diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py
index 3ed5bb8..95d3bf7 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 import inspect
 import subprocess
 import signal
+import shutil
+import functools
 try:
     import bb
 except ImportError:
@@ -54,18 +56,29 @@
 @LogResults
 class oeTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    pscmd = "ps"
     longMessage = True
 
     @classmethod
     def hasPackage(self, pkg):
-        for item in oeTest.tc.pkgmanifest.split('\n'):
-            if re.match(pkg, item):
+        """
+        True if the full package name exists in the manifest, False otherwise.
+        """
+        return pkg in oeTest.tc.pkgmanifest
+
+    @classmethod
+    def hasPackageMatch(self, match):
+        """
+        True if match exists in the manifest as a regular expression substring,
+        False otherwise.
+        """
+        for s in oeTest.tc.pkgmanifest:
+            if re.match(match, s):
                 return True
         return False
 
     @classmethod
     def hasFeature(self,feature):
-
         if feature in oeTest.tc.imagefeatures or \
                 feature in oeTest.tc.distrofeatures:
             return True
@@ -78,6 +91,9 @@
         super(oeRuntimeTest, self).__init__(methodName)
 
     def setUp(self):
+        # Install packages in the DUT
+        self.tc.install_uninstall_packages(self.id())
+
         # Check if test needs to run
         if self.tc.sigterm:
             self.fail("Got SIGTERM")
@@ -91,6 +107,9 @@
         pass
 
     def tearDown(self):
+        # Unistall packages in the DUT
+        self.tc.install_uninstall_packages(self.id(), False)
+
         res = getResults()
         # If a test fails or there is an exception dump
         # for QemuTarget only
@@ -117,6 +136,15 @@
             if status != 0:
                 return status
 
+class OETestCalledProcessError(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
+    def __str__(self):
+        if hasattr(self, "stderr"):
+            return "Command '%s' returned non-zero exit status %d with output %s and stderr %s" % (self.cmd, self.returncode, self.output, self.stderr)
+        else:
+            return "Command '%s' returned non-zero exit status %d with output %s" % (self.cmd, self.returncode, self.output)
+
+subprocess.CalledProcessError = OETestCalledProcessError
+
 class oeSDKTest(oeTest):
     def __init__(self, methodName='runTest'):
         self.sdktestdir = oeSDKTest.tc.sdktestdir
@@ -124,13 +152,12 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def hasHostPackage(self, pkg):
-
         if re.search(pkg, oeTest.tc.hostpkgmanifest):
             return True
         return False
 
     def _run(self, cmd):
-        return subprocess.check_output(". %s > /dev/null; %s;" % (self.tc.sdkenv, cmd), shell=True)
+        return subprocess.check_output(". %s > /dev/null; %s;" % (self.tc.sdkenv, cmd), shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode("utf-8")
 
 class oeSDKExtTest(oeSDKTest):
     def _run(self, cmd):
@@ -142,7 +169,7 @@
         env['PATH'] = avoid_paths_in_environ(paths_to_avoid)
 
         return subprocess.check_output(". %s > /dev/null;"\
-            " %s;" % (self.tc.sdkenv, cmd), shell=True, env=env)
+            " %s;" % (self.tc.sdkenv, cmd), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True, env=env).decode("utf-8")
 
 def getmodule(pos=2):
     # stack returns a list of tuples containg frame information
@@ -185,15 +212,22 @@
         _buffer_logger = ""
 
 class TestContext(object):
-    def __init__(self, d):
+    def __init__(self, d, exported=False):
         self.d = d
 
         self.testsuites = self._get_test_suites()
-        self.testslist = self._get_tests_list(d.getVar("BBPATH", True).split(':'))
+
+        if exported:
+            path = [os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))]
+            extrapath = ""
+        else:
+            path = d.getVar("BBPATH", True).split(':')
+            extrapath = "lib/oeqa"
+
+        self.testslist = self._get_tests_list(path, extrapath)
         self.testsrequired = self._get_test_suites_required()
 
-        self.filesdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(
-            oeqa.runtime.__file__)), "files")
+        self.filesdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "runtime/files")
         self.imagefeatures = d.getVar("IMAGE_FEATURES", True).split()
         self.distrofeatures = d.getVar("DISTRO_FEATURES", True).split()
 
@@ -212,7 +246,7 @@
         return " ".join(tcs)
 
     # return test list by type also filter if TEST_SUITES is specified
-    def _get_tests_list(self, bbpath):
+    def _get_tests_list(self, bbpath, extrapath):
         testslist = []
 
         type = self._get_test_namespace()
@@ -226,11 +260,11 @@
                     continue
                 found = False
                 for p in bbpath:
-                    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(p, 'lib', 'oeqa', type, testname + '.py')):
+                    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(p, extrapath, type, testname + ".py")):
                         testslist.append("oeqa." + type + "." + testname)
                         found = True
                         break
-                    elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(p, 'lib', 'oeqa', type, testname.split(".")[0] + '.py')):
+                    elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(p, extrapath, type, testname.split(".")[0] + ".py")):
                         testslist.append("oeqa." + type + "." + testname)
                         found = True
                         break
@@ -239,8 +273,6 @@
 
         if "auto" in self.testsuites:
             def add_auto_list(path):
-                if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, '__init__.py')):
-                    bb.fatal('Tests directory %s exists but is missing __init__.py' % path)
                 files = sorted([f for f in os.listdir(path) if f.endswith('.py') and not f.startswith('_')])
                 for f in files:
                     module = 'oeqa.' + type + '.' + f[:-3]
@@ -255,6 +287,51 @@
 
         return testslist
 
+    def getTestModules(self):
+        """
+        Returns all the test modules in the testlist.
+        """
+
+        import pkgutil
+
+        modules = []
+        for test in self.testslist:
+            if re.search("\w+\.\w+\.test_\S+", test):
+                test = '.'.join(t.split('.')[:3])
+            module = pkgutil.get_loader(test)
+            modules.append(module)
+
+        return modules
+
+    def getModulefromID(self, test_id):
+        """
+        Returns the test module based on a test id.
+        """
+
+        module_name = ".".join(test_id.split(".")[:3])
+        modules = self.getTestModules()
+        for module in modules:
+            if module.name == module_name:
+                return module
+
+        return None
+
+    def getTests(self, test):
+        '''Return all individual tests executed when running the suite.'''
+        # Unfortunately unittest does not have an API for this, so we have
+        # to rely on implementation details. This only needs to work
+        # for TestSuite containing TestCase.
+        method = getattr(test, '_testMethodName', None)
+        if method:
+            # leaf case: a TestCase
+            yield test
+        else:
+            # Look into TestSuite.
+            tests = getattr(test, '_tests', [])
+            for t1 in tests:
+                for t2 in self.getTests(t1):
+                    yield t2
+
     def loadTests(self):
         setattr(oeTest, "tc", self)
 
@@ -263,36 +340,20 @@
         suites = [testloader.loadTestsFromName(name) for name in self.testslist]
         suites = filterByTagExp(suites, getattr(self, "tagexp", None))
 
-        def getTests(test):
-            '''Return all individual tests executed when running the suite.'''
-            # Unfortunately unittest does not have an API for this, so we have
-            # to rely on implementation details. This only needs to work
-            # for TestSuite containing TestCase.
-            method = getattr(test, '_testMethodName', None)
-            if method:
-                # leaf case: a TestCase
-                yield test
-            else:
-                # Look into TestSuite.
-                tests = getattr(test, '_tests', [])
-                for t1 in tests:
-                    for t2 in getTests(t1):
-                        yield t2
-
         # Determine dependencies between suites by looking for @skipUnlessPassed
         # method annotations. Suite A depends on suite B if any method in A
         # depends on a method on B.
         for suite in suites:
             suite.dependencies = []
             suite.depth = 0
-            for test in getTests(suite):
+            for test in self.getTests(suite):
                 methodname = getattr(test, '_testMethodName', None)
                 if methodname:
                     method = getattr(test, methodname)
                     depends_on = getattr(method, '_depends_on', None)
                     if depends_on:
                         for dep_suite in suites:
-                            if depends_on in [getattr(t, '_testMethodName', None) for t in getTests(dep_suite)]:
+                            if depends_on in [getattr(t, '_testMethodName', None) for t in self.getTests(dep_suite)]:
                                 if dep_suite not in suite.dependencies and \
                                    dep_suite is not suite:
                                     suite.dependencies.append(dep_suite)
@@ -314,7 +375,14 @@
         for index, suite in enumerate(suites):
             set_suite_depth(suite)
             suite.index = index
-        suites.sort(cmp=lambda a,b: cmp((a.depth, a.index), (b.depth, b.index)))
+
+        def cmp(a, b):
+            return (a > b) - (a < b)
+
+        def cmpfunc(a, b):
+            return cmp((a.depth, a.index), (b.depth, b.index))
+
+        suites.sort(key=functools.cmp_to_key(cmpfunc))
 
         self.suite = testloader.suiteClass(suites)
 
@@ -331,35 +399,24 @@
 
         return runner.run(self.suite)
 
-class ImageTestContext(TestContext):
-    def __init__(self, d, target, host_dumper):
-        super(ImageTestContext, self).__init__(d)
-
-        self.tagexp =  d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_TAGS", True)
+class RuntimeTestContext(TestContext):
+    def __init__(self, d, target, exported=False):
+        super(RuntimeTestContext, self).__init__(d, exported)
 
         self.target = target
-        self.host_dumper = host_dumper
 
+        self.pkgmanifest = {}
         manifest = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True),
                 d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME", True) + ".manifest")
         nomanifest = d.getVar("IMAGE_NO_MANIFEST", True)
         if nomanifest is None or nomanifest != "1":
             try:
                 with open(manifest) as f:
-                    self.pkgmanifest = f.read()
+                    for line in f:
+                        (pkg, arch, version) = line.strip().split()
+                        self.pkgmanifest[pkg] = (version, arch)
             except IOError as e:
                 bb.fatal("No package manifest file found. Did you build the image?\n%s" % e)
-        else:
-            self.pkgmanifest = ""
-
-        self.sigterm = False
-        self.origsigtermhandler = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM)
-        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self._sigterm_exception)
-
-    def _sigterm_exception(self, signum, stackframe):
-        bb.warn("TestImage received SIGTERM, shutting down...")
-        self.sigterm = True
-        self.target.stop()
 
     def _get_test_namespace(self):
         return "runtime"
@@ -382,8 +439,223 @@
         return [t for t in self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES", True).split() if t != "auto"]
 
     def loadTests(self):
-        super(ImageTestContext, self).loadTests()
-        setattr(oeRuntimeTest, "pscmd", "ps -ef" if oeTest.hasPackage("procps") else "ps")
+        super(RuntimeTestContext, self).loadTests()
+        if oeTest.hasPackage("procps"):
+            oeRuntimeTest.pscmd = "ps -ef"
+
+    def extract_packages(self):
+        """
+        Find packages that will be needed during runtime.
+        """
+
+        modules = self.getTestModules()
+        bbpaths = self.d.getVar("BBPATH", True).split(":")
+
+        shutil.rmtree(self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR", True))
+        shutil.rmtree(self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR", True))
+        for module in modules:
+            json_file = self._getJsonFile(module)
+            if json_file:
+                needed_packages = self._getNeededPackages(json_file)
+                self._perform_package_extraction(needed_packages)
+
+    def _perform_package_extraction(self, needed_packages):
+        """
+        Extract packages that will be needed during runtime.
+        """
+
+        import oe.path
+
+        extracted_path = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR", True)
+        packaged_path = self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR", True)
+
+        for key,value in needed_packages.items():
+            packages = ()
+            if isinstance(value, dict):
+                packages = (value, )
+            elif isinstance(value, list):
+                packages = value
+            else:
+                bb.fatal("Failed to process needed packages for %s; "
+                         "Value must be a dict or list" % key)
+
+            for package in packages:
+                pkg = package["pkg"]
+                rm = package.get("rm", False)
+                extract = package.get("extract", True)
+                if extract:
+                    dst_dir = os.path.join(extracted_path, pkg)
+                else:
+                    dst_dir = os.path.join(packaged_path)
+
+                # Extract package and copy it to TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR
+                pkg_dir = self._extract_in_tmpdir(pkg)
+                if extract:
+
+                    # Same package used for more than one test,
+                    # don't need to extract again.
+                    if os.path.exists(dst_dir):
+                        continue
+                    oe.path.copytree(pkg_dir, dst_dir)
+                    shutil.rmtree(pkg_dir)
+
+                # Copy package to TEST_PACKAGED_DIR
+                else:
+                    self._copy_package(pkg)
+
+    def _getJsonFile(self, module):
+        """
+        Returns the path of the JSON file for a module, empty if doesn't exitst.
+        """
+
+        module_file = module.path
+        json_file = "%s.json" % module_file.rsplit(".", 1)[0]
+        if os.path.isfile(module_file) and os.path.isfile(json_file):
+            return json_file
+        else:
+            return ""
+
+    def _getNeededPackages(self, json_file, test=None):
+        """
+        Returns a dict with needed packages based on a JSON file.
+
+
+        If a test is specified it will return the dict just for that test.
+        """
+
+        import json
+
+        needed_packages = {}
+
+        with open(json_file) as f:
+            test_packages = json.load(f)
+        for key,value in test_packages.items():
+            needed_packages[key] = value
+
+        if test:
+            if test in needed_packages:
+                needed_packages = needed_packages[test]
+            else:
+                needed_packages = {}
+
+        return needed_packages
+
+    def _extract_in_tmpdir(self, pkg):
+        """"
+        Returns path to a temp directory where the package was
+        extracted without dependencies.
+        """
+
+        from oeqa.utils.package_manager import get_package_manager
+
+        pkg_path = os.path.join(self.d.getVar("TEST_INSTALL_TMP_DIR", True), pkg)
+        pm = get_package_manager(self.d, pkg_path)
+        extract_dir = pm.extract(pkg)
+        shutil.rmtree(pkg_path)
+
+        return extract_dir
+
+    def _copy_package(self, pkg):
+        """
+        Copy the RPM, DEB or IPK package to dst_dir
+        """
+
+        from oeqa.utils.package_manager import get_package_manager
+
+        pkg_path = os.path.join(self.d.getVar("TEST_INSTALL_TMP_DIR", True), pkg)
+        dst_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR", True)
+        pm = get_package_manager(self.d, pkg_path)
+        pkg_info = pm.package_info(pkg)
+        file_path = pkg_info[pkg]["filepath"]
+        shutil.copy2(file_path, dst_dir)
+        shutil.rmtree(pkg_path)
+
+    def install_uninstall_packages(self, test_id, pkg_dir, install):
+        """
+        Check if the test requires a package and Install/Unistall it in the DUT
+        """
+
+        test = test_id.split(".")[4]
+        module = self.getModulefromID(test_id)
+        json = self._getJsonFile(module)
+        if json:
+            needed_packages = self._getNeededPackages(json, test)
+            if needed_packages:
+                self._install_uninstall_packages(needed_packages, pkg_dir, install)
+
+    def _install_uninstall_packages(self, needed_packages, pkg_dir, install=True):
+        """
+        Install/Unistall packages in the DUT without using a package manager
+        """
+
+        if isinstance(needed_packages, dict):
+            packages = [needed_packages]
+        elif isinstance(needed_packages, list):
+            packages = needed_packages
+
+        for package in packages:
+            pkg = package["pkg"]
+            rm = package.get("rm", False)
+            extract = package.get("extract", True)
+            src_dir = os.path.join(pkg_dir, pkg)
+
+            # Install package
+            if install and extract:
+                self.target.connection.copy_dir_to(src_dir, "/")
+
+            # Unistall package
+            elif not install and rm:
+                self.target.connection.delete_dir_structure(src_dir, "/")
+
+class ImageTestContext(RuntimeTestContext):
+    def __init__(self, d, target, host_dumper):
+        super(ImageTestContext, self).__init__(d, target)
+
+        self.tagexp = d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_TAGS", True)
+
+        self.host_dumper = host_dumper
+
+        self.sigterm = False
+        self.origsigtermhandler = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self._sigterm_exception)
+
+    def _sigterm_exception(self, signum, stackframe):
+        bb.warn("TestImage received SIGTERM, shutting down...")
+        self.sigterm = True
+        self.target.stop()
+
+    def install_uninstall_packages(self, test_id, install=True):
+        """
+        Check if the test requires a package and Install/Unistall it in the DUT
+        """
+
+        pkg_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR", True)
+        super(ImageTestContext, self).install_uninstall_packages(test_id, pkg_dir, install)
+
+class ExportTestContext(RuntimeTestContext):
+    def __init__(self, d, target, exported=False, parsedArgs={}):
+        """
+        This class is used when exporting tests and when are executed outside OE environment.
+
+        parsedArgs can contain the following:
+            - tag:      Filter test by tag.
+        """
+        super(ExportTestContext, self).__init__(d, target, exported)
+
+        tag = parsedArgs.get("tag", None)
+        self.tagexp = tag if tag != None else d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_TAGS", True)
+
+        self.sigterm = None
+
+    def install_uninstall_packages(self, test_id, install=True):
+        """
+        Check if the test requires a package and Install/Unistall it in the DUT
+        """
+
+        export_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+        extracted_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_EXTRACTED_DIR", True)
+        pkg_dir = os.path.join(export_dir, extracted_dir)
+        super(ExportTestContext, self).install_uninstall_packages(test_id, pkg_dir, install)
 
 class SDKTestContext(TestContext):
     def __init__(self, d, sdktestdir, sdkenv, tcname, *args):
@@ -396,8 +668,11 @@
         if not hasattr(self, 'target_manifest'):
             self.target_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_TARGET_MANIFEST", True)
         try:
+            self.pkgmanifest = {}
             with open(self.target_manifest) as f:
-                 self.pkgmanifest = f.read()
+                for line in f:
+                    (pkg, arch, version) = line.strip().split()
+                    self.pkgmanifest[pkg] = (version, arch)
         except IOError as e:
             bb.fatal("No package manifest file found. Did you build the sdk image?\n%s" % e)