [columns (list "Auto?/Scope" "Name" "Checksum" "Source")]
+           [columns (list "Auto?" "Scope" "Name" "Checksum" "Source")]
            [style '(multiple column-headers clickable-headers)]
            [callback (lambda (lb e)
                        (when (e . is-a? . column-control-event%)
@@ -48,6 +54,8 @@
                          (sort-list!))
                        (adjust-buttons!))]))
 
+    (send pkg-list set-column-width 0 30 2 1000)
+
     (define sort-by 0)
     (define flip? #f)
     (define installed '())
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@
 
     (define/private (reset-installed-list!)
       (set! installed
-            (for*/list ([scope (in-list '(installation user shared))]
+            (for*/list ([scope (in-list (get-scope-list))]
                         [(k v) (in-hash (installed-pkg-table #:scope scope))])
               (ipkg k scope (pkg-info-auto? v) (pkg-info-checksum v) (pkg-info-orig-pkg v))))
       (sort-list!))
@@ -114,7 +122,7 @@
       (define same-scope? (and (pair? ipkgs)
                                ;; must be all in the same scope:
                                (for/and ([i (cdr ipkgs)])
-                                 (eq? (ipkg-scope i) (ipkg-scope (car ipkgs))))))
+                                 (equal? (ipkg-scope i) (ipkg-scope (car ipkgs))))))
       (send remove-button enable same-scope?)
       (send update-button enable (and same-scope?
                                       (for/and ([i (in-list ipkgs)])
@@ -125,7 +133,7 @@
                       (lambda (a b)
                         ((if flip? not values)
                          (case sort-by
-                           [(0) (if (eq? (ipkg-scope a) (ipkg-scope b))
+                           [(0) (if (equal? (ipkg-scope a) (ipkg-scope b))
                                     (if (eq? (ipkg-auto? a) (ipkg-auto? b))
                                         (string<? (ipkg-name a) (ipkg-name b))
                                         (not (ipkg-auto? a)))
@@ -151,8 +159,9 @@
       (set! sorted-installed (list->vector l))
       (send pkg-list set
             (for/list ([i (in-list l)])
-              (~a (if (ipkg-auto? i) "*" "")
-                  (ipkg-scope i)))
+              (if (ipkg-auto? i) "*" ""))
+            (for/list ([i (in-list l)])
+              (~a (ipkg-scope i)))
             (for/list ([i (in-list l)])
               (format "~a" (ipkg-name i)))
             (for/list ([i (in-list l)])
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@
                         [(catalog) "Catalog"]
                         [(url) "URL"]
                         [(link) "Link"]
+                        [(static-link) "Static link"]
                         [(file) "File"])
                       (cadr s))))
       (adjust-buttons!))))
diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-list.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-list.rkt
index ccabb5a126..41e624b9ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-list.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/by-list.rkt
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
                                        (string-constant install-pkg-update-catalogs)
                                        (string-constant install-pkg-do-not-update-catalogs)
                                        #f
-                                       this
+                                       (get-top-level-window)
                                        '(caution default=1)))
           (db:set-catalogs! user-catalogs)
           (update-db-package-list))))
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
 
     (define/private (refresh-installed-list! #:always? [always? #f])
       (define new-installed
-        (for*/hash ([scope (in-list '(installation user shared))]
+        (for*/hash ([scope (in-list (get-scope-list))]
                     [(k v) (in-hash (installed-pkg-table #:scope scope))])
           (values k (cons scope v))))
       (when (or always?
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
                      [(pkg-info-auto? info) "*"]
                      [else check-mark])
                     (cond
-                     [(eq? (car v) default-scope) ""]
+                     [(equal? (car v) default-scope) ""]
                      [else "!"])
                     (case (car (pkg-info-orig-pkg info))
                       [(catalog) ""]
diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/common.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/common.rkt
index d8f94c667a..ca5cce6cde 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/common.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/common.rkt
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 (require racket/class
          racket/gui/base
          string-constants
-         racket/format)
+         racket/format
+         setup/dirs)
 
 (provide really-remove?
          sc-install-pkg-remove
-	 pick-wider)
+	 pick-wider
+         get-scope-list)
 
 (define sc-install-pkg-remove (string-constant install-pkg-remove))
 (define really-uninstall?-msg (string-constant install-pkg-really-remove?))
@@ -30,3 +32,12 @@
   (if (wa . > . wb)
       a
       b))
+
+(define (get-scope-list)
+  (append (let ([main (find-pkgs-dir)])
+            (reverse
+             (for/list ([d (get-pkgs-search-dirs)])
+               (if (equal? d main)
+                   'installation
+                   d))))
+          '(user shared)))
diff --git a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/main.rkt b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/main.rkt
index 2183f42107..a93fea895a 100644
--- a/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/main.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/drracket-pkgs/drracket/pkg/gui/main.rkt
@@ -160,4 +160,4 @@
   frame)
 
 (module+ main
-  (void (make-pkg-installer)))
+  (void (make-pkg-gui)))