diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet/0014-invoking-dd-with-infinite-timeout.patch b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet/0014-invoking-dd-with-infinite-timeout.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12a9e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet/0014-invoking-dd-with-infinite-timeout.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 92fe7dfd01131c93a9b2013cabf77d5f46900fab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 17:28:56 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] invoking dd with infinite timeout
+
+This large timeout is needed when running on machines with
+lots of disks, or with slow disks.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+---
+ blivet/devices/partition.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/blivet/devices/partition.py b/blivet/devices/partition.py
+index a7372fb..8947472 100644
+--- a/blivet/devices/partition.py
++++ b/blivet/devices/partition.py
+@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class PartitionDevice(StorageDevice):
+         cmd = ["dd", "if=/dev/zero", "of=%s" % device, "bs=%d" % bs,
+                "seek=%d" % start, "count=%d" % count]
+         try:
+-            util.run_program(cmd)
++            util.run_program(cmd, timeout=-1)
+         except OSError as e:
+             log.error(str(e))
+         finally:
+-- 
+1.8.3.1
+
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_2.2.0.bb b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_2.2.0.bb
index cacca67..46dc32d 100644
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_2.2.0.bb
+++ b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivet_2.2.0.bb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
            file://0011-invoking-fsck-with-infinite-timeout.patch \
            file://0012-invoking-mkfs-with-infinite-timeout.patch \
            file://0013-Revert-Adapt-to-logging-module-name-change.patch \
+           file://0014-invoking-dd-with-infinite-timeout.patch \
 "
 
 inherit distro_features_check
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.5.bb b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.5.bb
index ac507ca..28c2565 100644
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.5.bb
+++ b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-blivet/python3-blivetgui_2.1.5.bb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 "
 
 inherit distro_features_check
-REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "systemd"
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 systemd"
 
 inherit setuptools3 python3native
 
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-meh/python3-meh_0.45.bb b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-meh/python3-meh_0.46.bb
similarity index 89%
rename from import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-meh/python3-meh_0.45.bb
rename to import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-meh/python3-meh_0.46.bb
index 6ace497..40e2cbd 100644
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-meh/python3-meh_0.45.bb
+++ b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-meh/python3-meh_0.46.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/python-meh.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
 "
-SRCREV = "2bfc751fd680515d44f7096945a1e282a1f7d6aa"
+SRCREV = "bb1156728a4f76e5e3638ab20b9454a1568a99db"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263"
 
 FILES_${PN} += "${datadir}/*"
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc
index 65f8ca1..a0ec028 100644
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc
+++ b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted.inc
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
 LICENSE = "GPL-2.0+"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "\
     file://COPYING;md5=8ca43cbc842c2336e835926c2166c28b \
-    file://src/_pedmodule.c;startline=10;endline=22;md5=ebcb25dde1ac9c46e986dec79b404e7e \
+    file://src/_pedmodule.c;beginline=10;endline=22;md5=9e53304db812b80d0939e11bb69dcab2 \
 "
 DEPENDS += "parted"
 
 # upstream only publishes releases in github archives which are discouraged
-SRCREV = "69c4a478e43d3eff6ae3a0116fa38da06776d5f5"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/pyparted.git;protocol=https \
-           file://0001-fix-version-float-check.patch \
-"
+SRCREV = "1fdb15120f35f5da1dc7ec116522f0c796a8376a"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/rhinstaller/pyparted.git;protocol=https"
+
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "parted (>= 2.3)"
+RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-target += " \
+    parted (>= 2.3) \
+"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-native = ""
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted/0001-fix-version-float-check.patch b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted/0001-fix-version-float-check.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index db3ab9f..0000000
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted/0001-fix-version-float-check.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-check_mod_version breaks if module version is of x.y.z form
-use a regex to help cast x.y.z version to a float
-
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-
-Index: git/setup.py
-===================================================================
---- git.orig/setup.py
-+++ git/setup.py
-@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import glob
- import os
- import platform
- import sys
-+import re
- from distutils.ccompiler import new_compiler
- from distutils.errors import CompileError
- from distutils.errors import LinkError
-@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ def pkgconfig(*packages, **kwargs):
- 
- def check_mod_version(module, version):
-     modversion = subprocess.check_output(["pkg-config", "--modversion", module])
-+    match = re.search('([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)', modversion)
-+    modversion = match.group(0)
-     if not float(modversion) >= float(version):
-         sys.stderr.write("*** Minimum required %s version: %s, found: %s\n" % (module, version, modversion,))
-         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted_3.10.7.bb b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted_3.11.1.bb
similarity index 60%
rename from import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted_3.10.7.bb
rename to import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted_3.11.1.bb
index 8a15a89..7d00fd7 100644
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted_3.10.7.bb
+++ b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python-pyparted_3.11.1.bb
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 require python-pyparted.inc
 
-DEPENDS += "python-re"
-
 PV = "3.10.7+git${SRCPV}"
 
 inherit distutils
 
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "python-stringold python-codecs python-math"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "python-stringold python-codecs python-math python-subprocess"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_class-native = ""
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted/0001-fix-version-float-check.patch b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted/0001-fix-version-float-check.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 14fb0bb..0000000
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted/0001-fix-version-float-check.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-check_mod_version breaks if module version is of x.y.z form
-use a regex to help cast x.y.z version to a float
-
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-
-Index: git/setup.py
-===================================================================
---- git.orig/setup.py
-+++ git/setup.py
-@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import glob
- import os
- import platform
- import sys
-+import re
- from distutils.ccompiler import new_compiler
- from distutils.errors import CompileError
- from distutils.errors import LinkError
-@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ def pkgconfig(*packages, **kwargs):
- 
- def check_mod_version(module, version):
-     modversion = subprocess.check_output(["pkg-config", "--modversion", module])
-+    match = re.search(b'([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)', modversion)
-+    modversion = match.group(0)
-     if not float(modversion) >= float(version):
-         sys.stderr.write("*** Minimum required %s version: %s, found: %s\n" % (module, version, modversion,))
-         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.10.7.bb b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.11.1.bb
similarity index 88%
rename from import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.10.7.bb
rename to import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.11.1.bb
index ff72c2a..4d6f97b 100644
--- a/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.10.7.bb
+++ b/import-layers/meta-openembedded/meta-python/recipes-extended/python-pyparted/python3-pyparted_3.11.1.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 require python-pyparted.inc
 
-DEPENDS += "python3-re"
-
 PV = "3.10.7+git${SRCPV}"
 
 inherit distutils3