diff --git a/deepsea/defaults.yaml b/deepsea/defaults.yaml
index 9dc01c7..a6a1edb 100644
--- a/deepsea/defaults.yaml
+++ b/deepsea/defaults.yaml
@@ -27,15 +27,16 @@ deepsea:
     dev_env: True
 
   packages:
-    # Should this formula manage package dependencies? True means yes; False NO.
-    # Ideally `DeepSea` (or `packages-formula`) should handle package dependencies.
+    # should formula manage package dependencies? True means yes; False NO.
+    # ideally `DeepSea` (or `packages-formula`) handle package dependencies.
     managed: False
     required:
       - python-setuptools
+      - python3
       - python3-boto
       - python3-rados
       - lsscsi
-      - jq
+      - jq     # needs epel on centos
       - pciutils
       - salt-api
       - git
diff --git a/deepsea/install.sls b/deepsea/install.sls
index f34f293..6bcb8ff 100644
--- a/deepsea/install.sls
+++ b/deepsea/install.sls
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ deepsea-directories:
        - user
        - group
        - mode
+    - require_in:
+      - file: deepsea-software
 
 deepsea-software:
    {% if deepsea.use_upstream_pkgrepo %}
-        {# using upstream pkgrepo #}
   pkgrepo.managed:
     - name: deepsea-{{ deepsea.release }}
     - humanname: {{ deepsea.repo.name }}
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ deepsea-software:
     - require:
       - file: deepsea-directories
   pkg.installed:
-    - pkgs: {{ deepsea.packages.required }}
-    - require:
-      - pkgrepo: deepsea-software
+    - name: deepsea
+
    {% else %}
-        {# using gitrepo not upstream pkgrepo #}
+
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: make
   pkgrepo.absent:
     - name: deepsea-{{ deepsea.release }}
     - require_in:
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ deepsea-software:
    {% endif %}
     - require:
       - file: deepsea-directories
+      - pkg: deepsea-software
       - pkgrepo: deepsea-software
     - require_in:
       - file: deepsea-config-global
diff --git a/deepsea/osfamilymap.yaml b/deepsea/osfamilymap.yaml
index 6bde15e..c11e2b1 100644
--- a/deepsea/osfamilymap.yaml
+++ b/deepsea/osfamilymap.yaml
@@ -21,12 +21,17 @@ Suse:
       - gptfdisk
       - iperf
       - lsof
+      - python3-setuptools
+      - python3-click
+      - python3-tox
+      - python3-configobj
 
 Debian:
   packages:
     required:
       - gdisk
       - iperf
+      - python-tox
 
 RedHat:
   services:
@@ -35,6 +40,8 @@ RedHat:
       - salt-minion
   packages:
     required:
+      - python-setuptools
+      - python-configobj
       - python-click
       - python-tox
       - python-netaddr
@@ -42,4 +49,3 @@ RedHat:
       - gdisk
       - lshw
       - hwinfo
-
diff --git a/deepsea/packages.sls b/deepsea/packages.sls
index 6f99e42..7cd581c 100644
--- a/deepsea/packages.sls
+++ b/deepsea/packages.sls
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 {% from "deepsea/map.jinja" import deepsea with context -%}
 
-   {% if deepsea.packages.managed %}
-
 deepsea-packages-common-dependencies:
   pkg.installed:
     - pkgs:
@@ -12,5 +10,3 @@ deepsea-packages-common-dependencies:
       {% for pkg in deepsea.packages.required %}
       - {{ pkg }}
       {% endfor %}
-
-   {% endif %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 53b7c64..9271194 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 deepsea:
-  release: luminous
-  # clone software from git (default)
+  release: nautilus
+  # clone software from git (default: True)
   use_upstream_gitrepo: True
+  # or use a package repo (default: False)
   use_upstream_pkgrepo: False
   dev_env: False
 
@@ -14,5 +15,8 @@ deepsea:
     dev_env: False
 
   packages:
-    # Set True if https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/packages-formula is used/preferred
+    # Manage dependency packages with https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/packages-formula
     formula: False
+    # Manage packages with this formula
+    managed: True
+    required: []