diff --git a/etc/config.csh/paraview b/etc/config.csh/paraview
index e2458e842e..7fdae816e3 100644
--- a/etc/config.csh/paraview
+++ b/etc/config.csh/paraview
@@ -150,24 +150,11 @@ default:
         # The OpenFOAM plugin directory must be the first in PV_PLUGIN_PATH
         # and have paraview-major.minor encoded in its name
         setenv PV_PLUGIN_PATH "$FOAM_LIBBIN/paraview-$pv_api"
-
         setenv PATH "${ParaView_DIR}/bin:${PATH}"
-        set pvLibDir="${ParaView_DIR}/lib/paraview-$pv_api"
-        #OBSOLETE? set pvPython=$ParaView_DIR/Utilities/VTKPythonWrapping
+        set pvLibDir="unknown"
 
-        #OBSOLETE? # Python libraries as required
-        #OBSOLETE? if ( -r $pvPython ) then
-        #OBSOLETE?     if ($?PYTHONPATH) then
-        #OBSOLETE?         setenv PYTHONPATH ${PYTHONPATH}:${pvPython}:$pvLibDir
-        #OBSOLETE?     else
-        #OBSOLETE?         setenv PYTHONPATH ${pvPython}:${pvLibDir}
-        #OBSOLETE?     endif
-        #OBSOLETE? endif
-
-        # QT libraries as required
-        # Set Qt5_DIR to root directory.
+        # QT libraries as required, and Qt5_DIR for the root directory.
         # Another possibility: "qtpaths --qt-version"
-
         set qtDir="$archDir/$ParaView_QT"
         if ( -d "$qtDir" ) then
             switch ("$ParaView_QT")
@@ -175,9 +162,9 @@ default:
                 setenv Qt5_DIR "$qtDir"
                 breaksw
             endsw
-            foreach qtLibDir ("$qtDir/lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH" "$qtDir/lib")
-                if ( -d "$qtLibDir" ) then
-                    setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${qtLibDir}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+            foreach libDir ("lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH" "lib")
+                if ( -d "${qtDir}/${libDir}" ) then
+                    setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${qtDir}/${libDir}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
                     break
                 endif
             end
@@ -185,15 +172,21 @@ default:
 
         # ParaView libraries
         # - 5.4 and earlier: lib/paraview-X.X
-        # - 5.5 and later:   lib/
-        switch ("$pv_api")
-        case 5.[0-4]*:
-            setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${pvLibDir}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
-            breaksw
-        default:
-            setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${ParaView_DIR}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
-            breaksw
-        endsw
+        # - 5.5 and later:   lib/, but could also be lib64/
+
+        foreach libDir ("lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH" "lib")
+            set pvLibDir="${libDir}/paraview-${pv_api}"
+            if ( -d "${ParaView_DIR}/${pvLibDir}" ) then
+                switch ("$pv_api")
+                case 5.[0-4]*:
+                    set libDir="$pvLibDir"   # Needs lib/paraview-X.X (not lib)
+                    breaksw
+                endsw
+                setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH "${ParaView_DIR}/${libDir}:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+                break
+            endif
+            set pvLibDir="unknown"
+        end
 
         if ($?FOAM_VERBOSE && $?prompt) then
             echo "Using paraview"
@@ -214,9 +207,13 @@ default:
 endsw
 endif
 
-unset cleaned archDir
-unset cmake cmake_version
-unset pv_api pvLibDir pvPython qtDir qtLibDir
-unsetenv ParaView_VERSION ParaView_QT
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+unsetenv ParaView_VERSION ParaView_QT
+
+unset archDir libDir
+unset cmake cmake_version
+unset pv_api pvLibDir pvPython qtDir
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/paraview b/etc/config.sh/paraview
index 8a632aec09..87580852e6 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/paraview
+++ b/etc/config.sh/paraview
@@ -107,27 +107,8 @@ case "$ParaView_VERSION" in
     ;;
 
 (system)
-    # Obtain major.minor from `paraview --version`
-    pv_api="$(paraview --version 2>/dev/null | \
-        sed -ne 's/^[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\).*$/\1/p')"
-
-    if [ -n "$pv_api" ]
-    then
-        export PV_PLUGIN_PATH="$FOAM_LIBBIN/paraview-$pv_api"
-    else
-        unset ParaView_DIR PV_PLUGIN_PATH
-    fi
-
-    if [ -n "$FOAM_VERBOSE" ] && [ -n "$PS1" ]
-    then
-        if [ -n "$PV_PLUGIN_PATH" ]
-        then
-            echo "Using paraview (system)" 1>&2
-            echo "    PV_PLUGIN_PATH       : $PV_PLUGIN_PATH" 1>&2
-        else
-            echo "system paraview (not found)" 1>&2
-        fi
-    fi
+    unset PV_PLUGIN_PATH
+    eval "$($WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/foamEtcFile -sh ${FOAM_CONFIG_NOUSER:+-mode=o} -config paraview-system)"
     ;;
 
 (*)
@@ -148,6 +129,7 @@ case "$ParaView_VERSION" in
     esac
 
     export ParaView_DIR="$archDir/ParaView-$ParaView_VERSION"
+    unset PV_PLUGIN_PATH
 
     # Set paths if binaries are present
     if [ -r "$ParaView_DIR" ]
@@ -155,16 +137,7 @@ case "$ParaView_VERSION" in
         # The OpenFOAM plugin directory must be the first in PV_PLUGIN_PATH
         # and have paraview-major.minor encoded in its name
         export PV_PLUGIN_PATH="$FOAM_LIBBIN/paraview-$pv_api"
-
         export PATH="$ParaView_DIR/bin:$PATH"
-        pvLibDir="$ParaView_DIR/lib/paraview-$pv_api"
-        #OBSOLETE? pvPython=$ParaView_DIR/Utilities/VTKPythonWrapping
-
-        #OBSOLETE? # Python libraries as required
-        #OBSOLETE? if [ -r $pvPython ]
-        #OBSOLETE? then
-        #OBSOLETE?    export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:${PYTHONPATH:+:}$pvPython:$pvLibDir
-        #OBSOLETE? fi
 
         # QT libraries as required, and Qt5_DIR for the root directory.
         # Another possibility: "qtpaths --qt-version"
@@ -176,11 +149,11 @@ case "$ParaView_VERSION" in
                 export Qt5_DIR="$qtDir"
                 ;;
             esac
-            for qtLibDir in "$qtDir/lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH" "$qtDir/lib"
+            for libDir in "lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH" "lib"
             do
-                if [ -d "$qtLibDir" ]
+                if [ -d "$qtDir/$libDir" ]
                 then
-                    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$qtLibDir:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+                    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$qtDir/$libDir:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
                     break
                 fi
             done
@@ -188,15 +161,22 @@ case "$ParaView_VERSION" in
 
         # ParaView libraries
         # - 5.4 and earlier: lib/paraview-X.X
-        # - 5.5 and later:   lib/
-        case "$pv_api" in
-        (5.[0-4]*)
-            export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$pvLibDir:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-            ;;
-        (*)
-            export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ParaView_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-            ;;
-        esac
+        # - 5.5 and later:   lib/, but could also be lib64/
+        for libDir in "lib$WM_COMPILER_LIB_ARCH" "lib"
+        do
+            pvLibDir="$libDir/paraview-$pv_api"
+            if [ -d "$ParaView_DIR/$pvLibDir" ]
+            then
+                case "$pv_api" in
+                (5.[0-4]*)
+                    libDir="$pvLibDir"   # Needs lib/paraview-X.X (not lib)
+                    ;;
+                esac
+                export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ParaView_DIR/$libDir:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+                break
+            fi
+            unset pvLibDir
+        done
 
         if [ -n "$FOAM_VERBOSE" ] && [ -n "$PS1" ]
         then
@@ -217,14 +197,16 @@ case "$ParaView_VERSION" in
     ;;
 esac
 
-unset -f _foamParaviewEval 2> /dev/null
-unset cleaned archDir
-unset cmake cmake_version
-unset pv_api pvLibDir pvPython qtDir qtLibDir
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 if command -v _foamAddLib > /dev/null 2>&1  # normal sourcing
 then
     unset ParaView_VERSION ParaView_QT
 fi
 
+unset archDir libDir
+unset cmake cmake_version
+unset pv_api pvLibDir pvPython qtDir
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------