diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index d84559d..a643e96 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,25 +20,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install System Dependencies & Python
+      - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
-          if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-            if [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list ]; then
-              sed -i 's|deb.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security|security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security|g' /etc/apt/sources.list 2>/dev/null || true
-            fi
-            rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-            apt-get update -y || apt-get update --fix-missing -y || true
-            apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-pip python3-venv curl || apt-get install -y --fix-missing python3 python3-pip python3-venv curl || true
-          fi
-          if ! command -v pip3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! python3 -m pip --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3 || true
+          # 1. Ensure Python3 is present; try apt-get only if missing
+          if ! command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+              apt-get update -y || true
+              apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 || true
             fi
           fi
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --break-system-packages || python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip || true
-          python3 -m pip install -r compilation/requirements.txt --break-system-packages || python3 -m pip install -r compilation/requirements.txt || pip3 install -r compilation/requirements.txt
 
+          # 2. Bootstrap pip via ensurepip or get-pip.py
+          if ! python3 -m pip --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            python3 -m ensurepip --default-pip 2>/dev/null || (python3 -c "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlretrieve('https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py', '/tmp/get-pip.py')" && python3 /tmp/get-pip.py --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 /tmp/get-pip.py 2>/dev/null || true)
+          fi
+
+          # 3. Upgrade pip and install project dependencies
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip 2>/dev/null || true
+          python3 -m pip install -r compilation/requirements.txt --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install -r compilation/requirements.txt
 
       - name: Verify Python Syntax
         run: |
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           # 3. Poll Hermes health / report endpoint until server is listening
           READY=0
           for i in $(seq 1 20); do
-            if curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8443/api/hermes/report >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if python3 -c "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8443/api/hermes/report', timeout=1)" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
               echo "[+] LOGAR Server is ready after ${i}s."
               READY=1
               break
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index fefe93a..ce7c416 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,22 +21,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Python and Build Dependencies
         run: |
-          if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-            if [ -f /etc/apt/sources.list ]; then
-              sed -i 's|deb.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security|security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security|g' /etc/apt/sources.list 2>/dev/null || true
-            fi
-            rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-            apt-get update -y || apt-get update --fix-missing -y || true
-            apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-pip python3-venv binutils zip curl || apt-get install -y --fix-missing python3 python3-pip python3-venv binutils zip curl || true
-          fi
-          if ! command -v pip3 >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! python3 -m pip --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            if command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-              curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3 || true
+          # 1. Ensure Python3 is present; try apt-get only if missing
+          if ! command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            if command -v apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+              apt-get update -y || true
+              apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 || true
             fi
           fi
-          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --break-system-packages || python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip || true
-          python3 -m pip install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt --break-system-packages || python3 -m pip install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt || pip3 install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt
+
+          # 2. Bootstrap pip via ensurepip or get-pip.py
+          if ! python3 -m pip --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            python3 -m ensurepip --default-pip 2>/dev/null || (python3 -c "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlretrieve('https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py', '/tmp/get-pip.py')" && python3 /tmp/get-pip.py --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 /tmp/get-pip.py 2>/dev/null || true)
+          fi
+
+          # 3. Upgrade pip and install pyinstaller + dependencies
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip 2>/dev/null || true
+          python3 -m pip install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt --break-system-packages 2>/dev/null || python3 -m pip install pyinstaller -r compilation/requirements.txt
+
 
 
       - name: Compile Standalone Linux Binaries