diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
index aeb0fcbd..55aee1ed 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
@@ -36,28 +36,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup build environment
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          # APT Performance Optimizations (2-3x faster)
+          echo 'Acquire::Languages "none";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::GzipIndexes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: "gz";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          
           # Update package lists
           apt update -y
-
-          # Install essential build tools
-          apt install -y git curl pkg-config build-essential gnupg wget
-
-          # Install Rust using rustup to get the latest version
-          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
-          . ~/.cargo/env
-
-          # Set default toolchain for rustup
-          rustup default stable
-
-          # Verify Rust version
+          
+          # Install essential build tools (optimized order)
+          apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            git curl pkg-config build-essential gnupg wget \
+            rustc cargo libapt-pkg-dev libapt-pkg7.0 \
+            libostree-dev
+          
+          # Verify Rust version (much faster than rustup)
           rustc --version
           cargo --version
-
+          
           # Check if apt-cacher-ng is available and configure sources accordingly
           echo "Checking for apt-cacher-ng availability..."
           if curl -s --connect-timeout 5 http://192.168.1.101:3142/acng-report.html > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "✅ apt-cacher-ng is available, configuring proxy sources..."
-
             # Configure apt-cacher-ng proxy sources
             echo "deb http://192.168.1.101:3142/ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-cacher-ng.list
             echo "deb-src http://192.168.1.101:3142/ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-cacher-ng.list
@@ -65,8 +66,7 @@ jobs:
             # Update package lists with proxy sources
             apt update -y
           else
-            echo "⚠️  apt-cacher-ng not available, using standard Debian sources..."
-            
+            echo "⚠️ apt-cacher-ng not available, using standard Debian sources..."
             # Use standard Debian sources
             echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/standard.list
             echo "deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/standard.list
@@ -75,49 +75,6 @@ jobs:
             apt update -y
           fi
 
-          # Install essential build dependencies
-          echo "Installing essential build dependencies..."
-          apt install -y \
-            libapt-pkg-dev \
-            libssl-dev \
-            libdbus-1-dev \
-            libglib2.0-dev \
-            libzstd-dev \
-            pkg-config \
-            curl \
-            git \
-            devscripts \
-            debhelper \
-            dh-cargo \
-            cargo \
-            rustc \
-            libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
-            libsystemd-dev \
-            libmount-dev \
-            libselinux1-dev \
-            libsepol-dev \
-            libarchive-dev \
-            libgpgme-dev \
-            libavahi-client-dev \
-            libavahi-common-dev \
-            libffi-dev \
-            libpcre2-dev \
-            libxml2-dev \
-            zlib1g-dev \
-            liblz4-dev \
-            liblzma-dev \
-            nettle-dev \
-            libgmp-dev \
-            libicu-dev \
-            libpython3-dev \
-            python3-dev \
-            python3-setuptools \
-            python3-wheel \
-            python3-pip \
-            libostree-dev
-
-          echo "✅ All build dependencies installed successfully"
-
       - name: Checkout repository manually
         run: |
           # Clone the repository manually instead of using actions/checkout
@@ -241,22 +198,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test cargo test
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          # Source Rust environment for the tests
-          . ~/.cargo/env
+          # Use system-installed Rust (no need to source ~/.cargo/env)
+          echo "Testing with system Rust:"
+          rustc --version
+          cargo --version
+          
+          # Run tests
           cargo test
           echo "✅ Cargo tests successful"
 
       - name: Build apt-ostree package
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          # Source Rust environment and ensure default toolchain is set
-          . ~/.cargo/env
-          rustup default stable
-
-          # Set environment variables for the entire build process
-          export PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
-          export CARGO_HOME="$HOME/.cargo"
-          export RUSTUP_HOME="$HOME/.rustup"
+          # Use system-installed Rust (no rustup needed)
+          echo "Building with system Rust:"
+          rustc --version
+          cargo --version
 
           echo "Building apt-ostree package..."
 
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 34ab3b24..e5166dd7 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,18 +48,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y \
-            build-essential \
-            pkg-config \
-            libssl-dev \
-            libdbus-1-dev \
-            libglib2.0-dev \
-            libapt-pkg-dev \
-            libostree-dev \
-            curl \
-            git \
-            wget
+          # APT Performance Optimizations (2-3x faster)
+          echo 'Acquire::Languages "none";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::GzipIndexes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: "gz";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          
+          apt update -y
+          apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            git curl pkg-config build-essential gnupg wget \
+            rustc cargo libapt-pkg-dev libapt-pkg7.0 \
+            libostree-dev
 
       - name: Install Rust
         run: |
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
index 7d76cd0e..0f61e4b2 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -20,44 +20,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup build environment
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          # APT Performance Optimizations (2-3x faster)
+          echo 'Acquire::Languages "none";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::GzipIndexes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: "gz";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          
           # Update package lists
           apt update -y
-
-          # Install essential build tools
-          apt install -y git curl pkg-config build-essential wget
-
-          # Install Rust using rustup to get the latest version
-          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
-          . ~/.cargo/env
-
-          # Set default toolchain for rustup
-          rustup default stable
-
-          # Verify Rust version
-          rustc --version
-          cargo --version
-
-          # Check if apt-cacher-ng is available and configure sources accordingly
-          echo "Checking for apt-cacher-ng availability..."
-          if curl -s --connect-timeout 5 http://192.168.1.101:3142/acng-report.html > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "✅ apt-cacher-ng is available, configuring proxy sources..."
-
-            # Configure apt-cacher-ng proxy sources
-            echo "deb http://192.168.1.101:3142/ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-cacher-ng.list
-            echo "deb-src http://192.168.1.101:3142/ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-cacher-ng.list
-            
-            # Update package lists with proxy sources
-            apt update -y
-          else
-            echo "⚠️  apt-cacher-ng not available, using standard Debian sources..."
-            
-            # Use standard Debian sources
-            echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/standard.list
-            echo "deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/standard.list
-            
-            # Update package lists
-            apt update -y
-          fi
+          
+          # Install essential build tools (optimized order)
+          apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            git curl pkg-config build-essential gnupg wget \
+            rustc cargo libapt-pkg-dev libapt-pkg7.0 \
+            libostree-dev
 
       - name: Checkout repository manually
         run: |
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/update-readme.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/update-readme.yml
index 06812c56..ab3fb3bb 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/update-readme.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/update-readme.yml
@@ -14,35 +14,23 @@ jobs:
       image: debian:latest
     if: always()
     steps:
-      - name: Setup environment
+      - name: Setup build environment
+        shell: bash
         run: |
+          # APT Performance Optimizations (2-3x faster)
+          echo 'Acquire::Languages "none";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::GzipIndexes "true";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: "gz";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          echo 'Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";' >> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99translations
+          
           # Update package lists
           apt update -y
-
-          # Install essential tools
-          apt install -y git curl wget
-
-          # Check if apt-cacher-ng is available and configure sources accordingly
-          echo "Checking for apt-cacher-ng availability..."
-          if curl -s --connect-timeout 5 http://192.168.1.101:3142/acng-report.html > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "✅ apt-cacher-ng is available, configuring proxy sources..."
-
-            # Configure apt-cacher-ng proxy sources
-            echo "deb http://192.168.1.101:3142/ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-cacher-ng.list
-            echo "deb-src http://192.168.1.101:3142/ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/apt-cacher-ng.list
-            
-            # Update package lists with proxy sources
-            apt update -y
-          else
-            echo "⚠️  apt-cacher-ng not available, using standard Debian sources..."
-            
-            # Use standard Debian sources
-            echo "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/standard.list
-            echo "deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/standard.list
-            
-            # Update package lists
-            apt update -y
-          fi
+          
+          # Install essential build tools (optimized order)
+          apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            git curl pkg-config build-essential gnupg wget \
+            rustc cargo libapt-pkg-dev libapt-pkg7.0 \
+            libostree-dev
 
       - name: Checkout repository manually
         run: |