diff --git a/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt
index d1dbd81b2..2173c825c 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,19 +70,19 @@ if( WITH_PYTHON )
 endif()
 
 set( geoipSources
-    geoip/GeoIP.cpp
-    geoip/GeoIPHandler.cpp
-    geoip/GeoIPJSON.cpp
+    geoip/Interface.cpp
+    geoip/Handler.cpp
 )
+set( geoipImplementations geoip/GeoIPJSON.cpp )
 set( geoip_libs )
 
 find_package(Qt5 COMPONENTS Xml)
 if( Qt5Xml_FOUND )
-    list( APPEND geoipSources geoip/GeoIPXML.cpp )
+    list( APPEND geoipImplementations geoip/GeoIPXML.cpp )
     list( APPEND geoip_libs Qt5::Network Qt5::Xml )
 endif()
 
-add_library( calamares SHARED ${libSources} ${kdsagSources} ${utilsSources} ${geoipSources} )
+add_library( calamares SHARED ${libSources} ${kdsagSources} ${utilsSources} ${geoipSources} ${geoipImplementations} )
 set_target_properties( calamares
     PROPERTIES
         VERSION ${CALAMARES_VERSION_SHORT}
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.cpp
index 81056c536..801031c9e 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
 
 #include <QByteArray>
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
 
 GeoIPJSON::GeoIPJSON(const QString& attribute)
-    : GeoIP( attribute.isEmpty() ? QStringLiteral( "time_zone" ) : attribute )
+    : Interface( attribute.isEmpty() ? QStringLiteral( "time_zone" ) : attribute )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.h b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.h
index 10a38c48d..355fa0739 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPJSON.h
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #ifndef GEOIP_GEOIPJSON_H
 #define GEOIP_GEOIPJSON_H
 
-#include "GeoIP.h"
+#include "Interface.h"
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
 /** @brief GeoIP lookup for services that return JSON.
  *
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ namespace CalamaresUtils
  * (e.g. using the FreeGeoIP.net service), or similar.
  *
  * The data is assumed to be in JSON format with a time_zone attribute.
+ *
+ * @note This class is an implementation detail.
  */
-class GeoIPJSON : public GeoIP
+class GeoIPJSON : public Interface
 {
 public:
     /** @brief Configure the attribute name which is selected.
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPTests.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPTests.cpp
index c84eb4713..f72388892 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPTests.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPTests.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
 
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN( GeoIPTests )
 
-using CalamaresUtils::GeoIP;
-using CalamaresUtils::GeoIPJSON;
-using CalamaresUtils::GeoIPXML;
+using namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP;
 
 GeoIPTests::GeoIPTests()
 {
@@ -176,24 +174,25 @@ GeoIPTests::testXMLbad()
 
 void GeoIPTests::testSplitTZ()
 {
-    auto tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QStringLiteral("Moon/Dark_side") );
+    using namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP;
+    auto tz = splitTZString( QStringLiteral("Moon/Dark_side") );
     QCOMPARE( tz.first, QStringLiteral("Moon") );
     QCOMPARE( tz.second, QStringLiteral("Dark_side") );
 
     // Some providers return weirdly escaped data
-    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QStringLiteral("America\\/NewYork") );
+    tz = splitTZString( QStringLiteral("America\\/NewYork") );
     QCOMPARE( tz.first, QStringLiteral("America") );
     QCOMPARE( tz.second, QStringLiteral("NewYork") );  // That's not actually the zone name
 
     // Check that bogus data fails
-    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QString() );
+    tz = splitTZString( QString() );
     QCOMPARE( tz.first, QString() );
 
-    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QStringLiteral("America.NewYork") );
+    tz = splitTZString( QStringLiteral("America.NewYork") );
     QCOMPARE( tz.first, QString() );
 
     // Check that three-level is split properly and space is replaced
-    tz = GeoIP::splitTZString( QStringLiteral("America/North Dakota/Beulah") );
+    tz = splitTZString( QStringLiteral("America/North Dakota/Beulah") );
     QCOMPARE( tz.first, QStringLiteral("America") );
     QCOMPARE( tz.second, QStringLiteral("North_Dakota/Beulah") );
 }
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.cpp
index 64f6545d4..e67354e1d 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 #include <QNetworkReply>
 #include <QtXml/QDomDocument>
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
 
 GeoIPXML::GeoIPXML( const QString& element )
-    : GeoIP( element.isEmpty() ? QStringLiteral( "TimeZone" ) : element )
+    : Interface( element.isEmpty() ? QStringLiteral( "TimeZone" ) : element )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.h b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.h
index 15c4e1260..367c307f8 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPXML.h
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #ifndef GEOIP_GEOIPXML_H
 #define GEOIP_GEOIPXML_H
 
-#include "GeoIP.h"
+#include "Interface.h"
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
 /** @brief GeoIP lookup with XML data
  *
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ namespace CalamaresUtils
  *      <Response><TimeZone></TimeZone></Response>
  * element, which contains the text (string) for the region/zone. This
  * format is  expected by, e.g. the Ubiquity installer.
+ *
+ * @note This class is an implementation detail.
  */
-class GeoIPXML : public GeoIP
+class GeoIPXML : public Interface
 {
 public:
     /** @brief Configure the element tag which is selected.
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPHandler.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
similarity index 81%
rename from src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPHandler.cpp
rename to src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
index 87aa1cc24..22643d9ac 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.cpp
@@ -16,25 +16,25 @@
  *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "GeoIPHandler.h"
+#include "Handler.h"
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
 
-GeoIPHandler::GeoIPHandler()
+Handler::Handler()
 {
 }
 
 bool
-GeoIPHandler::isValid() const
+Handler::isValid() const
 {
     return false;
 }
 
-GeoIP::RegionZonePair
-GeoIPHandler::query() const
+RegionZonePair
+Handler::query() const
 {
-    return GeoIP::RegionZonePair();
+    return RegionZonePair();
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPHandler.h b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.h
similarity index 85%
rename from src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPHandler.h
rename to src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.h
index 92b35eecf..2e7bed888 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIPHandler.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Handler.h
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@
  *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifndef GEOIP_GEOIPHANDLER_H
-#define GEOIP_GEOIPHANDLER_H
+#ifndef GEOIP_HANDLER_H
+#define GEOIP_HANDLER_H
 
-#include "GeoIP.h"
+#include "Interface.h"
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils {}
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
 
 /** @brief Handle one complete GeoIP lookup.
@@ -31,13 +32,13 @@ namespace CalamaresUtils
  * synchronous API and will return an invalid zone pair on
  * error or if the configuration is not understood/
  */
-class GeoIPHandler
+class DLLEXPORT Handler
 {
 public:
     /** @brief An unconfigured handler; this always returns errors. */
-    GeoIPHandler();
+    Handler();
 
-    GeoIP::RegionZonePair query() const;
+    RegionZonePair query() const;
 
     bool isValid() const;
 };
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIP.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Interface.cpp
similarity index 88%
rename from src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIP.cpp
rename to src/libcalamares/geoip/Interface.cpp
index ec0368172..50aa04683 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIP.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Interface.cpp
@@ -16,24 +16,24 @@
  *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#include "GeoIP.h"
+#include "Interface.h"
 
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
 
-GeoIP::GeoIP(const QString& e)
+Interface::Interface(const QString& e)
     : m_element( e )
 {
 }
 
-GeoIP::~GeoIP()
+Interface::~Interface()
 {
 }
 
-GeoIP::RegionZonePair
-GeoIP::splitTZString( const QString& tz )
+RegionZonePair
+splitTZString( const QString& tz )
 {
     QString timezoneString( tz );
     timezoneString.remove( '\\' );
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIP.h b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Interface.h
similarity index 52%
rename from src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIP.h
rename to src/libcalamares/geoip/Interface.h
index cc022d2de..94c6b3c20 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/GeoIP.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/Interface.h
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
  *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifndef GEOIP_GEOIP_H
-#define GEOIP_GEOIP_H
+#ifndef GEOIP_INTERFACE_H
+#define GEOIP_INTERFACE_H
+
+#include "DllMacro.h"
 
 #include <QPair>
 #include <QString>
@@ -25,8 +27,41 @@
 
 class QByteArray;
 
-namespace CalamaresUtils
+namespace CalamaresUtils {}
+namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP
 {
+/** @brief A Region, Zone pair of strings
+ *
+ * A GeoIP lookup returns a timezone, which is represented as a Region,
+ * Zone pair of strings (e.g. "Europe" and "Amsterdam"). Generally,
+ * pasting the strings back together with a "/" is the right thing to
+ * do. The Zone **may** contain a "/" (e.g. "Kentucky/Monticello").
+ */
+class DLLEXPORT RegionZonePair : public QPair<QString, QString>
+{
+public:
+    /** @brief Construct from an existing pair. */
+    explicit RegionZonePair( const QPair& p ) : QPair(p) { }
+    /** @brief Construct from two strings, like qMakePair(). */
+    RegionZonePair( const QString& region, const QString& zone ) : QPair( region, zone ) { }
+    /** @brief An invalid zone pair (empty strings). */
+    RegionZonePair() : QPair( QString(), QString() ) { }
+
+    bool isValid() const { return !first.isEmpty(); }
+} ;
+
+/** @brief Splits a region/zone string into a pair.
+ *
+ * Cleans up the string by removing backslashes (\\)
+ * since some providers return silly-escaped names. Replaces
+ * spaces with _ since some providers return human-readable names.
+ * Splits on the first / in the resulting string, or returns a
+ * pair of empty QStrings if it can't. (e.g. America/North Dakota/Beulah
+ * will return "America", "North_Dakota/Beulah").
+ */
+DLLEXPORT RegionZonePair
+splitTZString( const QString& s );
+
 /**
  * @brief Interface for GeoIP retrievers.
  *
@@ -34,30 +69,10 @@ namespace CalamaresUtils
  * and can handle the data returned from its interpretation of that
  * configured URL, returning a region and zone.
  */
-class GeoIP
+class DLLEXPORT Interface
 {
 public:
-    /** @brief A Region, Zone pair of strings
-     *
-     * A GeoIP lookup returns a timezone, which is represented as a Region,
-     * Zone pair of strings (e.g. "Europe" and "Amsterdam"). Generally,
-     * pasting the strings back together with a "/" is the right thing to
-     * do. The Zone **may** contain a "/" (e.g. "Kentucky/Monticello").
-     */
-    class RegionZonePair : public QPair<QString, QString>
-    {
-    public:
-        /** @brief Construct from an existing pair. */
-        explicit RegionZonePair( const QPair& p ) : QPair(p) { }
-        /** @brief Construct from two strings, like qMakePair(). */
-        RegionZonePair( const QString& region, const QString& zone ) : QPair( region, zone ) { }
-        /** @brief An invalid zone pair (empty strings). */
-        RegionZonePair() : QPair( QString(), QString() ) { }
-
-        bool isValid() const { return !first.isEmpty(); }
-    } ;
-
-    virtual ~GeoIP();
+    virtual ~Interface();
 
     /** @brief Handle a (successful) request by interpreting the data.
      *
@@ -70,19 +85,8 @@ public:
      */
     virtual RegionZonePair processReply( const QByteArray& ) = 0;
 
-    /** @brief Splits a region/zone string into a pair.
-     *
-     * Cleans up the string by removing backslashes (\\)
-     * since some providers return silly-escaped names. Replaces
-     * spaces with _ since some providers return human-readable names.
-     * Splits on the first / in the resulting string, or returns a
-     * pair of empty QStrings if it can't. (e.g. America/North Dakota/Beulah
-     * will return "America", "North_Dakota/Beulah").
-     */
-    static RegionZonePair splitTZString( const QString& s );
-
 protected:
-    GeoIP( const QString& e = QString() );
+    Interface( const QString& e = QString() );
 
     QString m_element;  // string for selecting from data
 } ;
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/geoip/test_geoip.cpp b/src/libcalamares/geoip/test_geoip.cpp
index b5e0234df..5f7ab935c 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/geoip/test_geoip.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/geoip/test_geoip.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
 #endif
 
 using std::cerr;
-using CalamaresUtils::GeoIP;
-using CalamaresUtils::GeoIPJSON;
-using CalamaresUtils::GeoIPXML;
+using namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
 {
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    GeoIP* handler = nullptr;
+    Interface* handler = nullptr;
     if ( QStringLiteral( "json" ) == argv[1] )
         handler = new GeoIPJSON;
 #ifdef QT_XML_LIB
diff --git a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
index a3ff5df91..6ad73cfbe 100644
--- a/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/locale/LocaleViewStep.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "GlobalStorage.h"
 #include "JobQueue.h"
 
-#include "geoip/GeoIP.h"
+#include "geoip/Interface.h"
 #include "geoip/GeoIPJSON.h"
 #ifdef QT_XML_LIB
 #include "geoip/GeoIPXML.h"
@@ -117,14 +117,10 @@ LocaleViewStep::setUpPage()
 void
 LocaleViewStep::fetchGeoIpTimezone()
 {
-    using CalamaresUtils::GeoIP;
-    using CalamaresUtils::GeoIPJSON;
-#if defined(QT_XML_LIB)
-    using CalamaresUtils::GeoIPXML;
-#endif
+    using namespace CalamaresUtils::GeoIP;
 
     QString actualUrl( m_geoipUrl );
-    GeoIP *handler = nullptr;
+    Interface* handler = nullptr;
 
     if ( m_geoipStyle.isEmpty() || m_geoipStyle == "legacy" )
     {