diff --git a/ci/ciimage/opensuse/install.sh b/ci/ciimage/opensuse/install.sh
index b0097172a8a9..7de18ecb646b 100755
--- a/ci/ciimage/opensuse/install.sh
+++ b/ci/ciimage/opensuse/install.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 source /ci/common.sh
 
 pkgs=(
-  python3-pip python3 python3-devel
+  python3-pip python3 python3-devel python3-setuptools
   ninja make git autoconf automake patch libjpeg-devel
   elfutils gcc gcc-c++ gcc-fortran gcc-objc gcc-obj-c++ vala rust bison flex curl lcov
   mono-core gtkmm3-devel gtest gmock protobuf-devel wxGTK3-3_2-devel gobject-introspection-devel
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ chmod +x /ci/env_vars.sh
 source /ci/env_vars.sh
 
 dub_fetch urld
-dub build urld --compiler=dmd
+dub build --deep urld --arch=x86_64 --compiler=dmd --build=debug
 dub_fetch dubtestproject
 dub build dubtestproject:test1 --compiler=dmd
 dub build dubtestproject:test2 --compiler=dmd
diff --git a/ci/ciimage/ubuntu-rolling/install.sh b/ci/ciimage/ubuntu-rolling/install.sh
index 63e497073ad9..1706d837dc00 100755
--- a/ci/ciimage/ubuntu-rolling/install.sh
+++ b/ci/ciimage/ubuntu-rolling/install.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ install_python_packages hotdoc
 
 # dub stuff
 dub_fetch urld
-dub build urld --compiler=gdc
+dub build --deep urld --arch=x86_64 --compiler=gdc --build=debug
 dub_fetch dubtestproject
 dub build dubtestproject:test1 --compiler=ldc2
 dub build dubtestproject:test2 --compiler=ldc2
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ cp LICENSE /usr/share/doc/zig
 cd ..
 rm -rf "$ZIG_BASE"
 
+# Hack for https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov/issues/245
+# https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov/commit/bf135caf5f626e02191c42bd2773e08a0bb9b7e5
+# XXX: Drop this once Ubuntu has lcov-2.1*
+git clone https://github.com/linux-test-project/lcov
+cd lcov
+make install
+
 # cleanup
 apt-get -y clean
 apt-get -y autoclean
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build
index d1d89915579f..5d233bfb217e 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/meson.build	
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ test('MPI C++', execpp, timeout: 20)
 
 
 if add_languages('fortran', required : false)
+  if method in ['auto', 'pkg-config']
+    # https://bugs.debian.org/1078026
+    fs = import('fs')
+    if fs.exists('/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/ompi-fort.pc')
+      if fs.hash('/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/ompi-fort.pc', 'md5') == '0892a93630e3d3359c43c58d5a82efc0'
+        error('MESON_SKIP_TEST: openmpi pkgconfig file is broken on Debian/Ubuntu')
+      endif
+    endif
+  endif
+
   fc = meson.get_compiler('fortran')
   mpif = dependency('mpi', language : 'fortran', required: false, method : method)
   if not fc.links('use mpi; end', dependencies: mpif, name: 'Fortran MPI')
diff --git a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json
index cbd1686121c5..3a46657ef112 100644
--- a/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json	
+++ b/test cases/frameworks/17 mpi/test.json	
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
   "matrix": {
     "options": {
       "method": [
-        { "val": "auto" },
-        { "val": "pkg-config" },
+        { "val": "auto",
+          "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["ubuntu"] },
+        { "val": "pkg-config",
+          "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["ubuntu"] },
         { "val": "config-tool",
           "expect_skip_on_jobname": ["fedora"] },
         {