diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 64138d4..a2ea91e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-arm64.list
           echo "deb [arch=arm64] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-arm64.list
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-aarch64-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:arm64 libcairo2-dev:arm64 libgl1-mesa-dev:arm64 liblo-dev:arm64 libpulse-dev:arm64 libx11-dev:arm64 libxcursor-dev:arm64 libxext-dev:arm64 libxrandr-dev:arm64 qemu-user-static
-          # extra for vcv deps
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libxi-dev:arm64 libxinerama-dev:arm64
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-aarch64-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:arm64 libgl1-mesa-dev:arm64 liblo-dev:arm64 libpulse-dev:arm64 libx11-dev:arm64 libxcursor-dev:arm64 libxext-dev:arm64 libxrandr-dev:arm64 qemu-user-static
       - name: Build linux arm64 cross-compiled
         env:
           CC: aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc
@@ -65,9 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-armhf.list
           echo "deb [arch=armhf] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ports-armhf.list
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf libasound2-dev:armhf libcairo2-dev:armhf libgl1-mesa-dev:armhf liblo-dev:armhf libpulse-dev:armhf libx11-dev:armhf libxcursor-dev:armhf libxext-dev:armhf libxrandr-dev:armhf qemu-user-static
-          # extra for vcv deps
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libxi-dev:armhf libxinerama-dev:armhf
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-arm-linux-gnueabihf libasound2-dev:armhf libgl1-mesa-dev:armhf liblo-dev:armhf libpulse-dev:armhf libx11-dev:armhf libxcursor-dev:armhf libxext-dev:armhf libxrandr-dev:armhf qemu-user-static
       - name: Build linux armhf cross-compiled
         env:
           CC: arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc
@@ -99,9 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-i686-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:i386 libcairo2-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev:i386 liblo-dev:i386 libpulse-dev:i386 libx11-dev:i386 libxcursor-dev:i386 libxext-dev:i386 libxrandr-dev:i386
-          # extra for vcv deps
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libxi-dev:i386 libxinerama-dev:i386
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq g++-i686-linux-gnu libasound2-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev:i386 liblo-dev:i386 libpulse-dev:i386 libx11-dev:i386 libxcursor-dev:i386 libxext-dev:i386 libxrandr-dev:i386
       - name: Build linux x86
         env:
           CC: i686-linux-gnu-gcc
@@ -134,9 +128,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libcairo2-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
-          # extra for vcv deps
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libxi-dev libxinerama-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
       - name: Build linux x86_64
         env:
           LDFLAGS: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
@@ -164,9 +156,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libcairo2-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
-          # extra for vcv deps
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libxi-dev libxinerama-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
       - name: Build linux x86_64 (debug)
         env:
           LDFLAGS: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
@@ -185,6 +175,23 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             *.tar.gz
 
+  linux-x86_64-sysdeps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+      - name: Set up dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev libjansson-dev libsamplerate0-dev libspeexdsp-dev
+      - name: Build linux x86_64 (debug)
+        env:
+          LDFLAGS: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
+        run: |
+          make features
+          make SYSDEPS=true -j $(nproc)
+
   macos-universal:
     runs-on: macos-10.15
     steps:
@@ -295,9 +302,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo dpkg -i kxstudio-repos_10.0.3_all.deb
           sudo apt-get update -qq
           # build-deps
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libcairo2-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
-          # extra for vcv deps
-          sudo apt-get install -yqq libxi-dev libxinerama-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -yqq libasound2-dev libgl1-mesa-dev liblo-dev libpulse-dev libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev
           # runtime testing
           sudo apt-get install -yqq carla-git lilv-utils lv2-dev lv2lint valgrind
       - name: Build plugins