diff --git a/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk b/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
index 5c214878df..30ff9757b6 100644
--- a/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fi
 NSS_CONF_DIR="$PKG_BUILD/nss"
 
 GLIBC_EXCLUDE_BIN="catchsegv gencat getconf iconv iconvconfig ldconfig"
-GLIBC_EXCLUDE_BIN="$GLIBC_EXCLUDE_BIN localedef makedb mtrace pcprofiledump"
+GLIBC_EXCLUDE_BIN="$GLIBC_EXCLUDE_BIN makedb mtrace pcprofiledump"
 GLIBC_EXCLUDE_BIN="$GLIBC_EXCLUDE_BIN pldd rpcgen sln sotruss sprof xtrace"
 
 pre_build_target() {
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 # remove locales and charmaps
   rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
 
+# add UTF-8 charmap for Generic (charmap is needed for installer)
+  if [ "$PROJECT" = "Generic" ]; then
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
+    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/localedata/charmaps/UTF-8 $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
+    gzip $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps/UTF-8
+  fi
+
   if [ ! "$GLIBC_LOCALES" = yes ]; then
     rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
 
diff --git a/packages/devel/popt/package.mk b/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0fee9c12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of LibreELEC - https://libreelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2016 Team LibreELEC
+#
+#  LibreELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  LibreELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with LibreELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="popt"
+PKG_VERSION="1.16"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://rpm5.org/files/popt/"
+PKG_URL="http://rpm5.org/files/popt/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="devel"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="popt: library for parsing command line options."
+PKG_LONGDESC="The popt library exists essentially for parsing command-line options. It is found superior in many ways when compared to parsing the argv array by hand or using the getopt functions getopt() and getopt_long()."
+
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
+
+
+pre_configure_target() {
+ cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
+}
+
+pre_configure_host() {
+ cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
+}
diff --git a/packages/devel/slang/package.mk b/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..828d9bcedb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of LibreELEC - https://libreelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2016 Team LibreELEC
+#
+#  LibreELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  LibreELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with LibreELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="slang"
+PKG_VERSION="2.1.4"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://s-lang.org/"
+PKG_URL="ftp://space.mit.edu/pub/davis/slang/v2.1/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="devel"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="slang: multi-platform programmer's library designed to allow a developer to create robust multi-platform software."
+PKG_LONGDESC="S-Lang is a multi-platform programmer's library designed to allow a developer to create robust multi-platform software. It provides facilities required by interactive applications such as display/screen management, keyboard input, keymaps, and so on. The most exciting feature of the library is the slang interpreter that may be easily embedded into a program to make it extensible. While the emphasis has always been on the embedded nature of the interpreter, it may also be used in a stand-alone fashion through the use of slsh, which is part of the S-Lang distribution."
+
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
+
+MAKEFLAGS=-j1
+
+
+pre_configure_target() {
+ # slang fails to build in subdirs
+ cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
+}
+
+pre_configure_host() {
+ # slang fails to build in subdirs
+ cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
+}
diff --git a/packages/tools/dialog/package.mk b/packages/tools/dialog/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index f819446feb..0000000000
--- a/packages/tools/dialog/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2016 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-#
-#  OpenELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
-#  (at your option) any later version.
-#
-#  OpenELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-################################################################################
-
-PKG_NAME="dialog"
-PKG_VERSION="1.2-20150920"
-PKG_REV="1"
-PKG_ARCH="any"
-PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_SITE="http://invisible-island.net/dialog/"
-PKG_URL="ftp://invisible-island.net/dialog/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tgz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain netbsd-curses"
-PKG_SECTION="tools"
-PKG_SHORTDESC="dialog: A utility for creating TTY dialog boxes"
-PKG_LONGDESC="Dialog is a utility that allows you to show dialog boxes (containing questions or messages) in TTY (text mode) interfaces from shell scripts. Dialog is initally written by Savio Lam and various branches do exist (e.g. lxdialog which is used for a linux kernel make menuconfig). This is the branch maintained by Thomas Dickey."
-
-PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
-PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
-
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-nls \
-                           --without-dbmalloc \
-                           --without-dmalloc \
-                           --with-ncurses \
-                           --disable-widec \
-                           --disable-rc-file \
-                           --disable-Xdialog \
-                           --disable-form \
-                           --disable-mixedform \
-                           --disable-tailbox"
-
diff --git a/packages/tools/installer/config/installer.conf b/packages/tools/installer/config/installer.conf
index 4ceb68528e..c503445dcb 100644
--- a/packages/tools/installer/config/installer.conf
+++ b/packages/tools/installer/config/installer.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with OpenELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ################################################################################
-# Disklabel for System an Storage partition
+# Disklabel for System and Storage partition
   DISKLABEL_SYSTEM="System"
   DISKLABEL_STORAGE="Storage"
 
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@
 
 # location for BIOS backup (with filename)
   BIOS_BACKUP=""
+
+# color scheme to use for Whiptail/Newt
+# see http://askubuntu.com/questions/776831/whiptail-change-background-color-dynamically-from-magenta
+  WHIPTAIL_COLORS="root=,magenta;entry=,magenta;label=magenta,;actlistbox=,magenta;roottext=white,magenta"
diff --git a/packages/tools/installer/package.mk b/packages/tools/installer/package.mk
index bdb202f699..a7f52f449b 100644
--- a/packages/tools/installer/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/installer/package.mk
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ PKG_VERSION="1"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv/"
+PKG_SITE="http://libreelec.tv/"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain busybox dialog parted e2fsprogs syslinux"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain busybox newt parted e2fsprogs syslinux"
 PKG_SECTION="tools"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="installer: LibreELEC.tv Install manager"
 PKG_LONGDESC="LibreELEC.tv Install manager to install the system on any disk"
diff --git a/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer b/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
index 4bf88711d4..60257abb76 100755
--- a/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
+++ b/packages/tools/installer/scripts/installer
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@
 # exclude mounted partitions
 # for i in `cat /proc/mounts | grep ^/dev/ | cut -f1 -d " " | sed "s/[0-9]//"`; do TEST="$TEST `echo "| grep -v $i"`"; done
 
-# Interpret embedded "\Z" sequences in the dialog text by the following
-# character, which tells dialog to set colors or video attributes: 0 through 7
-# are the ANSI used in curses: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan
-# and white respectively. Bold is set by 'b', reset by 'B'. Reverse is set
-# by 'r', reset by 'R'. Underline is set by 'u', reset by 'U'. The settings are
-# cumulative, e.g., "\Zb\Z1" makes the following text bold (perhaps bright)
-# red. Restore normal settings with "\Zn".
-
 # disable Ctrl+C - can be very dangerous
 trap '' 2
 
@@ -57,9 +49,9 @@ dbglg() {
   # Acts just like echo cmd, with automatic redirection
 
   echo "" >> $LOGFILE
-  echo "###################################################################" >> $LOGFILE
+  echo "#################################################################" >> $LOGFILE
   echo "# $@" >> $LOGFILE
-  echo "###################################################################" >> $LOGFILE
+  echo "#################################################################" >> $LOGFILE
   echo "" >> $LOGFILE
 }
 
@@ -120,77 +112,17 @@ create_device_list() {
   done
 }
 
-create_partition_list() {
-  # get an overview of all partitions of a specified device
-  # usage:    create_partition_list /dev/sda
-  # uses:     get_partition
-  # provides: PARTITION_NUMBER, PARTITION_SIZE, PARTITION_FORMAT,
-  #           PARTITION_LIST, PARTITIONS (get_partition)
-
-  PARTITION_NUMBER=""
-  PARTITION_SIZE=""
-  PARTITION_FORMAT=""
-  PARTITION_LIST=""
-
-  get_partition $1
-
-  for partition in $PARTITIONS; do
-    PARTITION_NUMBER=$(parted -s -m $1 print |grep -v ^/dev |grep -v BYT | cut -f1 -d ":")
-    PARTITION_SIZE=$(parted -s -m $1 print |grep -v ^/dev |grep -v BYT | cut -f4 -d ":")
-    PARTITION_FORMAT=$(parted -s -m $1 print |grep -v ^/dev |grep -v BYT | cut -f5 -d ":")
-    PARTITION_LIST=" $PARTITION_LIST \n Partition $1$PARTITION_NUMBER Size: $PARTITION_SIZE Format: $PARTITION_FORMAT"
-  done
-}
-
-do_install_mbr() {
-  # show menu
-
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z4[ (RE)INSTALL MBR ]\Zn"
-  MSG_MENU="\n Please select where to install MBR.\n\n Please select a device:"
-  MSG_CANCEL="Back"
-
-  create_device_list
-
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --cancel-label "$MSG_CANCEL" \
-    --title "$MSG_TITLE" --menu "$MSG_MENU" 20 50 5 \
-    $DEVICE_LIST 2> $TMPDIR/device_for_install
-
-  # now we must do everything
-  case $? in
-    0)
-      INSTALL_DEVICE=$(cat "$TMPDIR/device_for_install")
-
-      # installing mbr
-      prompt_gpt
-      if [ "$GPT" = "1" ]; then
-        cat /usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin > $INSTALL_DEVICE
-      else
-        cat /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin > $INSTALL_DEVICE
-      fi
-
-      msg_install_ready "Master Boot Record installed on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      ;;
-    1)
-      menu_main
-      ;;
-    255)
-      do_poweroff
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
 do_install_quick() {
   # show menu
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z4[ QUICK INSTALL MENU ]\Zn"
-  MSG_MENU="\nUse the up/down arrows to select the correct device.\n\n Please select a device:"
+  MSG_TITLE="QUICK INSTALL MENU"
+  MSG_MENU="\nUse the up/down arrows to select the device you wish to install to.\n\nPlease select a device:"
   MSG_CANCEL="Back"
-  DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
 
   create_device_list
 
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --cancel-label "$MSG_CANCEL" \
-    $DIALOG_OPTIONS --title "$MSG_TITLE" --menu "$MSG_MENU" 20 50 5 \
-    $DEVICE_LIST 2> $TMPDIR/device_for_install
+  whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --cancel-button "$MSG_CANCEL" \
+     $DIALOG_OPTIONS --title "$MSG_TITLE" --menu "$MSG_MENU" 20 50 5 \
+     $DEVICE_LIST 2> $TMPDIR/device_for_install
 
   # now we must do everything
   case $? in
@@ -213,291 +145,172 @@ do_install_quick() {
       prompt_backup_unpack
 
       # check for confirmation (twice!)
-      MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ Confirmation before installing ]\Zn"
-      MSG_DETAIL="\nIf you continue the target disk will be wiped out:\n\n$INSTALL_DEVICE_FULL\n\n"
+      MSG_TITLE="Confirmation before installing"
+      MSG_DETAIL="\nIf you continue the contents of the target disk will be wiped out:\n\n$INSTALL_DEVICE_FULL\n\n"
       DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
-      dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" \
-        $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0
+      whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" \
+       $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         menu_main
       fi
 
-      MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ Confirmation before installing ]\Zn"
+      MSG_TITLE="Confirmation before installing"
       MSG_DETAIL="\nThis is last chance to abort the installation!\n\nIf you continue the target disk will be wiped out:\n\n$INSTALL_DEVICE_FULL\n\n\n"
       DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
-      dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" \
+      whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" \
         $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         menu_main
       fi
 
-      # remove all partitions
-      msg_progress_install "1" "get all partitions $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      get_partition $INSTALL_DEVICE
+      # start the progress bar (whiptail --gauge)
+      {
+        # remove all partitions
+        msg_progress_install "1" "Get all partitions $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        get_partition $INSTALL_DEVICE
 
-      msg_progress_install "5" "wiping disk $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      dd if=/dev/zero of=$INSTALL_DEVICE bs=4096 count=1024
+        msg_progress_install "5" "Wiping disk $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        dd if=/dev/zero of=$INSTALL_DEVICE bs=4096 count=1024 2>>$LOGFILE
 
-      # create 2 new partitions (first $PARTSIZE_SYSTEM, second rest)
-      msg_progress_install "7" "creating label on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      if [ "$GPT" = "1" ]; then
-        parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE mklabel gpt >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      else
-        parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE mklabel msdos >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
+        # create 2 new partitions (first $PARTSIZE_SYSTEM, second rest)
+        msg_progress_install "7"  "Creating label on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        if [ "$GPT" = "1" ]; then
+          parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE mklabel gpt >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        else
+          parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE mklabel msdos >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
 
-      msg_progress_install "9" "writing Master Boot Record on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      if [ "$GPT" = "1" ]; then
-        cat /usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin > $INSTALL_DEVICE
-      else
-        cat /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin > $INSTALL_DEVICE
-      fi
+        msg_progress_install "9" "Writing Master Boot Record on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        if [ "$GPT" = "1" ]; then
+          cat /usr/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin > $INSTALL_DEVICE
+        else
+          cat /usr/share/syslinux/mbr.bin > $INSTALL_DEVICE
+        fi
 
-      partsize_system_start=$PARTSIZE_SYSTEM_OFFSET
-      partsize_system_end=$(((PARTSIZE_SYSTEM * 1024 * 1024 / 512) + partsize_system_start))
-      partsize_storage_start=$((partsize_system_end + 2048))
-      partsize_storage_end=-1024
+        partsize_system_start=$PARTSIZE_SYSTEM_OFFSET
+        partsize_system_end=$(((PARTSIZE_SYSTEM * 1024 * 1024 / 512) + partsize_system_start))
+        partsize_storage_start=$((partsize_system_end + 2048))
+        partsize_storage_end=-1024
 
-      msg_progress_install "10" "creating partition on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
-        parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE unit s mkpart primary fat32 -- $partsize_system_start $partsize_system_end >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      else
-        parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE unit s mkpart primary ext2  -- $partsize_system_start $partsize_system_end >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
+        msg_progress_install "10" "Creating partition on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
+          parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE unit s mkpart primary fat32 -- $partsize_system_start $partsize_system_end >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        else
+          parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE unit s mkpart primary ext2  -- $partsize_system_start $partsize_system_end >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
 
-      msg_progress_install "13" "creating partition on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE unit s mkpart primary ext2 -- $partsize_storage_start $partsize_storage_end >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        msg_progress_install "13" "Creating partition on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE unit s mkpart primary ext2 -- $partsize_storage_start $partsize_storage_end >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      msg_progress_install "16" "setup bootflag on partition 1 of $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE set 1 boot on >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      if [ "$GPT" = "1" ]; then
-        parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE set 1 legacy_boot on >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
+        msg_progress_install "16" "Setup bootflag on partition 1 of $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE set 1 boot on >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        if [ "$GPT" = "1" ]; then
+          parted -s $INSTALL_DEVICE set 1 legacy_boot on >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
 
-      msg_progress_install "20" "tell the kernel we have a new partitiontable on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
-      partprobe $INSTALL_DEVICE >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        msg_progress_install "20" "Tell the kernel we have a new partitiontable on $INSTALL_DEVICE"
+        partprobe $INSTALL_DEVICE >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      # create filesystem
-      msg_progress_install "23" "creating filesystem on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}1"
-      if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
-        mkfs.vfat ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      else
-        mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
+        # create filesystem
+        msg_progress_install "23" "Creating filesystem on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}1"
+        if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
+          mkfs.vfat ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        else
+          mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
 
-      msg_progress_install "25" "set uuid and disklabel $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1}"
-      if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
-        dosfslabel ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1}  $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      else
-        tune2fs -U random -L $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM  ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
+        msg_progress_install "25" "Set uuid and disklabel $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1}"
+        if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
+          dosfslabel ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1}  $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        else
+          tune2fs -U random -L $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM  ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
 
-      msg_progress_install "28" "creating filesystem on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2}"
-      mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        msg_progress_install "28" "Creating filesystem on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2}"
+        mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      msg_progress_install "30" "set uuid and disklabel $DISKLABEL_STORAGE on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2}"
-      tune2fs -U random -L $DISKLABEL_STORAGE  ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        msg_progress_install "30" "Set uuid and disklabel $DISKLABEL_STORAGE on ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2}"
+        tune2fs -U random -L $DISKLABEL_STORAGE  ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      # mount system partition
-      msg_progress_install "35" "creating $TMPDIR/part1"
-      mkdir -p $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        # mount system partition
+        msg_progress_install "35" "Creating $TMPDIR/part1"
+        mkdir -p $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      msg_progress_install "40" "mounting ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} to $TMPDIR/part1"
-      if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
-        mount -t vfat ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      else
-        mount -t ext4 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
+        msg_progress_install "40" "Mounting ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} to $TMPDIR/part1"
+        if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
+          mount -t vfat ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        else
+          mount -t ext4 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
 
-      # installing extlinux
-      msg_progress_install "50" "installing extlinux to $TMPDIR/part1"
-      if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
-        syslinux -i ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      else
-        extlinux -i $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
+        # installing extlinux
+        if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
+          msg_progress_install "50" "Installing syslinux to $TMPDIR/part1"
+          syslinux -i ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART1} >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        else
+          msg_progress_install "50" "Installing extlinux to $TMPDIR/part1"
+          extlinux -i $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
 
-      # install system files
-      msg_progress_install "60" "installing Kernel"
-      cp /flash/KERNEL $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        # install system files
+        msg_progress_install "60" "Installing Kernel"
+        cp /flash/KERNEL $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      msg_progress_install "65" "installing System"
-      cp /flash/SYSTEM $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      sync
+        msg_progress_install "65" "Installing System"
+        cp /flash/SYSTEM $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        sync
 
-      # configuring bootloader
-      msg_progress_install "80" "setup bootloader with boot label = $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM and disk label = $DISKLABEL_STORAGE"
-      echo "DEFAULT linux" > $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
-      echo "PROMPT 0" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
-      echo " " >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
-      echo "LABEL linux" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
-      echo " KERNEL /KERNEL" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
-      echo " APPEND boot=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_SYSTEM disk=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_STORAGE $EXTLINUX_PARAMETERS quiet" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
-      # uefi boot / hybrid mode
-      if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
-        mv $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf $TMPDIR/part1/syslinux.cfg
-        mkdir -p $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
-        cp $TMPDIR/part1/syslinux.cfg $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
-        cp /usr/share/syslinux/bootx64.efi $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
-        cp /usr/share/syslinux/ldlinux.e64 $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
-      fi
-      sync
-
-      # umount system partition, remove mountpoint
-      msg_progress_install "85" "unmount $TMPDIR/part1"
-      umount $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-
-      msg_progress_install "87" "remove $TMPDIR/part1"
-      rmdir $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-
-      if [ "$BACKUP_UNPACK" = "1" ]; then
-        # mount storage partition
-        msg_progress_install "89" "creating $TMPDIR/part2"
-        mkdir -p $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-
-        msg_progress_install "90" "mounting ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} to $TMPDIR/part2"
-        mount -t ext4 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-
-        msg_progress_install "92" "restoring backup"
-        [ -f /flash/backup.tar.bz2 ] && tar -xjf /flash/backup.tar.bz2 -C $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-        [ -f /flash/backup.zip ] && unzip -qq /flash/backup.zip -d $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        # configuring bootloader
+        msg_progress_install "80" "Setup bootloader with boot label = $DISKLABEL_SYSTEM and disk label = $DISKLABEL_STORAGE"
+        echo "DEFAULT linux" > $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
+        echo "PROMPT 0" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
+        echo " " >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
+        echo "LABEL linux" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
+        echo " KERNEL /KERNEL" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
+        echo " APPEND boot=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_SYSTEM disk=LABEL=$DISKLABEL_STORAGE $EXTLINUX_PARAMETERS quiet" >> $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf
+        # uefi boot / hybrid mode
+        if [ "$UEFI" = "1" ]; then
+          mv $TMPDIR/part1/extlinux.conf $TMPDIR/part1/syslinux.cfg
+          mkdir -p $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
+          cp $TMPDIR/part1/syslinux.cfg $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
+          cp /usr/share/syslinux/bootx64.efi $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
+          cp /usr/share/syslinux/ldlinux.e64 $TMPDIR/part1/EFI/BOOT
+        fi
         sync
 
         # umount system partition, remove mountpoint
-        msg_progress_install "97" "unmount $TMPDIR/part2"
-        umount $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-
-        msg_progress_install "100" "remove $TMPDIR/part2"
-        rmdir $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      fi
-
-      # install complete
-      MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ @DISTRONAME@ Install Complete ]\Zn"
-      MSG_DETAIL="\nYou may now remove the install media and reboot\n"
-      dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox "$MSG_DETAIL" 6 52
-
-      menu_main
-      ;;
-    1)
-      menu_main
-      ;;
-    255)
-      do_poweroff
-      ;;
-  esac
-}
-
-do_install_custom() {
-  # show menu
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z4[ REPAIR/UPGRADE MENU ]\Zn"
-  MSG_MENU="\nUse the up/down arrows to select the correct partition where you want to overwrite KERNEL and SYSTEM files.\n\n Please select a partition:"
-  MSG_CANCEL="Back"
-  DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
-
-  get_device_unmount
-
-  if [ "$DEVICES" = "" ]; then
-    msg_no_device
-  fi
-
-  PARTITION_LIST=""
-  for device in $DEVICES; do
-    get_partition $device
-    for partition in $PARTITIONS; do
-      LABEL=$(tune2fs -l $device$partition | awk 'BEGIN {FS=":"} /Filesystem volume name/ {gsub(/ /,"",$2); print $2}')
-      if [ "$LABEL" = "$DISKLABEL_SYSTEM" ]; then
-        DEVICE_MODEL=$(parted -s $device -m print | grep ^$device | cut -f7 -d ":" | sed "s/;//")
-        DEVICE_SIZE=$(parted -s $device -m print | grep ^$device | cut -f2 -d ":")
-        DEVICE_NAME=$(echo $DEVICE_MODEL ${DEVICE_SIZE} | sed 's/ /_/g')
-        PARTITION_LIST="$PARTITION_LIST $device$partition $DEVICE_NAME"
-      fi
-    done
-  done
-
-  if [ "$PARTITION_LIST" = "" ]; then
-    msg_no_device
-  fi
-
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --cancel-label "$MSG_CANCEL" \
-    $DIALOG_OPTIONS --title "$MSG_TITLE" --menu "$MSG_MENU" 20 50 5 \
-    $PARTITION_LIST 2> $TMPDIR/device_for_install
-
-  # now we must do everything
-  case $? in
-    0)
-      INSTALL_PARTITION=$(cat "$TMPDIR/device_for_install")
-      INSTALL_PARTITION_FULL=$(echo $PARTITION_LIST | sed "s|.*$INSTALL_PARTITION \([^ ]*\).*|$INSTALL_PARTITION \1|")
-
-      # check for confirmation (twice!)
-      MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ Confirmation before copying ]\Zn"
-      MSG_DETAIL="\nIf you continue the target partition will be\noverwritten with new KERNEL and SYSTEM files:\n\n$INSTALL_PARTITION_FULL\n\n"
-      DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
-      dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" \
-        $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0
-      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        menu_main
-      fi
-
-      MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ Confirmation before copying ]\Zn"
-      MSG_DETAIL="\nThis is last chance to abort the copying!\n\nIf you continue the target partition will be\noverwritten with new KERNEL and SYSTEM files:\n\n$INSTALL_PARTITION_FULL\n\n\n"
-      DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
-      dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" \
-        $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0
-      if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        menu_main
-      fi
-
-      # mount system partition
-      msg_progress_install "5" "creating $TMPDIR/part1"
-      mkdir -p $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-
-      msg_progress_install "10" "mounting $INSTALL_PARTITION to $TMPDIR/part1"
-      mount -t ext4 $INSTALL_PARTITION $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-
-      # check for enough target space
-      msg_progress_install "15" "checking for space on $INSTALL_PARTITION"
-
-      KERNEL_SIZE=$(stat -t /flash/KERNEL | awk '{print $2}')
-      SYSTEM_SIZE=$(stat -t /flash/SYSTEM | awk '{print $2}')
-      SRC_SIZE=$(( $KERNEL_SIZE + $SYSTEM_SIZE ))
-
-      DEST_SIZE=$(df $TMPDIR/part1 | awk '/[0-9]%/{print $4}')
-      DEST_SIZE=$(( $DEST_SIZE * 1024 ))
-      if [ -f $TMPDIR/part1/KERNEL ]; then
-        KERNEL_SIZE=$(stat -t $TMPDIR/part1/KERNEL | awk '{print $2}')
-        DEST_SIZE=$(( $DEST_SIZE + $KERNEL_SIZE ))
-      fi
-      if [ -f $TMPDIR/part1/SYSTEM ]; then
-        SYSTEM_SIZE=$(stat -t $TMPDIR/part1/SYSTEM | awk '{print $2}')
-        DEST_SIZE=$(( $DEST_SIZE + $SYSTEM_SIZE ))
-      fi
-
-      if [ $SRC_SIZE -ge $DEST_SIZE ]; then
+        msg_progress_install "85" "Unmount $TMPDIR/part1"
         umount $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+
+        msg_progress_install "87" "Remove $TMPDIR/part1"
         rmdir $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-        msg_target_space
-        menu_main
-      fi
 
-      # install system files
-      msg_progress_install "20" "installing Kernel"
-      cp /flash/KERNEL $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        if [ "$BACKUP_UNPACK" = "1" ]; then
+          # mount storage partition
+          msg_progress_install "89" "Creating $TMPDIR/part2"
+          mkdir -p $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      msg_progress_install "40" "installing System"
-      cp /flash/SYSTEM $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-      sync
+          msg_progress_install "90" "Mounting ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} to $TMPDIR/part2"
+          mount -t ext4 ${INSTALL_DEVICE}${PART2} $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 
-      # umount system partition, remove mountpoint
-      msg_progress_install "95" "unmount $TMPDIR/part1"
-      umount $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+          msg_progress_install "92" "Restoring backup"
+          [ -f /flash/backup.tar.bz2 ] && tar -xjf /flash/backup.tar.bz2 -C $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+          [ -f /flash/backup.zip ] && unzip -qq /flash/backup.zip -d $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+          sync
 
-      msg_progress_install "100" "remove $TMPDIR/part1"
-      rmdir $TMPDIR/part1 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+          # umount system partition, remove mountpoint
+          msg_progress_install "97" "Unmount $TMPDIR/part2"
+          umount $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+
+          msg_progress_install "100" "Remove $TMPDIR/part2"
+          rmdir $TMPDIR/part2 >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+        fi
+      } | whiptail --gauge "Please wait while your system is being setup ..." 6 73 0
 
       # install complete
-      MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ @DISTRONAME@ Install Complete ]\Zn"
-      MSG_DETAIL="\nYou may now remove the install media and reboot\n"
-      dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox "$MSG_DETAIL" 6 52
+      MSG_TITLE="@DISTRONAME@ Install Complete"
+      MSG_DETAIL="You may now remove the install media and reboot.\n"
+      whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox "$MSG_DETAIL" 7 52
 
       menu_main
       ;;
@@ -512,39 +325,42 @@ do_install_custom() {
 
 msg_no_device() {
   # show a warning dialog if we dont find not mounted devices for install and return to main menu
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ WARNING ]\Zn"
+  MSG_TITLE="WARNING"
   MSG_INFOBOX=" No devices were found. "
 
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox "$MSG_INFOBOX" 9 70
+  whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox "$MSG_INFOBOX" 9 73
 
   menu_main
 }
 
 msg_target_space() {
   # show an error dialog for missing space
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ TARGET SPACE ]\Zn"
-  MSG_INFOBOX="\nNot enough target space!\nCopying aborted.\n"
+  MSG_TITLE="TARGET SPACE"
+  MSG_INFOBOX="Not enough target space!\nInstallation aborted.\n"
 
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox "$MSG_INFOBOX" 8 70
-
-  menu_main
-}
-
-msg_install_ready() {
-  # show a dialog that we have installed
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ INFORMATION ]\Zn"
-
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox " $1" 7 70
+  whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox "$MSG_INFOBOX" 9 73
 
   menu_main
 }
 
 msg_progress_install() {
-  # show the progress dialog
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ INSTALLING ]\Zn"
+  # update the whiptail gauge window
 
   dbglg "$2"
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --gauge "$2 ..." 6 70 $1 &
+  sleep .3
+  echo XXX
+  echo $1
+  echo "$2 ..."
+  echo XXX
+}
+
+msg_install_ready() {
+  # show a dialog that we have installed
+  MSG_TITLE="INFORMATION"
+
+  whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" --msgbox " $1" 7 73
+
+  menu_main
 }
 
 prompt_gpt() {
@@ -569,10 +385,10 @@ prompt_backup_unpack() {
   # provides: BACKUP_UNPACK
   BACKUP_UNPACK="0"
   if [ -f /flash/backup.tar.bz2 -o -f /flash/backup.zip ]; then
-    MSG_TITLE="\Z1[ Restore backup files ]\Zn"
+    MSG_TITLE="Restore backup files"
     MSG_DETAIL="Restore backup files to storage partition.\nFile backup.tar.bz2 or/and backup.zip exist on\ninstallation USB stick."
     DIALOG_OPTIONS="--defaultno"
-    if dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0; then
+    if whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --title "$MSG_TITLE" $DIALOG_OPTIONS --yesno "$MSG_DETAIL" 0 0; then
       BACKUP_UNPACK="1"
     fi
   fi
@@ -580,28 +396,29 @@ prompt_backup_unpack() {
 
 menu_main() {
   # show the mainmenu
-  MSG_TITLE="\Z4[ MAIN MENU ]\Zn"
-  MSG_MENU="\n\ZbQuick Install:\Zn do a default installation on a specific device \
-            \Z1\Zb(this will delete ALL data on this device!)\Zn \
-            \n\ZbRepair / Upgrade:\Zn do repair / upgrade \
-            \n\ZbShow logfile:\Zn show and save the logfile \
-            \n \
-            \nPlease select:"
-  MSG_CANCEL="Reboot"
+  MSG_TITLE="MAIN MENU"
+  MSG_MENU="\nWelcome to @DISTRONAME@ installation tool! \
+\n
+This tool is used to copy @DISTRONAME@ from the installation media \
+to your disk or other device. You'll be up and running in no time! \
+Please note that the contents of the disk you choose will be wiped \
+out during the installation. \
+\n\nPlease select:"
+  MSG_CANCEL="Close"
 
-  dialog --colors --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --cancel-label "$MSG_CANCEL" \
-    --title "$MSG_TITLE" --menu "$MSG_MENU" 20 70 5 \
-      1 "Quick Install of @DISTRONAME@" \
-      2 "Repair / Upgrade" \
-      3 "Show logfile" 2> $TMPDIR/mainmenu
+  whiptail --backtitle "$BACKTITLE" --cancel-button "$MSG_CANCEL" \
+    --title "$MSG_TITLE" --menu "$MSG_MENU" 18 73 3 \
+      1 "Install @DISTRONAME@" \
+      2 "Show the log file" \
+      3 "Reboot" 2> $TMPDIR/mainmenu
 
   case $? in
     0)
       ITEM_MAINMENU=$(cat "$TMPDIR/mainmenu")
       case $ITEM_MAINMENU in
         1) do_install_quick; break;;
-        2) do_install_custom; break;;
-        3) logfile_show; break;;
+        2) logfile_show; break;;
+        3) do_reboot;
       esac
       ;;
     1)
@@ -614,7 +431,7 @@ menu_main() {
 }
 
 logfile_show() {
-  dialog --textbox "$LOGFILE" 20 70
+  whiptail --textbox "$LOGFILE" 20 73 --scrolltext
   clear
   menu_main
 }
@@ -634,19 +451,28 @@ do_poweroff() {
 }
 
 # setup needed variables
-INSTALLER_VERSION="0.2.8"
 OS_VERSION=$(lsb_release)
-BACKTITLE="@DISTRONAME@ Installer $INSTALLER_VERSION - $OS_VERSION"
+BACKTITLE="@DISTRONAME@ Installer - $OS_VERSION"
 
 TMPDIR="/tmp/installer"
 LOGFILE="$TMPDIR/install.log"
 
+export COLORTERM="1"
+export NEWT_COLORS="$WHIPTAIL_COLORS"
+
 # prepare temporary directory
 rm -rf $TMPDIR
 mkdir -p $TMPDIR
 
 #create log file
-touch "$LOGFILE"
+echo "@DISTRONAME@ Installer - $OS_VERSION started at:" > $LOGFILE
+date >> $LOGFILE
+
+# generate the en_US.UTF-8 locale to enable line drawing
+mkdir -p $TMPDIR/locale
+localedef -i en_US -f UTF-8 $TMPDIR/locale/en_US.UTF-8
+export LOCPATH=$TMPDIR/locale
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 # main
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/newt/package.mk b/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65e22bcf05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+################################################################################
+#      This file is part of LibreELEC - https://libreelec.tv
+#      Copyright (C) 2016 Team LibreELEC
+#
+#  LibreELEC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  LibreELEC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with LibreELEC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+################################################################################
+
+PKG_NAME="newt"
+PKG_VERSION="0.52.19"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="https://fedorahosted.org/newt/"
+PKG_URL="https://fedorahosted.org/releases/n/e/newt/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain slang popt"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="tools"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="newt: A programming library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets, checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, scrollbars, etc., to text mode user interfaces. Newt is based on the S-Lang library."
+
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
+
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-nls \
+                           --without-python \
+                           --without-tcl"
+
+pre_configure_target() {
+ # newt fails to build in subdirs
+ cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
+}
+
+pre_configure_host() {
+ # newt fails to build in subdirs
+ cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
+}
+
diff --git a/scripts/mkimage b/scripts/mkimage
index 726078b396..06f1485792 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimage
+++ b/scripts/mkimage
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 # set variables
-  OE_TMP=$(mktemp -d)
-  SAVE_ERROR="$OE_TMP/save_error"
+  LE_TMP=$(mktemp -d)
+  SAVE_ERROR="$LE_TMP/save_error"
 
   if [ -z "$SYSTEM_SIZE" -o -z "$SYSTEM_PART_START" ]; then
     echo "mkimage: SYSTEM_SIZE and SYSTEM_PART_START must be configured!"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # functions
   cleanup() {
     echo "image: cleanup..."
-    rm -rf "$OE_TMP"
+    rm -rf "$LE_TMP"
     echo
     exit
   }
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ fi
 if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "syslinux" ]; then
   # create bootloader configuration
     echo "image: creating bootloader configuration..."
-    cat << EOF > "$OE_TMP"/syslinux.cfg
-SAY Press <TAB> to edit options (installer, live, run)
+    cat << EOF > "$LE_TMP"/syslinux.cfg
+SAY Wait for installer to start or press <TAB> for more options (live, run)
 DEFAULT installer
 TIMEOUT 50
 PROMPT 1
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ LABEL run
 EOF
 
   if [ "$PROJECT" = Virtual ]; then
-    cat << EOF > "$OE_TMP"/syslinux.cfg
+    cat << EOF > "$LE_TMP"/syslinux.cfg
 DEFAULT virtual
 TIMEOUT 50
 PROMPT 0
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ LABEL virtual
 EOF
   fi
 
-    mcopy "$OE_TMP/syslinux.cfg" ::
+    mcopy "$LE_TMP/syslinux.cfg" ::
 
   # install extlinux
     echo "image: installing extlinux to part1..."
@@ -172,15 +172,15 @@ EOF
     mmd EFI EFI/BOOT
     mcopy $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/bootx64.efi ::/EFI/BOOT
     mcopy $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/ldlinux.e64 ::/EFI/BOOT
-    mcopy "$OE_TMP"/syslinux.cfg ::/EFI/BOOT
+    mcopy "$LE_TMP"/syslinux.cfg ::/EFI/BOOT
 elif [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "bcm2835-bootloader" ]; then
   # create bootloader configuration
     echo "image: creating bootloader configuration..."
-    cat << EOF > "$OE_TMP"/cmdline.txt
+    cat << EOF > "$LE_TMP"/cmdline.txt
 boot=/dev/mmcblk0p1 disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2 quiet $EXTRA_CMDLINE
 EOF
 
-    mcopy "$OE_TMP/cmdline.txt" ::
+    mcopy "$LE_TMP/cmdline.txt" ::
 
   # copy files
     echo "image: copying files to part1..."
@@ -271,35 +271,35 @@ fi # bootloader
   echo "image: extracting part2 from image..."
   STORAGE_PART_COUNT=$(( $STORAGE_PART_END - $STORAGE_PART_START + 1 ))
   sync
-  dd if="$DISK" of="$OE_TMP/part2.ext4" bs=512 skip="$STORAGE_PART_START" count="$STORAGE_PART_COUNT" conv=fsync >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  dd if="$DISK" of="$LE_TMP/part2.ext4" bs=512 skip="$STORAGE_PART_START" count="$STORAGE_PART_COUNT" conv=fsync >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
 
 # create filesystem on part2
   echo "image: creating filesystem on part2..."
-  mke2fs -F -q -t ext4 -m 0 "$OE_TMP/part2.ext4"
-  tune2fs -U $UUID_STORAGE "$OE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
-  e2fsck -n "$OE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  mke2fs -F -q -t ext4 -m 0 "$LE_TMP/part2.ext4"
+  tune2fs -U $UUID_STORAGE "$LE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  e2fsck -n "$LE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
   sync
 
 # add resize mark
-  mkdir "$OE_TMP/part2.fs"
-  touch "$OE_TMP/part2.fs/.please_resize_me"
+  mkdir "$LE_TMP/part2.fs"
+  touch "$LE_TMP/part2.fs/.please_resize_me"
   echo "image: populating filesystem on part2..."
-  populatefs -U -d "$OE_TMP/part2.fs" "$OE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  populatefs -U -d "$LE_TMP/part2.fs" "$LE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
   sync
-  e2fsck -n "$OE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  e2fsck -n "$LE_TMP/part2.ext4" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
 
 # merge part2 back to disk image
   echo "image: merging part2 back to image..."
-  dd if="$OE_TMP/part2.ext4" of="$DISK" bs=512 seek="$STORAGE_PART_START" conv=fsync,notrunc >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  dd if="$LE_TMP/part2.ext4" of="$DISK" bs=512 seek="$STORAGE_PART_START" conv=fsync,notrunc >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
 
 
 # extract part1 from image to run fsck
   echo "image: extracting part1 from image..."
   SYSTEM_PART_COUNT=$(( $SYSTEM_PART_END - $SYSTEM_PART_START + 1 ))
   sync
-  dd if="$DISK" of="$OE_TMP/part1.fat" bs=512 skip="$SYSTEM_PART_START" count="$SYSTEM_PART_COUNT" conv=fsync >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  dd if="$DISK" of="$LE_TMP/part1.fat" bs=512 skip="$SYSTEM_PART_START" count="$SYSTEM_PART_COUNT" conv=fsync >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
   echo "image: checking filesystem on part1..."
-  fsck -n $OE_TMP/part1.fat >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
+  fsck -n $LE_TMP/part1.fat >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
 
 # create virtual images
   if [ "$PROJECT" = Virtual ]; then