diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index c53299d265b..319923dd587 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,26 +9,16 @@ add_library(pycaffe SHARED ${python_srcs})
 caffe_default_properties(pycaffe)
 set_target_properties(pycaffe PROPERTIES PREFIX "" OUTPUT_NAME "_caffe")
 target_include_directories(pycaffe PUBLIC ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${NUMPY_INCLUDE_DIR})
-target_link_libraries(pycaffe PUBLIC ${Caffe_LINK} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
-
-if(UNIX OR APPLE)
-    set(__linkname "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/python/caffe/_caffe.so")
-    add_custom_command(TARGET pycaffe POST_BUILD
-                       COMMAND ln -sf $<TARGET_LINKER_FILE:pycaffe> "${__linkname}"
-                       COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/python/caffe/proto
-                       COMMAND touch ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/python/caffe/proto/__init__.py
-                       COMMAND cp ${proto_gen_folder}/*.py ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/python/caffe/proto/
-                       COMMENT "Creating symlink ${__linkname} -> ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/_caffe${Caffe_POSTFIX}.so")
-endif()
+target_link_libraries(pycaffe PUBLIC ${Caffe_LINK} ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${Boost_PYTHON_LIBRARY})
 
 # ---[ Install
 # scripts
 file(GLOB python_files *.py requirements.txt)
-install(FILES ${python_files} DESTINATION python)
+install(FILES ${python_files} DESTINATION lib/python3.11/dist-packages)
 
 # module
 install(DIRECTORY caffe
-    DESTINATION python
+    DESTINATION lib/python3.11/dist-packages
     FILES_MATCHING
     PATTERN "*.py"
     PATTERN "ilsvrc_2012_mean.npy"
@@ -36,5 +26,14 @@ install(DIRECTORY caffe
     )
 
 # _caffe.so
-install(TARGETS pycaffe  DESTINATION python/caffe)
+install(TARGETS pycaffe DESTINATION lib/python3.11/dist-packages/caffe)
+
+if(UNIX OR APPLE)
+    add_custom_target(copy_files ALL
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory /usr/local/lib/python3.11/dist-packages/caffe
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/_caffe.so /usr/local/lib/python3.11/dist-packages/caffe/
+        COMMENT "Copying files to /usr/local/lib/python3.11/dist-packages"
+        DEPENDS pycaffe
+    )
+endif()
 
diff --git a/src/caffe/CMakeLists.txt b/src/caffe/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a805568566..eb9647b0f49 100644
--- a/src/caffe/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/caffe/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Set Python installation directory
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PYTHONDIR lib/python3.11/dist-packages)
+
 # generate protobuf sources
 file(GLOB proto_files proto/*.proto)
 caffe_protobuf_generate_cpp_py(${proto_gen_folder} proto_srcs proto_hdrs proto_python ${proto_files})
@@ -37,14 +40,17 @@ set_target_properties(caffe PROPERTIES
     )
 
 # ---[ Tests
- add_subdirectory(test)
+add_subdirectory(test)
 
 # ---[ Install
 install(DIRECTORY ${Caffe_INCLUDE_DIR}/caffe DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
 install(FILES ${proto_hdrs} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/caffe/proto)
 install(TARGETS caffe caffeproto EXPORT CaffeTargets DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 
+# Generate an __init__.py file to ensure Python packages are recognized
 file(WRITE ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/__init__.py)
 list(APPEND proto_python ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/__init__.py)
-install(PROGRAMS ${proto_python} DESTINATION python/caffe/proto)
+
+# Install Python files to the correct directory
+install(FILES ${proto_python} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PYTHONDIR}/caffe/proto)
 
diff --git a/src/caffe/layers/window_data_layer.cpp b/src/caffe/layers/window_data_layer.cpp
index 1bf3760e9fd..f41169debe4 100644
--- a/src/caffe/layers/window_data_layer.cpp
+++ b/src/caffe/layers/window_data_layer.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void WindowDataLayer<Dtype>::load_batch(Batch<Dtype>* batch) {
           image_database_cache_[window[WindowDataLayer<Dtype>::IMAGE_INDEX]];
         cv_img = DecodeDatumToCVMat(image_cached.second, true);
       } else {
-        cv_img = cv::imread(image.first, CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR);
+        cv_img = cv::imread(image.first, cv::IMREAD_COLOR);
         if (!cv_img.data) {
           LOG(ERROR) << "Could not open or find file " << image.first;
           return;
diff --git a/src/caffe/util/io.cpp b/src/caffe/util/io.cpp
index 5295d9dddb9..6bf19e4fb04 100644
--- a/src/caffe/util/io.cpp
+++ b/src/caffe/util/io.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool ReadProtoFromBinaryFile(const char* filename, Message* proto) {
   CHECK_NE(fd, -1) << "File not found: " << filename;
   ZeroCopyInputStream* raw_input = new FileInputStream(fd);
   CodedInputStream* coded_input = new CodedInputStream(raw_input);
-  coded_input->SetTotalBytesLimit(kProtoReadBytesLimit, 536870912);
+  coded_input->SetTotalBytesLimit(536870912);
 
   bool success = proto->ParseFromCodedStream(coded_input);
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ void WriteProtoToBinaryFile(const Message& proto, const char* filename) {
 cv::Mat ReadImageToCVMat(const string& filename,
     const int height, const int width, const bool is_color) {
   cv::Mat cv_img;
-  int cv_read_flag = (is_color ? CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR :
-    CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE);
+  int cv_read_flag = (is_color ? cv::IMREAD_COLOR :
+    cv::IMREAD_GRAYSCALE);
   cv::Mat cv_img_origin = cv::imread(filename, cv_read_flag);
   if (!cv_img_origin.data) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Could not open or find file " << filename;
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ cv::Mat DecodeDatumToCVMat(const Datum& datum, bool is_color) {
   CHECK(datum.encoded()) << "Datum not encoded";
   const string& data = datum.data();
   std::vector<char> vec_data(data.c_str(), data.c_str() + data.size());
-  int cv_read_flag = (is_color ? CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR :
-    CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE);
+  int cv_read_flag = (is_color ? cv::IMREAD_COLOR :
+    cv::IMREAD_GRAYSCALE);
   cv_img = cv::imdecode(vec_data, cv_read_flag);
   if (!cv_img.data) {
     LOG(ERROR) << "Could not decode datum ";