diff --git a/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml
index 47b1d5eb..a158b74b 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/cairo/recipe.toml
@@ -5,30 +5,24 @@ patches = ["redox.patch"]
 
 [build]
 dependencies = [
-	"expat",
-	"freetype2",
-	"fontconfig",
-    "gettext",
+    "fontconfig",
+    "freetype2",
     "glib",
-    "libffi",
-    "libiconv",
-	"libpng",
-    "libpthread-stubs",
+    "libpng",
     "libx11",
-    "libxau",
     "libxcb",
     "libxext",
-    "pcre2",
-	"pixman",
-    "x11proto",
-	"zlib",
+    "libxrender",
+    "pixman",
+]
+dev-dependencies = [
+    # xext and xrender is required by pkg-config, don't move them here
 ]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
-#TODO: fix mutex implementation
 #TODO: why are math defines missing?
-CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -DCAIRO_NO_MUTEX=1 -DM_SQRT2=1.41421356237309504880 -DM_LN2=0.69314718055994530942"
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -DM_SQRT2=1.41421356237309504880 -DM_LN2=0.69314718055994530942"
 cookbook_meson \
     -Dxlib-xcb=enabled \
     -Dtests=disabled
diff --git a/recipes/libs/pango/recipe.toml b/recipes/libs/pango/recipe.toml
index 8080ad3c..45b97903 100644
--- a/recipes/libs/pango/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/libs/pango/recipe.toml
@@ -6,30 +6,14 @@ patches = ["redox.patch"]
 [build]
 dependencies = [
     "cairo",
-    "expat",
     "fontconfig",
     "freetype2",
     "fribidi",
-    "gettext",
     "glib",
     "harfbuzz",
-    "libffi",
-    "libiconv",
-    "libpng",
-    "libpthread-stubs",
-    "libx11",
-    "libxau",
-    "libxcb",
-    "libxext",
-    "libxft",
-    "libxrender",
-    "pcre",
-    "pcre2",
-    "pixman",
-    "x11proto",
-    "xcb-proto",
-    "xextproto",
-    "zlib",
+    # "libx11",
+    # "libxft",
+    # "libxrender",
 ]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk3/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk3/recipe.toml
index 7e2b13a0..02631e99 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk3/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/gtk3/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #TODO promote
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gtk+/3.24/gtk%2B-3.24.43.tar.xz"
-blake3 = "5feab2bad81e6b5906895f70ddce6227cf96a6a14b16af0ef72c79991a48ddf4"
-patches = ["redox.patch"]
+git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/gtk"
+branch = "redox-3.24.43"
+shallow_clone = true
 
 [build]
 dependencies = [
@@ -21,26 +21,19 @@ dependencies = [
     "libffi",
     "libiconv",
     "libjpeg",
+    "liborbital",
     "libpng",
-    "libpthread-stubs",
-    "libwayland",
-    "libx11",
-    "libxau",
-    "libxkbcommon",
-    "libxcb",
-    "libxext",
     "libxfixes",
+    "libxkbcommon",
     "libxi",
     "libxrandr",
-    "libxrender",
-    "libxxf86vm",
-    "mesa-x11",
+    "libx11",
+    "libwayland",
+    "mesa",
     "pango",
     "pcre2",
     "pixman",
-    "shared-mime-info",
     "wayland-protocols",
-    "x11proto",
     "zlib",
 ]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/libepoxy/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/libepoxy/recipe.toml
index d77fc9cb..7544bdc5 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/libepoxy/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gnome/libepoxy/recipe.toml
@@ -4,23 +4,14 @@ blake3 = "0ccee9635115fe417cfc4bc33ffd160bf1e2852bd6c03816b4af771d59462f53"
 patches = ["redox.patch"]
 
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "libpthread-stubs",
+template = "meson"
+dev-dependencies = [
     "libx11",
-    "libxau",
-    "libxcb",
-    "libxext",
-    "libxfixes",
-    "libxxf86vm",
-    "mesa-x11",
-    "x11proto",
-    "zlib",
+    "mesa",
+]
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Degl=yes",
+# we're forcing x11 backend via EGL
+    "-Dx11=true",
+    "-Dtests=false",
 ]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_meson \
-    -Degl=yes \
-    -Dglx=yes \
-    -Dtests=false
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml
index f779b82e..87f7c09f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ blake3 = "5657d84c78549f198f1335ec9d2f1de2b0ac2771fe081cbf00016370872c13f3"
 patches = ["redox.patch"]
 
 [build]
-dependencies = [
+dev-dependencies = [
     "host:libicu"
 ]
 template = "custom"
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ if [ "$TARGET" = "$COOKBOOK_HOST_TARGET" ]; then
 # this is not ideal, but there's no other better way
 rsync -a ./ "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
 fi
-
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxkbcommon/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxkbcommon/recipe.toml
index d62aaec7..fae0ab88 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxkbcommon/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxkbcommon/recipe.toml
@@ -2,15 +2,30 @@
 [source]
 tar = "https://xkbcommon.org/download/libxkbcommon-1.7.0.tar.xz"
 blake3 = "5001ca0b8562feeef2010bf16c05657e3875fda3ed5fdedbf48b9135e5cdfcbc"
+patches = [
+    "redox.patch"
+]
 
 [build]
-template = "meson"
-mesonflags = [
-    "-Denable-wayland=false",
-    "-Denable-x11=false"
-]
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "libxml2",
     "xz",
     "zlib",
+    "libpthread-stubs",
+    "libxau",
+    "x11proto",
+    "xcb-proto",
+    "libxcb",
+]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_meson \
+    -Denable-wayland=false \
+    -Denable-x11=true
+"""
+
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "xkeyboard-config"
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/libxkbcommon-x11/redox.patch b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxkbcommon/redox.patch
similarity index 96%
rename from recipes/wip/x11/libxkbcommon-x11/redox.patch
rename to recipes/wip/libs/other/libxkbcommon/redox.patch
index 11a80ca9..0ec555c8 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/libxkbcommon-x11/redox.patch
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxkbcommon/redox.patch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-diff --color -ruwN source/meson.build source-new/meson.build
+diff -ruwN source/meson.build source-new/meson.build
 --- source/meson.build	2024-03-24 04:23:43.000000000 +0700
 +++ source-new/meson.build	2025-10-29 10:55:30.355297899 +0700
 @@ -637,8 +637,6 @@
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ diff --color -ruwN source/meson.build source-new/meson.build
  if get_option('enable-xkbregistry')
      test(
          'registry',
-diff --color -ruwN source/src/x11/util.c source-new/src/x11/util.c
+diff -ruwN source/src/x11/util.c source-new/src/x11/util.c
 --- source/src/x11/util.c	2024-03-24 04:23:43.000000000 +0700
 +++ source-new/src/x11/util.c	2025-10-29 15:03:58.879274347 +0700
 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/tor-browser/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/tor-browser/recipe.toml
index 59e2e024..4c489a9d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/tor-browser/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/tor-browser/recipe.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # "glib",
     "gtk3",
     "pango",
-    "libxkbcommon-x11",
+    "libxkbcommon",
     "libice",
     "mesa-x11",
     "x11proto-kb",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml
index 54947da8..2ad0ebc0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # "glib",
     "gtk3",
     "pango",
-    "libxkbcommon-x11",
+    "libxkbcommon",
     "libice",
     "mesa-x11",
     "x11proto-kb",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/firefox/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/firefox/recipe.toml
index 24b5ff60..da4d72e4 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/web/firefox/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/firefox/recipe.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "freetype2",
     "gtk3",
     "pango",
-    "libxkbcommon-x11",
+    "libxkbcommon",
     "libice",
     "mesa-x11",
     "nspr",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/i3/i3/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/i3/i3/recipe.toml
index 06758788..76dee3b5 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/i3/i3/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/i3/i3/recipe.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ blake3 = "3b54ed52759339e545a7a5f602946abc0164c37eb801e79c0cb40f93dbae53d2"
 dependencies = [
     "cairo",
     "libev",
-    "libxkbcommon-x11",
+    "libxkbcommon",
     "pango",
     "pcre2",
     "startup-notification",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/libx11/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/libx11/recipe.toml
index a56da978..04d6c029 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/libx11/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/libx11/recipe.toml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ autotools_recursive_regenerate
 
 [build]
 dependencies = [
-    "libpthread-stubs",
-    "libxau",
     "libxcb",
+]
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "libxau",
     "x11proto",
     "xtrans",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/libxft/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/libxft/recipe.toml
index d671cadf..5edaef3e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/libxft/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/libxft/recipe.toml
@@ -7,20 +7,9 @@ autotools_recursive_regenerate
 
 [build]
 dependencies = [
-    "expat",
     "fontconfig",
     "freetype2",
-    "libpng",
-    "libpthread-stubs",
     "libx11",
-    "libxau",
-    "libxcb",
     "libxrender",
-    "x11proto",
-    "zlib",
 ]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/libxkbcommon-x11/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/libxkbcommon-x11/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index ea53a2ca..00000000
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/libxkbcommon-x11/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# TODO: Conflict with libxkbcommon-x11
-# TODO: Keyboard not working, see patches
-[source]
-tar = "https://xkbcommon.org/download/libxkbcommon-1.7.0.tar.xz"
-blake3 = "5001ca0b8562feeef2010bf16c05657e3875fda3ed5fdedbf48b9135e5cdfcbc"
-patches = [ "redox.patch" ]
-
-[build]
-template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "libxml2",
-    "xz",
-    "zlib",
-    "libpthread-stubs",
-    "libxau",
-    "x11proto",
-    "xcb-proto",
-    "libxcb",
-]
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_meson \
-    -Denable-wayland=false \
-    -Denable-x11=true
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/libxrender/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/libxrender/recipe.toml
index 4442e6a1..76f3467d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/libxrender/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/libxrender/recipe.toml
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ autotools_recursive_regenerate
 
 [build]
 dependencies = [
-    "libpthread-stubs",
     "libx11",
-    "libxau",
-    "libxcb",
-    "x11proto",
 ]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/x11/mesa-x11/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/x11/mesa-x11/recipe.toml
index dfb07c14..2bcc4a38 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/x11/mesa-x11/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/x11/mesa-x11/recipe.toml
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_meson \
     -Ddri-drivers-path=/usr/lib/dri \
-    -Degl=enabled \
+    -Degl=disabled \
     -Dglx=dri \
     -Dllvm=enabled \
+    -Dgles1=disabled \
+    -Dgles2=disabled \
     -Dplatforms=x11 \
     -Dshader-cache=disabled
 """
diff --git a/src/cook/script.rs b/src/cook/script.rs
index b40d39ae..8b0791f2 100644
--- a/src/cook/script.rs
+++ b/src/cook/script.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function DYNAMIC_INIT {
     )
 
     # TODO: check paths for spaces
-    export LDFLAGS="${USER_LDFLAGS}-Wl,-rpath-link,${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/lib -L${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/lib"
+    export LDFLAGS="${USER_LDFLAGS}-Wl,-rpath-link,${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/lib -L${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/lib -Wl,--export-dynamic"
     export RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=-crt-static -L native=${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/lib -C link-arg=-Wl,-rpath-link,${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/lib"
     export COOKBOOK_DYNAMIC=1