diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-common.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-common.cmake
index dc03b2febc..033692ad98 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-common.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-common.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if(NOT CTEST_BUILD_FLAGS)
   if(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles")
     set(CTEST_BUILD_FLAGS "-k -j${N2CPUS}")
   elseif(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja")
-    set(CTEST_BUILD_FLAGS "-k0 -j${N2CPUS}")
+    set(CTEST_BUILD_FLAGS "-j${N2CPUS}")
   endif()
 endif()
 if(NOT PARALLEL_LEVEL IN_LIST CTEST_TEST_ARGS)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-cuda-serial.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-cuda-serial.cmake
index 275829f124..eca07809fe 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-cuda-serial.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-cuda-serial.cmake
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 # Client maintainer: vicente.bolea@kitware.com
 
-include(ProcessorCount)
-ProcessorCount(NCPUS)
-math(EXPR N2CPUS "${NCPUS}*2")
-
 set(ENV{CC}  gcc)
 set(ENV{CXX} g++)
 set(ENV{FC}  gfortran)
@@ -25,7 +21,6 @@ CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL ${NCPUS})
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpi.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpi.cmake
index 4bc8c1b644..37965ff7c3 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpi.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpi.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ MPIEXEC_EXTRA_FLAGS:STRING=--allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe
 MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS:STRING=${N2CPUS}
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL 1)
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpich.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpich.cmake
index b0c5fc870f..5ce2313669 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpich.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-mpich.cmake
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS:STRING=${N2CPUS}
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL 1)
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-serial.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-serial.cmake
index 78b7ef0698..b25289765d 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-serial.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc10-serial.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL 1)
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-mpi.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-mpi.cmake
index 4bc8c1b644..37965ff7c3 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-mpi.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-mpi.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ MPIEXEC_EXTRA_FLAGS:STRING=--allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe
 MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS:STRING=${N2CPUS}
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL 1)
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-serial.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-serial.cmake
index 78b7ef0698..b25289765d 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-serial.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc11-serial.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL 1)
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-mpi.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-mpi.cmake
index 4bc8c1b644..37965ff7c3 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-mpi.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-mpi.cmake
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ MPIEXEC_EXTRA_FLAGS:STRING=--allow-run-as-root --oversubscribe
 MPIEXEC_MAX_NUMPROCS:STRING=${N2CPUS}
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL 1)
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-serial.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-serial.cmake
index 78b7ef0698..b25289765d 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-serial.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake-v2/ci-el8-gcc9-serial.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS:STRING=-Wall
 ")
 
-set(CTEST_TEST_ARGS PARALLEL_LEVEL 1)
-set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Unix Makefiles")
+set(CTEST_CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja")
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci-common.cmake)
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gh-actions/config/ninja.cmake b/scripts/ci/gh-actions/config/ninja.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f20c4cd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/gh-actions/config/ninja.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+set(version 1.11.0)
+
+if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+  set(sha256sum 9726e730d5b8599f82654dc80265e64a10a8a817552c34153361ed0c017f9f02)
+  set(platform linux)
+elseif(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+  set(sha256sum 21915277db59756bfc61f6f281c1f5e3897760b63776fd3d360f77dd7364137f)
+  set(platform mac)
+elseif(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
+  set(sha256sum d0ee3da143211aa447e750085876c9b9d7bcdd637ab5b2c5b41349c617f22f3b)
+  set(platform win)
+else()
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Unrecognized platform ${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME}")
+endif()
+
+set(tarball "ninja-${platform}.zip")
+
+file(DOWNLOAD
+    "https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v${version}/${tarball}" $ENV{CI_ROOT_DIR}/.local/bin/${tarball}
+  EXPECTED_HASH SHA256=${sha256sum}
+  SHOW_PROGRESS
+  )
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xf ${tarball}
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY $ENV{CI_ROOT_DIR}/.local/bin
+  RESULT_VARIABLE extract_results
+  )
+
+if(extract_results)
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "Extracting `${tarball}` failed: ${extract_results}.")
+endif()
diff --git a/scripts/ci/gh-actions/linux-setup.sh b/scripts/ci/gh-actions/linux-setup.sh
index ee5ac3d537..d71c301f21 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/gh-actions/linux-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/gh-actions/linux-setup.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash --login
 
-set -e
+set -ex
 
 export CI_ROOT_DIR="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.."
 export CI_SOURCE_DIR="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
 
+declare -r local_scripts_dir="$(dirname -- $0)/config"
+
+echo "**********Install dependencies Begin**********"
+
+mkdir -p "${CI_ROOT_DIR}/.local/bin" || true
+
+# Append bin to the workflow PATH file
+echo "${CI_ROOT_DIR}/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+find "$local_scripts_dir" -type f -name '*.sh' -perm /a=x -exec ./{} \;
+find "$local_scripts_dir" -type f -name '*.cmake' -exec cmake --trace -VV -P {} \;
+
+echo "**********Install dependencies End**********"
+
 SETUP_SCRIPT=${CI_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/ci/setup/ci-${GH_YML_JOBNAME}.sh
 
 if [ -x "${SETUP_SCRIPT}" ]
 then
   echo "**********Setup Begin**********"
-  echo ${SETUP_SCRIPT}
-  ${SETUP_SCRIPT}
+  echo "${SETUP_SCRIPT}"
+  "${SETUP_SCRIPT}"
   echo "**********Setup End**********"
 fi