diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/devel/cmake/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/devel/cmake/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 888bae585c0..00000000000
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/devel/cmake/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-# Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
-# Copyright (C) 2023 JELOS (https://github.com/JustEnoughLinuxOS)
-
-PKG_NAME="cmake"
-PKG_VERSION="3.30.3"
-PKG_LICENSE="BSD"
-PKG_SITE="https://cmake.org/"
-PKG_URL="https://cmake.org/files/v$(get_pkg_version_maj_min)/cmake-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="pkg-config:host openssl:host"
-PKG_LONGDESC="A cross-platform, open-source make system."
-PKG_TOOLCHAIN="configure"
-PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="+local-cc"
-
-configure_host() {
-  ../configure --prefix=${TOOLCHAIN} \
-               --no-qt-gui --no-system-libs \
-               -- \
-               -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-O2 -Wall -pipe -Wno-format-security" \
-               -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-O2 -Wall -pipe -Wno-format-security" \
-               -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="${HOST_LDFLAGS}" \
-               -DCMAKE_USE_OPENSSL=ON \
-               -DBUILD_CursesDialog=0
-}
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/devel/cmake/patches/cmake-001-disable-free-comp-methods.patch b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/devel/cmake/patches/cmake-001-disable-free-comp-methods.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 79c961baf79..00000000000
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/devel/cmake/patches/cmake-001-disable-free-comp-methods.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- a/Utilities/cmcurl/lib/vtls/openssl.c.orig	2016-10-19 19:17:49.615923691 +0200
-+++ b/Utilities/cmcurl/lib/vtls/openssl.c	2016-10-19 19:22:50.849565684 +0200
-@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@
- #define HAVE_SSL_COMP_FREE_COMPRESSION_METHODS 1
- #endif
- 
-+#if !defined(OPENSSL_NO_COMP) || \
-+  OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10100000L /* 1.1.0+ has no free compression methods */ 
-+#undef HAVE_SSL_COMP_FREE_COMPRESSION_METHODS /* undef */
-+#endif
-+
- #if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x0090808fL)
- /* not present in older OpenSSL */
- #define OPENSSL_load_builtin_modules(x)
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/python/devel/Mako/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/python/devel/Mako/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 849df4a1b8b..00000000000
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/python/devel/Mako/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-# Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
-
-PKG_NAME="Mako"
-PKG_VERSION="1.3.0"
-PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_SITE="https://pypi.org/project/Mako"
-PKG_URL="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${PKG_NAME:0:1}/${PKG_NAME}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python3:host setuptools:host MarkupSafe:host"
-PKG_LONGDESC="Mako is a super-fast templating language that borrows the best ideas from the existing templating languages."
-PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
-
-makeinstall_host() {
-  exec_thread_safe python3 setup.py install --prefix=${TOOLCHAIN}
-}
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/python/devel/system/dbussy/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/python/devel/system/dbussy/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fde20778e8..00000000000
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/python/devel/system/dbussy/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-# Copyright (C) 2024-present ROCKNIX (https://github.com/ROCKNIX)
-
-. ${ROOT}/packages/python/system/dbussy/package.mk
-
-PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
-
-make_target() {
-  exec_thread_safe python3 setup.py build
-}
-
-makeinstall_target() {
-  exec_thread_safe python3 setup.py install --root=${INSTALL} --prefix=/usr
-}
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/gnupg/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/gnupg/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index d5fddb1d6a3..00000000000
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/gnupg/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-# Copyright (C) 2023 JELOS (https://github.com/JustEnoughLinuxOS)
-
-PKG_NAME="gnupg"
-PKG_VERSION="1.4.23"
-PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_SITE="https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/gnupg"
-PKG_URL="${PKG_SITE}/gnupg-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain zlib libgpg-error libgcrypt"
-PKG_LONGDESC="The GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG, GPG) is a complete and free implementation
-of the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards."
-
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="	--disable-rpath  \
-				--enable-minimal \
-				--disable-regex  \
-				--disable-asm    \
-				--enable-bzip2   \
-				--enable-aes     \
-				--enable-rsa"
-
-pre_configure_target() {
-  export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -fcommon"
-}
-
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
index e02c4f891fb..2c90dfd321a 100644
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
+++ b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-# Copyright (C) 2018-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Copyright (C) 2024-present ROCKNIX (https://github.com/ROCKNIX)
 
-PKG_NAME="libgpg-error"
-PKG_VERSION="1.55"
-PKG_SHA256="95b178148863f07d45df0cea67e880a79b9ef71f5d230baddc0071128516ef78"
-PKG_LICENSE="GPLv2"
-PKG_SITE="https://www.gnupg.org"
-PKG_URL="https://www.gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgpg-error/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="autotools:host gcc:host"
-PKG_LONGDESC="A library that defines common error values for all GnuPG components."
+. ${ROOT}/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="CC_FOR_BUILD=${HOST_CC} --enable-static --enable-shared --disable-nls --disable-rpath --with-gnu-ld --with-pic"
+  PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="CC_FOR_BUILD=${HOST_CC} --disable-static --enable-shared --disable-nls --disable-rpath --with-gnu-ld --with-pic"
 
   # inspired by openembedded
   case ${TARGET_ARCH} in
@@ -32,11 +24,3 @@ pre_configure_target() {
 
   cp ${PKG_BUILD}/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.${GPGERROR_TUPLE}.h ${PKG_BUILD}/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.${GPGERROR_TARGET}.h
 }
-
-post_makeinstall_target() {
-  rm -rf ${INSTALL}/usr/bin
-  rm -rf ${INSTALL}/usr/share
-
-  sed -e "s:\(['= ]\)/usr:\\1${SYSROOT_PREFIX}/usr:g" -i src/gpg-error-config
-  cp src/gpg-error-config ${SYSROOT_PREFIX}/usr/bin
-}
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/openssl/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
index 0de77dd0881..78831ee34ec 100644
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
+++ b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
@@ -1,78 +1,7 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-# Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# Copyright (C) 2024-present ROCKNIX (https://github.com/ROCKNIX)
 
-PKG_NAME="openssl"
-PKG_VERSION="3.3.2"
-PKG_LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
-PKG_SITE="https://openssl-library.org"
-PKG_URL="https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/download/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
-PKG_LONGDESC="The Open Source toolkit for Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security"
-PKG_TOOLCHAIN="configure"
-PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="+local-cc"
-
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_SHARED="--libdir=lib \
-                           shared \
-                           threads \
-                           no-md2 \
-                           no-rc5 \
-                           no-rfc3779 \
-                           no-unit-test \
-                           no-zlib \
-                           no-zlib-dynamic \
-                           no-static-engine"
-
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--prefix=${TOOLCHAIN} \
-                         --openssldir=${TOOLCHAIN}/etc/ssl"
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--prefix=/usr \
-                           --openssldir=/etc/ssl"
-
-post_unpack() {
-  find ${PKG_BUILD}/apps -type f | xargs -n 1 -t sed 's|./demoCA|/etc/ssl|' -i
-}
-
-pre_configure_host() {
-  mkdir -p ${PKG_BUILD}/.${HOST_NAME}
-  cp -a ${PKG_BUILD}/* ${PKG_BUILD}/.${HOST_NAME}/
-}
-
-configure_host() {
-  cd ${PKG_BUILD}/.${HOST_NAME}
-  ./Configure ${PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_SHARED} linux-${MACHINE_HARDWARE_NAME} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS}
-}
-
-makeinstall_host() {
-  make install_sw
-}
-
-pre_configure_target() {
-  mkdir -p ${PKG_BUILD}/.${TARGET_NAME}
-  cp -a ${PKG_BUILD}/* ${PKG_BUILD}/.${TARGET_NAME}/
-
-  case ${TARGET_ARCH} in
-    x86_64)
-      OPENSSL_TARGET=linux-x86_64
-      PLATFORM_FLAGS=enable-ec_nistp_64_gcc_128
-      ;;
-    arm)
-      OPENSSL_TARGET=linux-armv4
-      ;;
-    aarch64)
-      OPENSSL_TARGET=linux-aarch64
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-configure_target() {
-  cd ${PKG_BUILD}/.${TARGET_NAME}
-  ./Configure ${PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_SHARED} ${PLATFORM_FLAGS} ${OPENSSL_TARGET} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS}
-}
-
-makeinstall_target() {
-  make DESTDIR=${INSTALL} install_sw
-  make DESTDIR=${SYSROOT_PREFIX} install_sw
-}
+. ${ROOT}/packages/security/openssl/package.mk
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
   rm -rf ${INSTALL}/etc/ssl/misc
@@ -90,7 +19,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     ln -sf /run/rocknix/cacert.pem ${INSTALL}/etc/ssl/cacert.pem
     ln -sf /run/rocknix/cacert.pem ${INSTALL}/etc/ssl/cert.pem
 
-  # backwards comatibility
+  # backwards compatibility
   mkdir -p ${INSTALL}/etc/pki/tls
     ln -sf /run/rocknix/cacert.pem ${INSTALL}/etc/pki/tls/cacert.pem
   mkdir -p ${INSTALL}/etc/pki/tls/certs
diff --git a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/virtual/image/package.mk b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/virtual/image/package.mk
index 0af71de6079..54ce0616dd9 100644
--- a/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/virtual/image/package.mk
+++ b/projects/ROCKNIX/packages/virtual/image/package.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain squashfs-tools:host dosfstools:host fakeroot:host
                     mtools:host populatefs:host libc gcc linux linux-drivers linux-firmware \
                     ${BOOTLOADER} busybox umtprd util-linux usb-modeswitch poppler jq socat \
                     p7zip file initramfs grep util-linux btrfs-progs zstd lz4 empty lzo libzip \
-                    bash coreutils system-utils autostart quirks powerstate gnupg \
+                    bash coreutils system-utils autostart quirks powerstate \
                     gzip six xmlstarlet pyudev dialog network rocknix"
 
 PKG_UI="emulationstation es-themes textviewer"