diff --git a/build-mg.sh b/build-mg.sh
index cfe8a6b7a..d98c3d0a2 100755
--- a/build-mg.sh
+++ b/build-mg.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ cd ${SCRIPTDIR}
 # will warn about it later.
 # Instead of editing this variable, consider creating a symbolic link:
 #   ln -s ../../google-breakpad google-breakpad
-BREAKPAD_ROOT="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/google-breakpad/"
+BREAKPAD_ROOT="$SCRIPTDIR/google-breakpad/"
 
 # CMake options
 # The default configuration works fine for regular developers and is also used 
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ BREAKPAD_ROOT="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/google-breakpad/"
 EXTRA_CMAKE_OPTIONS=
 
 # Build threads
-# By default we use all available CPU cores to build.
-# Pass '1core' as first command line argument to use only one.
+# By default we use all physical CPU cores to build.
 NUMCORES=`lscpu -p | grep -cv '^#'`
 echo "CPU cores detected: $NUMCORES"
 if [ "$NUMCORES" = '' ]; then NUMCORES=1; fi
@@ -81,76 +80,24 @@ echo "CPU cores to be used: $NUMCORES"
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+# Load shared functions
+
+. $SCRIPTDIR/mk/linux/mg_shared.sh
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 if [ $MAKE_ONLY = 0 ]; then 
         mkdir -p build
 fi
 
 cd build
-CURRENTDIR="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
 
 if [ $MAKE_ONLY = 0 ]; then 
         if [ -f 'CMakeCache.txt' ]; then rm -f 'CMakeCache.txt'; fi
 fi
 
-# Get distribution and architecture details
-if [ `which lsb_release`'x' = 'x' ]
-then
-	lsb=0
-	if [ -e /etc/debian_version ];   then distribution='Debian';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/debian_version`;   fi
-	if [ -e /etc/SuSE-release ];     then distribution='SuSE';     release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/SuSE-release`;     fi
-	if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ];   then distribution='Fedora';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/fedora-release`;   fi
-	if [ -e /etc/redhat-release ];   then distribution='Redhat';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/redhat-release`;   fi
-	if [ -e /etc/mandrake-release ]; then distribution='Mandrake'; release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/mandrake-release`; fi
-else
-	lsb=1
-
-	# lsb_release output by example:
-        #
-	# $ lsb_release -i
-	# Distributor ID:       Ubuntu
-	#
-	# $ lsb_release -d
-	# Description:  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
-	#
-	# $ lsb_release -r
-	# Release:      12.04
-	#
-	# $ lsb_release -c
-	# Codename:     precise
-
-	distribution=`lsb_release -i | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
-	release=`lsb_release -r | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[  \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
-	codename=`lsb_release -c | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
-
-	# Some distribution examples:
-	#
-	# OpenSuSE 11.4
-	#LSB Version:    n/a
-	#Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX
-	#Description:    openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64)
-	#Release:        11.4
-	#Codename:       Celadon
-	#
-	# OpenSuSE 12.1
-	#LSB support:  1
-	#Distribution: SUSE LINUX
-	#Release:      12.1
-	#Codename:     Asparagus
-	#
-	# Arch
-	#LSB Version:    n/a
-	#Distributor ID: archlinux
-	#Description:    Arch Linux
-	#Release:        rolling
-	#Codename:       n/a
-	#
-	# Ubuntu 12.04
-	#Distributor ID: Ubuntu
-	#Description:	 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
-	#Release:	 12.04
-	#Codename:	 precise
-fi
-architecture=`uname -m`
+# Included from shared functions
+detect_system
 
 echo 'We have detected the following system:'
 echo ' [ '"$distribution"' ] [ '"$release"' ] [ '"$codename"' ] [ '"$architecture"' ]'
diff --git a/mk/linux/coverity-scan.sh b/mk/linux/coverity-scan.sh
index 59f882046..9aa38df5e 100755
--- a/mk/linux/coverity-scan.sh
+++ b/mk/linux/coverity-scan.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2013 Mark Vejvoda under GNU GPL v3.0+
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Requires:
+# - curl, built with SSL support, in $PATH
+# - wget, built with SSL support, in $PATH
+# - 7z (command line utility of 7-zip), in $PATH
+# - Coverity Scan Build Tool, in $PATH
+# 
+
 
 # Default to English language output so we can understand your bug reports
 export LANG=C
@@ -12,14 +20,8 @@ export LANG=C
 CURRENTDIR="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
 echo "Script path [${CURRENTDIR}]"
 
-# 
-# Upload Coverity s
-# Requires:
-# - data\glest_game\curl.exe, built with SSL support: http://curl.haxx.se/download.html
-# - ..\..\data\glest_game\wget.exe (should get installed automatically during a build)
-# - ..\..\data\glest_game\7z.exe (should get installed automatically during a build)
-# - Coverity Scan Build Tool installed and in %PATH%
-# 
+# Load shared functions
+. $CURRENTDIR/mg_shared.sh
 
 # Project name (case sensitive)
 PROJECT=MegaGlest
@@ -42,36 +44,10 @@ fi
 # echo "Read config values: TOKEN [$TOKEN] EMAIL [$EMAIL] COVERITY_ANALYSIS_ROOT [$COVERITY_ANALYSIS_ROOT] NUMCORES [${NUMCORES}]"
 # exit 1
 
-# Description of this build (can be any string)
-# Determine distro title, release, codename
-LSB_PATH=$(which lsb_release)
-if [ '${LSB_PATH}x' = 'x' ] ; then
-	lsb=0
-	if [ -e /etc/debian_version ]
-	        then distribution='Debian';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/debian_version`
-	elif [ -e /etc/SuSE-release ]
-	        then distribution='SuSE';     release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/SuSE-release`
-	elif [ -e /etc/redhat-release ]
-	        then 
-		if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
-		then distribution='Fedora';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/fedora-release`
-		else distribution='Redhat';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/redhat-release`
-		fi
-	elif [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
-	        then distribution='Fedora';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/fedora-release`
-	elif [ -e /etc/mandrake-release ]
-	        then distribution='Mandrake'; release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/mandrake-release`
-	fi
-else
-	lsb=1
-
-	distribution=$(lsb_release -i | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }')
-	release=$(lsb_release -r | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[  \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }')
-	codename=$(lsb_release -c | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }')
-fi
+# Included from shared functions
+detect_system
 
 computername=$(hostname)
-architecture=$(uname -m)
 #DESCRIPTION=${distribution}-${release}-${architecture}_${computername}
 DESCRIPTION=${distribution}-${architecture}_${computername}
 
diff --git a/mk/linux/mg_shared.sh b/mk/linux/mg_shared.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce468cedc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mk/linux/mg_shared.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Functions shared by several scripts
+#
+
+
+function detect_system {
+# Determine distro title, release, codename
+#
+# Input: 
+#   -/-
+#
+# Output:
+#   No direct output, but the following variables are set:
+#   lsb: whether (1) or not (0) system information was retrieved from 'lsb_release'
+#   distribution: detected Linux distribution (string)
+#   release: detected distribution release / version (string)
+#   codename: codename of the detected Linux distribution (string)
+#   architecture: detected machine architecture (string)
+
+	if [[ `which lsb_release` = '' ]]
+	then
+		lsb=0
+		if [ -e /etc/debian_version ]
+		then 
+			distribution='Debian'
+			release='unknown release version'
+			codename=`cat /etc/debian_version`
+		elif [ -e /etc/SuSE-release ]
+		then 
+			distribution='SuSE'
+			release='unknown release version'
+			codename=`cat /etc/SuSE-release`
+		elif [ -e /etc/redhat-release ]
+		then
+			if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
+			then 
+				distribution='Fedora'
+				release='unknown release version'
+				codename=`cat /etc/fedora-release`
+			else 
+				distribution='Redhat'
+				release='unknown release version'
+				codename=`cat /etc/redhat-release`
+			fi
+		elif [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
+		then 
+			distribution='Fedora'
+			release='unknown release version'
+			codename=`cat /etc/fedora-release`
+		elif [ -e /etc/mandrake-release ]
+		then 
+			distribution='Mandrake'
+			release='unknown release version'
+			codename=`cat /etc/mandrake-release`
+		fi
+	else
+		lsb=1
+
+		distribution=`lsb_release -i | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
+		release=`lsb_release -r | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[  \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
+		codename=`lsb_release -c | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
+
+		# Some distribution examples:
+		#
+		# OpenSuSE 11.4
+		#   LSB Version:    n/a
+		#   Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX
+		#   Description:    openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64)
+		#   Release:        11.4
+		#   Codename:       Celadon
+		#
+		# OpenSuSE 12.1
+		#   LSB support:  1
+		#   Distribution: SUSE LINUX
+		#   Release:      12.1
+		#   Codename:     Asparagus
+		#
+		# Arch
+		#   LSB Version:    n/a
+		#   Distributor ID: archlinux
+		#   Description:    Arch Linux
+		#   Release:        rolling
+		#   Codename:       n/a
+		#
+		# Ubuntu 12.04
+		#   Distributor ID: Ubuntu
+		#   Description:    Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
+		#   Release:        12.04
+                #   Codename:       precise
+	fi
+	architecture=`uname -m`
+
+}
diff --git a/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh b/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh
index e41365e0d..e3b59d674 100755
--- a/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh
+++ b/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # Use this script to install build dependencies on a number of Linux platforms
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 
 LANG=C
 
+SCRIPTDIR="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
+gitcommit=`git log -1 --pretty=tformat:"%H" $SCRIPTDIR/../..`
+
+# Load shared functions
+. $SCRIPTDIR/mg_shared.sh
+
 # Got root?
 if [ `id -u`'x' != '0x' ]
 then 
@@ -32,80 +38,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-mypath=`readlink -f $0 | xargs dirname`
-gitcommit=`git log -1 --pretty=tformat:"%H" $mypath/../..`
-
-
-# Determine distro title, release, codename
-if [ `which lsb_release`'x' = 'x' ]
-then
-	lsb=0
-	if [ -e /etc/debian_version ]
-	then distribution='Debian';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/debian_version`
-	elif [ -e /etc/SuSE-release ]
-	then distribution='SuSE';     release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/SuSE-release`
-	elif [ -e /etc/redhat-release ]
-	then 
-		if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
-		then distribution='Fedora';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/fedora-release`
-		else distribution='Redhat';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/redhat-release`
-		fi
-	elif [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
-	then distribution='Fedora';   release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/fedora-release`
-	elif [ -e /etc/mandrake-release ]
-	then distribution='Mandrake'; release='unknown release version'; codename=`cat /etc/mandrake-release`
-	fi
-else
-	lsb=1
-
-	# lsb_release output by example:
-        #
-	# $ lsb_release -i
-	# Distributor ID:       Ubuntu
-	#
-	# $ lsb_release -d
-	# Description:  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
-	#
-	# $ lsb_release -r
-	# Release:      12.04
-	#
-	# $ lsb_release -c
-	# Codename:     precise
-
-	distribution=`lsb_release -i | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
-	release=`lsb_release -r | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[  \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
-	codename=`lsb_release -c | awk -F':' '{ gsub(/^[ \t]*/,"",$2); print $2 }'`
-
-	# Some distribution examples:
-	#
-	# OpenSuSE 11.4
-	#LSB Version:    n/a
-	#Distributor ID: SUSE LINUX
-	#Description:    openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64)
-	#Release:        11.4
-	#Codename:       Celadon
-	#
-	# OpenSuSE 12.1
-	#LSB support:  1
-	#Distribution: SUSE LINUX
-	#Release:      12.1
-	#Codename:     Asparagus
-	#
-	# Arch
-	#LSB Version:    n/a
-	#Distributor ID: archlinux
-	#Description:    Arch Linux
-	#Release:        rolling
-	#Codename:       n/a
-	#
-	# Ubuntu 12.04
-	#Distributor ID: Ubuntu
-	#Description:	 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
-	#Release:	 12.04
-	#Codename:	 precise
-fi
-
-architecture=`uname -m`
+# Included from shared functions
+detect_system
 
 echo 'We have detected the following system:'
 echo ' [ '"$distribution"' ] [ '"$release"' ] [ '"$codename"' ] [ '"$architecture"' ]'
@@ -122,7 +56,7 @@ unsupported_distribution () {
 	echo ''
 	echo 'Please report a bug at http://bugs.megaglest.org providing the following information:'
 	echo '--- snip ---'
-	echo 'SVN version:  '"$gitcommit"
+	echo 'Git revision: '"$gitcommit"
 	echo 'LSB support:  '"$lsb"
 	echo 'Distribution: '"$distribution"
 	echo 'Release:      '"$release"
@@ -139,7 +73,7 @@ unsupported_release () {
 	echo ''
 	echo 'Please report a bug at http://bugs.megaglest.org providing the following information:'
 	echo '--- snip ---'
-	echo 'SVN version:  '"$gitcommit"
+	echo 'Git revision: '"$gitcommit"
 	echo 'LSB support:  '"$lsb"
 	echo 'Distribution: '"$distribution"
 	echo 'Release:      '"$release"
@@ -160,7 +94,7 @@ error_during_installation () {
 	echo ''
 	echo 'Please report a bugs at http://bugs.megaglest.org providing the following information:'
 	echo '--- snip ---'
-	echo 'SVN version:  '"$gitcommit"
+	echo 'Git revision: '"$gitcommit"
 	echo 'LSB support:  '"$lsb"
 	echo 'Distribution: '"$distribution"
 	echo 'Release:      '"$release"
diff --git a/source/tools/convert_faction_xml2html/setupDeps.sh b/source/tools/convert_faction_xml2html/setupDeps.sh
index 1a1f5b5c3..d1a75c669 100755
--- a/source/tools/convert_faction_xml2html/setupDeps.sh
+++ b/source/tools/convert_faction_xml2html/setupDeps.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # Use this script to install build dependencies on a number of Linux platforms
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -6,28 +6,56 @@
 # Rewritten by Tom Reynolds <tomreyn@megaglest.org>
 # Copyright (c) 2012 Mark Vejvoda, Tom Reynolds under GNU GPL v3.0
 
+SCRIPTDIR="$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))"
+
+# Load shared functions
+. $SCRIPTDIR/../../../mk/linux/mg_shared.sh
+
 echo 'Downloading Javascript libraries...'
 wget http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.5.2.js -O media/jquery-1.5.min.js
 wget http://www.datatables.net/download/build/jquery.dataTables.min.js -O media/jquery.dataTables.min.js
 
-echo 'Installing dependencies...'
-# This should actually use /etc/issue
-if [ -f /etc/fedora-release ]; then
-  echo 'Fedora...'
-  #sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
-  #sudo yum install subversion automake autoconf autogen jam
-elif [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
-  echo '(Open)SuSE...'
-  sudo zypper install graphviz-perl perl-GraphViz perl-Config-IniFiles perl-PerlMagick
-elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
-  echo 'Debian / Ubuntu...'
-  sudo apt-get install perl graphviz libgraphviz-perl libconfig-inifiles-perl perlmagick
-  #sudo apt-get install libimage-size-perl
-else
-  echo 'ERROR: Unknown distribution. Stopping here.' >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
+echo 'Detecting system and installing dependencies...'
+# Included from shared functions
+detect_system
+
+echo 'We have detected the following system:'
+echo ' [ '"$distribution"' ] [ '"$release"' ] [ '"$codename"' ] [ '"$architecture"' ]'
+
+
+case $distribution in
+        SuSE|SUSE?LINUX|Opensuse)
+                case $release in
+                        *)
+				echo '(Open)SuSE...'
+				sudo zypper install graphviz-perl perl-GraphViz perl-Config-IniFiles perl-PerlMagick
+                                ;;
+                esac
+                ;;
+
+        Fedora)
+                case $release in
+                        *)
+				echo 'Fedora...'
+				#sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
+				#sudo yum install subversion automake autoconf autogen jam
+                                ;;
+                esac
+                ;;
+	Debian|Ubuntu|LinuxMint)
+                case $release in
+                        *)
+				echo 'Debian / Ubuntu...'
+				sudo apt-get install perl graphviz libgraphviz-perl libconfig-inifiles-perl perlmagick
+				#sudo apt-get install libimage-size-perl
+                                ;;
+                esac
+                ;;
+	*)
+		echo 'ERROR: Unknown distribution. Stopping here.' >&2
+		exit 1
+esac
 
 echo ''
-echo 'To run the techtree html builder edit mg.ini and run the script as follows:'
+echo 'To create techtree HTML pages copy / edit megapack.ini and run the script:'
 echo './convert_faction_xml2html.pl megapack.ini'