diff --git a/bin/crew b/bin/crew
index 19ca18d5b8..2596d9402b 100755
--- a/bin/crew
+++ b/bin/crew
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ CREW_LICENSE = <<~LICENSESTRING
   along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
 LICENSESTRING
 
-# Set XZ_OPT environment variable for build command.
-# If CREW_XZ_OPT is defined, use it by default.  Use `-7e`, otherwise.
-ENV["XZ_OPT"] = ENV['CREW_XZ_OPT'] || "-7e -T #{CREW_NPROC}"
-
-# If CURL environment variable exists use it in lieu of curl.
-CURL = ENV['CURL'] || 'curl'
-
 # All available crew commands.
 @cmds = ["build", "const", "deps", "download", "files", "help", "install", "list", "postinstall", "reinstall", "remove", "search", "update", "upgrade", "whatprovides"]
 
@@ -503,19 +496,14 @@ end
 
 def update
   abort "'crew update' is used to update crew itself. Use 'crew upgrade <package1> [<package2> ...]' to update specific packages.".orange if @pkgName
-  @crew_testing_repo = ENV['CREW_TESTING_REPO']
-  @crew_testing_branch = ENV['CREW_TESTING_BRANCH']
-  @crew_testing = ENV['CREW_TESTING']
-  @crew_testing = 0 if @crew_testing_repo.nil? || @crew_testing_repo.empty?
-  @crew_testing = 0 if @crew_testing_branch.nil? || @crew_testing_branch.empty?
   #update package lists
   Dir.chdir CREW_LIB_PATH do
-    if @crew_testing == '1'
+    if CREW_TESTING == '1'
       puts "Updating crew from testing repository..."
-      system "git remote add testing #{@crew_testing_repo} 2>/dev/null || \
-        git remote set-url testing #{@crew_testing_repo}"
-      system "git fetch testing #{@crew_testing_branch}"
-      system "git reset --hard testing/#{@crew_testing_branch}"
+      system "git remote add testing #{CREW_TESTING_REPO} 2>/dev/null || \
+        git remote set-url testing #{CREW_TESTING_REPO}"
+      system "git fetch testing #{CREW_TESTING_BRANCH}"
+      system "git reset --hard testing/#{CREW_TESTING_BRANCH}"
     else
       system 'git fetch origin master'
       system 'git reset --hard origin/master'
@@ -680,8 +668,9 @@ def download
       abort 'Checksum mismatch. 😔 Try again.'.lightred unless
         Digest::SHA256.hexdigest( File.read(filename) ) == sha256sum || sha256sum =~ /^SKIP$/i
       puts "#{@pkg.name.capitalize} archive downloaded.".lightgreen
-      # Stow file in cache if requested (and if file is not from cache).
-      if CREW_CACHE_ENABLED and cachefile.to_s.empty?
+      # Stow file in cache if requested, if file is not from cache,
+      # and cache is writable.
+      if CREW_CACHE_ENABLED and cachefile.to_s.empty? and File.writable?(CREW_CACHE_DIR)
         begin
           # Hard link to cache if possible.
           FileUtils.ln filename, CREW_CACHE_DIR, verbose: @fileutils_verbose
@@ -691,7 +680,6 @@ def download
           FileUtils.cp filename, CREW_CACHE_DIR, verbose: @fileutils_verbose
           puts "Archive copied to cache".green if @opt_verbose
         end
-        puts 'Archive copied to cache.'.lightgreen
       end
       return {source: source, filename: filename}
 
@@ -747,8 +735,8 @@ def download
         system 'git submodule update --init --recursive'
         puts 'Repository downloaded.'.lightgreen
       end
-      # Stow file in cache if requested
-      if CREW_CACHE_ENABLED
+      # Stow file in cache if requested and cache is writable.
+      if CREW_CACHE_ENABLED and File.writable?(CREW_CACHE_DIR)
         puts 'Caching downloaded git repo...'
         Dir.chdir "#{@extract_dir}" do
           system "tar c#{@verbose}Jf #{cachefile} \
@@ -874,7 +862,7 @@ end
 
 def compress_doc(dir)
   # check whether crew should compress
-  return if CREW_NOT_COMPRESS || ENV['CREW_NOT_COMPRESS'] || !File.exist?("#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/compressdoc")
+  return if CREW_NOT_COMPRESS || !File.exist?("#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/compressdoc")
 
   if Dir.exist? dir
     system "find #{dir} -type f ! -perm -200 | xargs -r chmod u+w"
@@ -937,11 +925,11 @@ def prepare_package(destdir)
         puts f.lightred
         pp = p
       end
-      abort unless ENV['CREW_CONFLICTS_ONLY_ADVISORY'] == '1'
+      abort unless CREW_CONFLICTS_ONLY_ADVISORY == '1'
     end
 
     # abort if not FHS compliant
-    abort "Exiting due to above errors.".lightred unless ENV['CREW_FHS_NONCOMPLIANCE_ONLY_ADVISORY'] == '1' or @_abort_fhs == 0
+    abort "Exiting due to above errors.".lightred unless CREW_FHS_NONCOMPLIANCE_ONLY_ADVISORY == '1' or @_abort_fhs == 0
 
 
     # create directory list
@@ -961,7 +949,7 @@ end
 
 def strip_find_files(find_cmd, strip_option = "")
   # check whether crew should strip
-  return if CREW_NOT_STRIP || ENV['CREW_NOT_STRIP'] || !File.exist?("#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/llvm-strip")
+  return if CREW_NOT_STRIP || !File.exist?("#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/llvm-strip")
 
   # run find_cmd and strip only ar or ELF files
   system "#{find_cmd} | xargs -r chmod u+w"
@@ -969,7 +957,7 @@ def strip_find_files(find_cmd, strip_option = "")
 end
 
 def strip_dir(dir)
-  unless CREW_NOT_STRIP || ENV['CREW_NOT_STRIP']
+  unless CREW_NOT_STRIP
     Dir.chdir dir do
       # Strip libraries with -S
       puts "Stripping libraries..."
@@ -985,7 +973,7 @@ def strip_dir(dir)
 end
 
 def shrink_dir(dir)
-  unless ENV['CREW_SHRINK_ARCHIVE'] == '0'
+  unless CREW_SHRINK_ARCHIVE == '0'
     Dir.chdir dir do
       if File.exist?("#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/rdfind")
         puts "Using rdfind to find duplicate or hard linked files."
@@ -1284,7 +1272,7 @@ def build_package(pwd)
 end
 
 def archive_package(pwd)
-  unless ENV['CREW_USE_PIXZ'] == '0' || !File.exist?("#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/pixz")
+  unless CREW_USE_PIXZ == '0' || !File.exist?("#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/pixz")
     puts "Using pixz to compress archive."
     pkg_name = "#{@pkg.name}-#{@pkg.version}-chromeos-#{@device[:architecture]}.tpxz"
     Dir.chdir CREW_DEST_DIR do
@@ -1417,7 +1405,7 @@ def install_command(args)
     @pkgName = name
     search @pkgName
     print_current_package true
-    @pkg.build_from_source = true if @opt_src or @opt_recursive or ENV['CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE'] == '1'
+    @pkg.build_from_source = true if @opt_src or @opt_recursive or CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE == '1'
     resolve_dependencies_and_install
   end
 end
@@ -1451,7 +1439,7 @@ def reinstall_command(args)
     @pkgName = name
     search @pkgName
     print_current_package
-    @pkg.build_from_source = true if @opt_src or @opt_recursive or ENV['CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE'] == '1'
+    @pkg.build_from_source = true if @opt_src or @opt_recursive or CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE == '1'
     if @pkgName
       @pkg.in_upgrade = true
       resolve_dependencies_and_install
@@ -1487,7 +1475,7 @@ def upgrade_command(args)
     @pkgName = name
     search @pkgName
     print_current_package
-    @pkg.build_from_source = true if @opt_src or ENV['CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE'] == '1'
+    @pkg.build_from_source = true if @opt_src or CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE == '1'
     upgrade
   end.empty? and begin
     upgrade
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 595fbb9272..b138276b16 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ CREW_DEST_DIR="${CREW_BREW_DIR}/dest"
 CREW_PACKAGES_PATH="${CREW_LIB_PATH}/packages"
 CURL="${CURL:-curl}"
 CREW_CACHE_DIR="${CREW_CACHE_DIR:-$CREW_PREFIX/tmp/packages}"
+# For container usage, where we want to specify i686 arch
+# on a x86_64 host by setting ARCH=i686.
+: "${ARCH:=$(uname -m)}"
+# For container usage, when we are emulating armv7l via linux32
+# uname -m reports armv8l.
+ARCH="${ARCH/armv8l/armv7l}"
 
 # BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES cannot depend on crew_profile_base for their core operations (completion scripts are fine)
 BOOTSTRAP_PACKAGES="pixz jq ca_certificates git gmp ncurses libyaml ruby"
 
-ARCH="$(uname -m)"
-# For container usage, where we are emulating armv7l via linux32
-ARCH="${ARCH/armv8l/armv7l}"
-
 RED='\e[1;91m';    # Use Light Red for errors.
 YELLOW='\e[1;33m'; # Use Yellow for informational messages.
 GREEN='\e[1;32m';  # Use Green for success messages.
@@ -214,11 +216,14 @@ rm -rf "${CREW_LIB_PATH}"
 # Do a minimal clone, which also sets origin to the master/main branch
 # by default. For more on why this setup might be useful see:
 # https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-size-with-sparse-checkout/
-git clone --depth=1 --filter=blob:none --no-checkout "https://github.com/${OWNER}/${REPO}.git" "${CREW_LIB_PATH}"
+# If using alternate branch don't use depth=1
+[[ "$BRANCH" == "master" ]] && GIT_DEPTH="--depth=1" || GIT_DEPTH=
+git clone $GIT_DEPTH --filter=blob:none --no-checkout "https://github.com/${OWNER}/${REPO}.git" "${CREW_LIB_PATH}"
 
 cd "${CREW_LIB_PATH}"
 
 # Checkout, overwriting local files.
+[[ "$BRANCH" != "master" ]] && git fetch --all
 git checkout "${BRANCH}"
 
 # Set sparse-checkout folders and include install.sh for use in reinstalls
@@ -228,6 +233,9 @@ git reset --hard origin/"${BRANCH}"
 echo -e "${RESET}"
 
 echo -e "${YELLOW}Updating crew package information...${RESET}\n"
+# Without setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH, the mandb postinstall fails
+# from not being able to find the gdbm library.
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(crew const CREW_LIB_PREFIX | sed -e 's:CREW_LIB_PREFIX=::g')
 # Since we just ran git, just update package compatibility information.
 crew update compatible
 
diff --git a/lib/const.rb b/lib/const.rb
index 94254b9219..a5b14b0efc 100644
--- a/lib/const.rb
+++ b/lib/const.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 # Defines common constants used in different parts of crew
 
-CREW_VERSION = '1.12.0'
+CREW_VERSION = '1.15.0'
 
 ARCH_ACTUAL = `uname -m`.strip
 # This helps with virtualized builds on aarch64 machines
 # which report armv8l when linux32 is run.
 ARCH = if ARCH_ACTUAL == 'armv8l' then 'armv7l' else ARCH_ACTUAL end
 
-ARCH_LIB = if ARCH == 'x86_64' then 'lib64' else 'lib' end
+# Allow for edge case of i686 install on a x86_64 host before linux32 is
+# downloaded, e.g. in a docker container.
+ARCH_LIB = if ARCH == 'x86_64' and Dir.exist?('/lib64') then 'lib64' else 'lib' end
 
 # Glibc version can be found from the output of libc.so.6
 @libcvertokens=  %x[/#{ARCH_LIB}/libc.so.6].lines.first.chomp.split(/[\s]/)
 LIBC_VERSION = @libcvertokens[@libcvertokens.find_index("version") + 1].sub!(/[[:punct:]]?$/,'')
 
-CREW_PREFIX = '/usr/local'
-if ENV['CREW_PREFIX'] and ENV['CREW_PREFIX'] != CREW_PREFIX
-  CREW_PREFIX = ENV['CREW_PREFIX']
+if ENV['CREW_PREFIX'] and ENV['CREW_PREFIX'] != '' and ENV['CREW_PREFIX'] != '/usr/local'
   CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE = 1
+  CREW_PREFIX = ENV['CREW_PREFIX']
+  HOME = CREW_PREFIX + ENV['HOME']
+else
+  CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE = ENV['CREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE']
+  CREW_PREFIX = '/usr/local'
+  HOME = ENV['HOME']
 end
 
 CREW_LIB_PREFIX = CREW_PREFIX + '/' + ARCH_LIB
@@ -31,11 +37,7 @@ CREW_DEST_PREFIX = CREW_DEST_DIR + CREW_PREFIX
 CREW_DEST_LIB_PREFIX = CREW_DEST_DIR + CREW_LIB_PREFIX
 CREW_DEST_MAN_PREFIX = CREW_DEST_DIR + CREW_MAN_PREFIX
 
-if ENV['CREW_PREFIX'].to_s.empty?
-  HOME = ENV['HOME']
-else
-  HOME = CREW_PREFIX + ENV['HOME']
-end
+CREW_DEST_HOME = CREW_DEST_DIR + HOME
 
 # File.join ensures a trailing slash if one does not exist.
 if ENV['CREW_CACHE_DIR'].to_s.empty?
@@ -48,25 +50,44 @@ FileUtils.mkdir_p CREW_CACHE_DIR unless Dir.exist? CREW_CACHE_DIR
 
 CREW_CACHE_ENABLED = ENV['CREW_CACHE_ENABLED']
 
-CREW_DEST_HOME = CREW_DEST_DIR + HOME
+CREW_CONFLICTS_ONLY_ADVISORY = ENV['CREW_CONFLICTS_ONLY_ADVISORY']
+
+CREW_FHS_NONCOMPLIANCE_ONLY_ADVISORY = ENV['CREW_FHS_NONCOMPLIANCE_ONLY_ADVISORY']
 
 # Set CREW_NPROC from environment variable or `nproc`
-if ENV["CREW_NPROC"].to_s.empty?
+if ENV['CREW_NPROC'].to_s.empty?
   CREW_NPROC = `nproc`.strip
 else
-  CREW_NPROC = ENV["CREW_NPROC"]
+  CREW_NPROC = ENV['CREW_NPROC']
 end
 
 # Set CREW_NOT_COMPRESS from environment variable
-CREW_NOT_COMPRESS = ENV["CREW_NOT_COMPRESS"]
+CREW_NOT_COMPRESS = ENV['CREW_NOT_COMPRESS']
 
 # Set CREW_NOT_STRIP from environment variable
-CREW_NOT_STRIP = ENV["CREW_NOT_STRIP"]
+CREW_NOT_STRIP = ENV['CREW_NOT_STRIP']
+
+CREW_SHRINK_ARCHIVE = ENV['CREW_SHRINK_ARCHIVE']
+
+# Set testing constants from environment variables
+crew_testing_repo = ENV['CREW_TESTING_REPO']
+crew_testing_branch = ENV['CREW_TESTING_BRANCH']
+crew_testing = ENV['CREW_TESTING']
+crew_testing = '0' if crew_testing_repo.nil? || crew_testing_repo.empty?
+crew_testing = '0' if crew_testing_branch.nil? || crew_testing_branch.empty?
+CREW_TESTING = crew_testing
+CREW_TESTING_BRANCH = crew_testing_branch
+CREW_TESTING_REPO = crew_testing_repo
+
+CREW_USE_PIXZ = ENV['CREW_USE_PIXZ']
 
 USER = `whoami`.chomp
 
 CHROMEOS_RELEASE = `grep CHROMEOS_RELEASE_CHROME_MILESTONE= /etc/lsb-release | cut -d'=' -f2`.chomp
 
+# If CURL environment variable exists use it in lieu of curl.
+CURL = ENV['CURL'] || 'curl'
+
 case ARCH
 when 'aarch64', 'armv7l'
   CREW_TGT = 'armv7l-cros-linux-gnueabihf'
diff --git a/packages/boost.rb b/packages/boost.rb
index 984f64257c..48d3bc0d3c 100644
--- a/packages/boost.rb
+++ b/packages/boost.rb
@@ -3,23 +3,24 @@ require 'package'
 class Boost < Package
   description 'Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.'
   homepage 'https://www.boost.org/'
-  version '1.74.0'
+  @_ver = '1.76.0'
+  version @_ver
   license 'Boost-1.0'
   compatibility 'all'
-  source_url 'https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.74.0/source/boost_1_74_0.tar.bz2'
-  source_sha256 '83bfc1507731a0906e387fc28b7ef5417d591429e51e788417fe9ff025e116b1'
+  source_url "https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/#{@_ver}/source/boost_#{@_ver.gsub('.','_')}.tar.bz2"
+  source_sha256 'f0397ba6e982c4450f27bf32a2a83292aba035b827a5623a14636ea583318c41'
 
   binary_url ({
-    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.74.0_armv7l/boost-1.74.0-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.74.0_armv7l/boost-1.74.0-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-       i686: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.74.0_i686/boost-1.74.0-chromeos-i686.tar.xz',
-     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.74.0_x86_64/boost-1.74.0-chromeos-x86_64.tar.xz',
+    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.76.0_armv7l/boost-1.76.0-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
+     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.76.0_armv7l/boost-1.76.0-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
+       i686: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.76.0_i686/boost-1.76.0-chromeos-i686.tar.xz',
+     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/boost/1.76.0_x86_64/boost-1.76.0-chromeos-x86_64.tpxz',
   })
   binary_sha256 ({
-    aarch64: '3ae8405849a0a624682f230a8f4d8135c4eca3657246bf5dd8fdbb79461bce1d',
-     armv7l: '3ae8405849a0a624682f230a8f4d8135c4eca3657246bf5dd8fdbb79461bce1d',
-       i686: 'de792b84f1a2629a58a1bd9e4169271e1d856ba3cf7247ea67283dd2a14c7652',
-     x86_64: 'e1e1faca0d6458b83e2338dd9786f16846607a2a30d41ebc6a2fc3545bc972ff',
+    aarch64: '3faf1c0322845086c77e4ef173beee27ec5fa6c780727c3e6eef85584ee8bc40',
+     armv7l: '3faf1c0322845086c77e4ef173beee27ec5fa6c780727c3e6eef85584ee8bc40',
+       i686: 'f5f924e7ccaead8a1db56fff2963233d36e5466dc34fcbf7d9527ee00c117aeb',
+     x86_64: 'b64b49911d39f51b9460e3ae4ba76f6239b5b2aec473a8376780330ea68b2277',
   })
 
   def self.build
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ class Boost < Package
   end
 
   def self.install
-    system "./b2 -a --prefix=#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX} --libdir=#{CREW_DEST_LIB_PREFIX} install"
+    system "#{CREW_ENV_OPTIONS} ./b2 \
+            --build-dir=\${PWD}/builddir \
+            -a --prefix=#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX} \
+            --libdir=#{CREW_DEST_LIB_PREFIX} \
+            install"
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/ca_certificates.rb b/packages/ca_certificates.rb
index c590aed26e..f5df774b53 100644
--- a/packages/ca_certificates.rb
+++ b/packages/ca_certificates.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class Ca_certificates < Package
 
   # This isn't run from install.sh, but that's ok. This is for cleanup if updated after an install.
   def self.postinstall
-    system "update-ca-certificates --fresh --certsconf #{CREW_PREFIX}/etc/ca-certificates.conf"
+    # Do not call system update-ca-certificates as that tries to update certs in /etc .
+    system "#{CREW_PREFIX}/bin/update-ca-certificates --fresh --certsconf #{CREW_PREFIX}/etc/ca-certificates.conf"
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/chafa.rb b/packages/chafa.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b95ef0563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/chafa.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Adapted from Arch Linux chafa PKGBUILD at:
+# https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-community/raw/packages/chafa/trunk/PKGBUILD
+
+require 'package'
+
+class Chafa < Package
+  description 'Image-to-text converter supporting a wide range of symbols and palettes, transparency, animations, etc.'
+  homepage 'https://hpjansson.org/chafa/'
+  version '1.6.1'
+  license 'LGPL'
+  compatibility 'x86_64 aarch64 armv7l'
+  source_url 'https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa/releases/download/1.6.1/chafa-1.6.1.tar.xz'
+  source_sha256 '76c98930e99b3e5fadb986148b99d65636e9e9619124e568ff13d364ede89fa5'
+
+  binary_url({
+    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/chafa/1.6.1_armv7l/chafa-1.6.1-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/chafa/1.6.1_armv7l/chafa-1.6.1-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/chafa/1.6.1_x86_64/chafa-1.6.1-chromeos-x86_64.tpxz'
+  })
+  binary_sha256({
+    aarch64: '3b1070f6bb7c4e3756fec41b9241b7823d34c09cbedf59fb7a700921e06cb561',
+     armv7l: '3b1070f6bb7c4e3756fec41b9241b7823d34c09cbedf59fb7a700921e06cb561',
+     x86_64: '4b3fd102523ce0458a897bcd0ce1bbe8c60e30eb830e4aa98cedb782576795e6'
+  })
+
+  depends_on 'imagemagick7' => :build
+  depends_on 'freetype_sub' => :build
+  depends_on 'libxslt'
+  depends_on 'gtk_doc' => ':build'
+
+  def self.patch
+    system 'filefix'
+  end
+
+  def self.build
+    system "#{CREW_ENV_OPTIONS} \
+      ./configure \
+      #{CREW_OPTIONS}"
+    system 'make'
+  end
+
+  def self.install
+    system "make DESTDIR=#{CREW_DEST_DIR} install"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/packages/codium.rb b/packages/codium.rb
index 746f1e0976..113dcdf57f 100644
--- a/packages/codium.rb
+++ b/packages/codium.rb
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ require 'package'
 class Codium < Package
   description 'VSCodium is Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode with a community-driven default configuration.'
   homepage 'https://vscodium.com/'
-  version '1.58.0'
+  version '1.58.2'
   license 'MIT'
   compatibility 'aarch64,armv7l,x86_64'
   case ARCH
   when 'aarch64', 'armv7l'
     source_url "https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/download/#{version}/VSCodium-linux-armhf-#{version}.tar.gz"
-    source_sha256 'f5f2b68a2e764541f7c74676bf21c37571b8578b1a6f33002e63dddcd050edb1'
+    source_sha256 '0ecd273f3b9f55680060336972aa7058b2dc75dfcf4849e50e2e0033755d42c6'
     @arch = 'arm'
   when 'x86_64'
     source_url "https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/download/#{version}/VSCodium-linux-x64-#{version}.tar.gz"
-    source_sha256 '74d536db88b777be7e3ef5d6c8001d4bc200109e1d9e454e60997c356783ef8a'
+    source_sha256 '48462b95b74d2dc279b4ed9dd593fdd80dca4656574069cccb78d8075f610486'
     @arch = 'x64'
   end
 
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Codium < Package
 
   def self.install
     ENV['CREW_SHRINK_ARCHIVE'] = '0'
+    ENV['CREW_FHS_NONCOMPLIANCE_ONLY_ADVISORY'] = '1'
     FileUtils.mkdir_p "#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/VSCodium-linux-#{@arch}"
     FileUtils.mkdir_p "#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/bin"
     FileUtils.cp_r '.', "#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/VSCodium-linux-#{@arch}"
diff --git a/packages/fontconfig.rb b/packages/fontconfig.rb
index 68d0ffa657..d8c4fecd19 100644
--- a/packages/fontconfig.rb
+++ b/packages/fontconfig.rb
@@ -3,24 +3,24 @@ require 'package'
 class Fontconfig < Package
   description 'Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access.'
   homepage 'https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/front.html'
-  @_ver = '2.13.93'
-  version "#{@_ver}-2"
+  @_ver = '2.13.94'
+  version @_ver
   license 'MIT'
   compatibility 'all'
   source_url "https://github.com/freedesktop/fontconfig/archive/#{@_ver}.tar.gz"
-  source_sha256 'f8452c78d1a12f6966455b0d584f89553b13e970b40644c3650f690ec0b3b4fe'
+  source_sha256 '4cfaf426a59ad65ea7397182156efdc01835bab9a8e81d15e008f08d38f38d58'
 
   binary_url({
-    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.93-2_armv7l/fontconfig-2.13.93-2-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.93-2_armv7l/fontconfig-2.13.93-2-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-       i686: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.93-2_i686/fontconfig-2.13.93-2-chromeos-i686.tar.xz',
-     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.93-2_x86_64/fontconfig-2.13.93-2-chromeos-x86_64.tar.xz'
+       i686: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.94_i686/fontconfig-2.13.94-chromeos-i686.tpxz',
+    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.94_armv7l/fontconfig-2.13.94-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.94_armv7l/fontconfig-2.13.94-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/fontconfig/2.13.94_x86_64/fontconfig-2.13.94-chromeos-x86_64.tpxz'
   })
   binary_sha256({
-    aarch64: '0047a707a1fc8531fa6bfc6fa45f2aead43ece0e65d1eaad094e4e98f3e43ec0',
-     armv7l: '0047a707a1fc8531fa6bfc6fa45f2aead43ece0e65d1eaad094e4e98f3e43ec0',
-       i686: 'abef1aab53d6880c0f43fc188a6de1ca1bf9b60c20c3f6459cdbcb40b32cb80a',
-     x86_64: '762b2f4a1d0d593f7f4c5000b651e9d03e98b11759a113bac0c260cc45830391'
+       i686: '63bfecf60d42174392ba22d0762f0fb6102540d784eaa86cd098a411e7349d8d',
+    aarch64: '85980c50415f61219e04efc1bb7ae977083756bccb65f7dbe5d6bfc7562698a6',
+     armv7l: '85980c50415f61219e04efc1bb7ae977083756bccb65f7dbe5d6bfc7562698a6',
+     x86_64: '00e921605653191b9b62fadf1437834211e11436c685660782fc1641bd20bfbe'
   })
 
   depends_on 'gperf'
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Fontconfig < Package
     INSTALLCACHE_HEREDOC
     IO.write('install-cache', @install_cache, perm: 0o666)
     system "meson #{CREW_MESON_OPTIONS} \
-    --localstatedir=#{CREW_PREFIX}/cache \
+    --localstatedir=#{CREW_PREFIX}/var \
     --default-library=both \
     -Ddoc=disabled \
     -Dfreetype2:harfbuzz=enabled \
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Fontconfig < Package
   def self.install
     system "DESTDIR=#{CREW_DEST_DIR} ninja -C builddir install"
     FileUtils.mkdir_p "#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/etc/fonts/conf.d"
-    FileUtils.mkdir_p "#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/cache/fontconfig"
+    FileUtils.mkdir_p "#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/var/cache/fontconfig"
     @fonts_conf = <<~FONTCONF_HEREDOC
       <?xml version="1.0"?>
       <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "urn:fontconfig:fonts.dtd">
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ class Fontconfig < Package
         <dir>/usr/local/share/fonts</dir>
         <dir>~/.fonts</dir>
         <!-- Font cache directory list -->
-        <cachedir>#{CREW_PREFIX}/cache/fontconfig</cachedir>
+        <cachedir>#{CREW_PREFIX}/var/cache/fontconfig</cachedir>
         <cachedir>~/.fontconfig</cachedir>
       </fontconfig>
     FONTCONF_HEREDOC
     IO.write("#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/etc/fonts/conf.d/52-chromebrew.conf", @fonts_conf, perm: 0o666)
 
     FileUtils.mkdir_p "#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/etc/env.d/"
-    @env = <<~EOF
+    @env = <<~FONTCONFIG_ENV_HEREDOC
       # Fontconfig configuration
       export FONTCONFIG_PATH=#{CREW_PREFIX}/etc/fonts
-    EOF
+    FONTCONFIG_ENV_HEREDOC
     IO.write("#{CREW_DEST_PREFIX}/etc/env.d/fontconfig", @env)
   end
 
diff --git a/packages/freetype.rb b/packages/freetype.rb
index d74633135f..4b611d95f5 100644
--- a/packages/freetype.rb
+++ b/packages/freetype.rb
@@ -3,40 +3,48 @@ require 'package'
 class Freetype < Package
   description 'FreeType is a freely available software library to render fonts.'
   homepage 'https://www.freetype.org/'
-  version '2.10.4'
+  version '2.11.0'
   license 'FTL or GPL-2+'
-  compatibility 'all'
-  source_url 'https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.10.4.tar.xz'
-  source_sha256 '86a854d8905b19698bbc8f23b860bc104246ce4854dcea8e3b0fb21284f75784'
+  compatibility 'x86_64 aarch64 armv7l'
+  source_url 'https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.11.0.tar.xz'
+  source_sha256 '8bee39bd3968c4804b70614a0a3ad597299ad0e824bc8aad5ce8aaf48067bde7'
 
-  binary_url ({
-    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype/2.10.4_armv7l/freetype-2.10.4-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype/2.10.4_armv7l/freetype-2.10.4-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-       i686: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype/2.10.4_i686/freetype-2.10.4-chromeos-i686.tar.xz',
-     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype/2.10.4_x86_64/freetype-2.10.4-chromeos-x86_64.tar.xz',
+  binary_url({
+    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype/2.11.0_armv7l/freetype-2.11.0-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype/2.11.0_armv7l/freetype-2.11.0-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype/2.11.0_x86_64/freetype-2.11.0-chromeos-x86_64.tpxz'
   })
-  binary_sha256 ({
-    aarch64: 'c3063feb7034883e248ac4d62a82409df69577ccc4abe38ca7bd7e39c5ed3576',
-     armv7l: 'c3063feb7034883e248ac4d62a82409df69577ccc4abe38ca7bd7e39c5ed3576',
-       i686: 'a53b10cf19f25922aa6cc0f09fe846e5ee7221c73f2288ca04f83529191a94f5',
-     x86_64: '4622df673ffd07fdcec9591f039ad6e89c4687517678adb6f964dbfdff6a39cf',
+  binary_sha256({
+    aarch64: 'c08cf688f4f1ef885f349da0334de39cecdb20747465687065d95e03465c58d1',
+     armv7l: 'c08cf688f4f1ef885f349da0334de39cecdb20747465687065d95e03465c58d1',
+     x86_64: '395ed9c9be0c260428f1588ddce0a969bdfaab0c664c67f6518278610622a6d1'
   })
 
-  depends_on 'expat'
-  depends_on 'libpng'   # freetype needs zlib optionally. zlib is also the dependency of libpng
-  depends_on 'bz2'
   depends_on 'harfbuzz'
+  depends_on 'libpng'   # freetype needs zlib optionally. zlib is also the dependency of libpng
+
+  def self.patch
+    system 'sed -ri "s:.*(AUX_MODULES.*valid):\1:" modules.cfg'
+    system 'sed -r "s:.*(#.*SUBPIXEL_RENDERING) .*:\1:" \
+    -i include/freetype/config/ftoption.h'
+  end
 
   def self.build
     system 'pip3 install docwriter'
-    system "sed -i 's,/usr/include/freetype2,#{CREW_PREFIX}/include/freetype2,g' configure"
-    system "./configure CFLAGS=' -fPIC' #{CREW_OPTIONS} --enable-freetype-config --with-harfbuzz"
-    system 'make'
+    system "meson #{CREW_MESON_OPTIONS} \
+    --default-library=both \
+    builddir"
+    system 'meson configure builddir'
+    system 'ninja -C builddir'
     system 'pip3 uninstall docwriter -y'
     system "pip3 install docwriter --root #{CREW_DEST_DIR} --prefix #{CREW_PREFIX}"
   end
 
   def self.install
-    system 'make', "DESTDIR=#{CREW_DEST_DIR}", 'install'
+    system "DESTDIR=#{CREW_DEST_DIR} ninja install -C builddir"
+  end
+
+  def self.postinstall
+    system "find #{CREW_BREW_DIR}/* -name freetype*.tar | xargs rm -rf"  # make sure to delete downloaded files
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/freetype_sub.rb b/packages/freetype_sub.rb
index ff95c7c47e..dfc3ec3c90 100644
--- a/packages/freetype_sub.rb
+++ b/packages/freetype_sub.rb
@@ -3,39 +3,51 @@ require 'package'
 class Freetype_sub < Package
   description 'Freetype_sub is a version without harfbuzz. It is intended to handle circular dependency betwwen freetype and harfbuzz.'
   homepage 'https://www.freetype.org/'
-  version '2.10.4'
+  version '2.11.0'
   license 'FTL or GPL-2+'
-  compatibility 'all'
-  source_url 'https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.10.4.tar.xz'
-  source_sha256 '86a854d8905b19698bbc8f23b860bc104246ce4854dcea8e3b0fb21284f75784'
+  compatibility 'x86_64 aarch64 armv7l'
+  source_url 'https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.11.0.tar.xz'
+  source_sha256 '8bee39bd3968c4804b70614a0a3ad597299ad0e824bc8aad5ce8aaf48067bde7'
 
-  binary_url ({
-    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype_sub/2.10.4_armv7l/freetype_sub-2.10.4-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype_sub/2.10.4_armv7l/freetype_sub-2.10.4-chromeos-armv7l.tar.xz',
-       i686: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype_sub/2.10.4_i686/freetype_sub-2.10.4-chromeos-i686.tar.xz',
-     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype_sub/2.10.4_x86_64/freetype_sub-2.10.4-chromeos-x86_64.tar.xz',
+  binary_url({
+    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype_sub/2.11.0_armv7l/freetype_sub-2.11.0-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype_sub/2.11.0_armv7l/freetype_sub-2.11.0-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/freetype_sub/2.11.0_x86_64/freetype_sub-2.11.0-chromeos-x86_64.tpxz'
   })
-  binary_sha256 ({
-    aarch64: '7c8620a0cad19fbcd7ff0d96a7304323648b97c93d86352cfbb8216c768aeb1b',
-     armv7l: '7c8620a0cad19fbcd7ff0d96a7304323648b97c93d86352cfbb8216c768aeb1b',
-       i686: '4e6ab3e8a7dacab4380099315c2d547b89ce490f33d7e677744034d4e44ccabe',
-     x86_64: 'a5c364bdee4a22ca72bbaba4162dc2d75730f15b4340bddf038ee3698751c116',
+  binary_sha256({
+    aarch64: '845ef60abffc0428c99102712323568f17d9a27e5a080df115dd07da25ff110a',
+     armv7l: '845ef60abffc0428c99102712323568f17d9a27e5a080df115dd07da25ff110a',
+     x86_64: '039810744e62693895f366e48f2ff9156b4a02c3784a4b7a851992dc94ded9a6'
   })
 
-  depends_on 'expat'
   depends_on 'libpng'   # freetype needs zlib optionally. zlib is also the dependency of libpng
-  depends_on 'bz2'
+
+  def self.preflight
+    @device = JSON.parse(File.read("#{CREW_CONFIG_PATH}device.json"), symbolize_names: true)
+    if @device[:installed_packages].any? 'harfbuzz'
+      abort 'This harfbuzz prereq needs to be built without harfbuzz installed.'.lightred
+    end
+  end
+
+  def self.patch
+    system 'sed -ri "s:.*(AUX_MODULES.*valid):\1:" modules.cfg'
+    system 'sed -r "s:.*(#.*SUBPIXEL_RENDERING) .*:\1:" \
+    -i include/freetype/config/ftoption.h'
+  end
 
   def self.build
     system 'pip3 install docwriter'
-    system "./configure CFLAGS=' -fPIC' #{CREW_OPTIONS} --enable-freetype-config --without-harfbuzz"
-    system 'make'
+    system "meson #{CREW_MESON_OPTIONS} \
+    --default-library=both \
+    builddir"
+    system 'meson configure builddir'
+    system 'ninja -C builddir'
     system 'pip3 uninstall docwriter -y'
     system "pip3 install docwriter --root #{CREW_DEST_DIR} --prefix #{CREW_PREFIX}"
   end
 
   def self.install
-    system 'make', "DESTDIR=#{CREW_DEST_DIR}", 'install'
+    system "DESTDIR=#{CREW_DEST_DIR} ninja install -C builddir"
   end
 
   def self.postinstall
diff --git a/packages/harfbuzz.rb b/packages/harfbuzz.rb
index c08b3464b9..113d39cc3b 100644
--- a/packages/harfbuzz.rb
+++ b/packages/harfbuzz.rb
@@ -3,27 +3,26 @@ require 'package'
 class Harfbuzz < Package
   description 'HarfBuzz is an OpenType text shaping engine.'
   homepage 'https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz/'
-  @_ver = '2.8.1'
+  @_ver = '2.8.2'
   version @_ver
   license 'Old-MIT, ISC and icu'
-  compatibility 'all'
-  source_url "https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/#{@_ver}.tar.gz"
-  source_sha256 'b3f17394c5bccee456172b2b30ddec0bb87e9c5df38b4559a973d14ccd04509d'
+  compatibility 'x86_64 aarch64 armv7l'
+  source_url 'https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.git'
+  git_hashtag @_ver
 
   binary_url({
-    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/harfbuzz/2.8.1_armv7l/harfbuzz-2.8.1-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
-     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/harfbuzz/2.8.1_armv7l/harfbuzz-2.8.1-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
-       i686: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/harfbuzz/2.8.1_i686/harfbuzz-2.8.1-chromeos-i686.tpxz',
-     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/harfbuzz/2.8.1_x86_64/harfbuzz-2.8.1-chromeos-x86_64.tpxz'
+    aarch64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/harfbuzz/2.8.2_armv7l/harfbuzz-2.8.2-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     armv7l: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/harfbuzz/2.8.2_armv7l/harfbuzz-2.8.2-chromeos-armv7l.tpxz',
+     x86_64: 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/26210301/packages/generic/harfbuzz/2.8.2_x86_64/harfbuzz-2.8.2-chromeos-x86_64.tpxz'
   })
   binary_sha256({
-    aarch64: 'f39e2aba4445d71c63a6602650590d8c5463a5c093b3ec26933e2963dc354dcc',
-     armv7l: 'f39e2aba4445d71c63a6602650590d8c5463a5c093b3ec26933e2963dc354dcc',
-       i686: '25e7c49b04e81fa61db4385d4033b6b2c633bdfe5ef2a5ab3606c970ad4b307d',
-     x86_64: '801f46cbab0369087004aa3ce7952fc4d7754a85a0cb3c4b0648ce647fc87604'
+    aarch64: 'b5161044e1976ac2ed7fcc59c7ed1a1539530c6695cb84f1efdd33b1c7b55a97',
+     armv7l: 'b5161044e1976ac2ed7fcc59c7ed1a1539530c6695cb84f1efdd33b1c7b55a97',
+     x86_64: 'ab4f370493d031b21c1fbe58575096eb3616c84d824bbed5c7dfe9e3bdfd05f0'
   })
 
   depends_on 'cairo' => :build
+  depends_on 'chafa' => :build
   depends_on 'glib' => :build
   depends_on 'gobject_introspection'
   depends_on 'ragel' => :build
@@ -34,6 +33,7 @@ class Harfbuzz < Package
   def self.build
     system "meson #{CREW_MESON_OPTIONS} \
     --default-library=both \
+    -Dfreetype=enabled \
     -Dintrospection=enabled \
     -Dbenchmark=disabled \
     -Dtests=disabled \