Build script fixes & improvements

[mwu-tow]

Pull Request Description

This PR adds several minor fixes for the build scripts and CI:

• removed some unused dependencies;
• cleaner fix for the LC_ALL issue;
• simplified wrapper scripts and worked around the pwsh 7.4.0 issue.

Important Notes

Checklist

Please ensure that the following checklist has been satisfied before submitting the PR:

• The documentation has been updated, if necessary.
• Screenshots/screencasts have been attached, if there are any visual changes. For interactive or animated visual changes, a screencast is preferred.
• All code follows the
  Scala,
  Java,
  and
  Rust
  style guides. In case you are using a language not listed above, follow the Rust style guide.
• All code has been tested:
  • Unit tests have been written where possible.
  • If GUI codebase was changed, the GUI was tested when built using ./run ide build.