diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0c40311f99..255255b0f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,340 +5,57 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  static-checks:
+  egg_task_fedora_37:
 
-    name: Static checks
+    name: Egg task fedora:37
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     container:
-      image: quay.io/avocado-framework/avocado-ci-fedora-38
-
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "Job triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event on branch is ${{ github.ref }} in repository is ${{ github.repository }}, runner on ${{ runner.os }}"
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-      - name: Allow git to operate on directory checked out by GH Actions
-        run: git config --global --add safe.directory `pwd`
-      - name: Installing Avocado development dependencies
-        run: make requirements-dev
-      - name: Installing Avocado in develop mode
-        run: python3 setup.py develop --user
-      - name: Run static checks
-        env:
-          COMMIT_COUNT: ${{ github.event.pull_request.commits  }}
-        run: python3 setup.py test --select=static-checks
-      - name: Archive failed tests logs
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: static-checks-logs
-          path: /home/runner/avocado/job-results/
-          retention-days: 1
-      - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
-
-  smokecheck-linux:
-
-    name: Smokecheck on Linux with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10.0, 3.11, 3.12.0]
-      fail-fast: false
-
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "Job triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event on branch is ${{ github.ref }} in repository is ${{ github.repository }}, runner on ${{ runner.os }}"
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Install setuptools on Python 3.12
-        run: python3 -c 'import setuptools' || python3 -m pip install setuptools
-      - name: Avocado smokecheck
-        run: make smokecheck
-
-  check-linux:
-
-    name: Linux with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    needs: smokecheck-linux
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10.0, 3.11, 3.12.0]
-      fail-fast: false
-
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "Job triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event on branch is ${{ github.ref }} in repository is ${{ github.repository }}, runner on ${{ runner.os }}"
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Display Python version
-        run: python -V --version
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-      - name: Install setuptools on Python 3.12
-        run: python3 -c 'import setuptools' || python3 -m pip install setuptools
-      - name: Installing Avocado in develop mode
-        run: python3 setup.py develop --user
-      - name: Avocado version
-        run: avocado --version
-      - name: Unittests and fast functional tests
-        run: python3 setup.py test --skip=static-checks
-      - name: Archive failed tests logs
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: linux-logs-${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          path: /home/runner/avocado/job-results/
-          retention-days: 1
-      - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
-
-  code-coverage:
-
-    name: Code Coverage
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.11]
-    env:
-      CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: "387887b88a76f31c2c376219fc749689ea5975c8fe7fcd9609f1dcc139e053a6"
-
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "Job triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event on branch is ${{ github.ref }} in repository is ${{ github.repository }}, runner on ${{ runner.os }}"
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Install
-        run: |
-         pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-         curl -L https://codeclimate.com/downloads/test-reporter/test-reporter-latest-linux-amd64 > ./cc-test-reporter
-         chmod +x ./cc-test-reporter
-      - name: Run pre script
-        run: ./cc-test-reporter before-build
-      - name: Run script
-        run: make develop && ./selftests/run_coverage
-      - name: Run post script
-        run: ./cc-test-reporter after-build
-      - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
-
-
-# macOS check on latest Python
-
-  check-macos:
-
-    name: macOS with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: macos-12
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.11.1]
-
+      image: fedora:37
     steps:
-      - run: echo "Job triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event on branch is ${{ github.ref }} in repository is ${{ github.repository }}, runner on ${{ runner.os }}"
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Display Python version
-        run: python -V --version
-      - name: Install avocado
+      - name: Test running avocado from eggs
         run: |
-          python3 -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-          python setup.py develop --user
-      - name: Show avocado help
-        run: python -m avocado --help
-      - name: Example test
-        run: python -m avocado run examples/tests/passtest.py
-      - name: List test
-        run: python -m avocado --verbose list selftests/unit/* selftests/functional/* selftests/*sh
-      - name: Run a subset of avocado's selftests
-        run: PATH=~/Library/Python/3.11/bin:$PATH ./selftests/check.py --skip=static-checks
-      - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
-
-
-# Windows checks on latest Python
-
-  smokecheck-windows:
-
-    name: Windows with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: windows-2019
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.9, 3.10.0, 3.11, 3.12.0]
-
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "Job triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event on branch is ${{ github.ref }} in repository is ${{ github.repository }}, runner on ${{ runner.os }}"
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Display Python version
-        run: python -V --version
-      - name: Install setuptools on Python 3.12
-        run: python -c 'import setuptools' || python -m pip install setuptools
-      - name: Install avocado
-        run: python setup.py develop --user
-      - name: Show avocado help
-        run: python -m avocado --help
-      - name: Example test
-        run: python -m avocado run examples\tests\passtest.py
-      - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
-
-
-# Checks that Python packages builds succeeds
-
-  package-build:
-    name: Build Package (wheel/tarball) for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10.0, 3.11, 3.12.0]
-      fail-fast: false
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - name: Install setuptools on Python 3.12
-      run: python3 -c 'import setuptools' || python3 -m pip install setuptools
-    - name: Build tarballs and wheels
-      run: make -f Makefile.gh build-wheel check-wheel
-    - name: Save tarballs and wheels as artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: tarballs_and_wheels-${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        path: ${{github.workspace}}/PYPI_UPLOAD/
-        retention-days: 1
-    - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
-
-  egg-build:
-    name: Build Egg for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        python-version: [3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10.0, 3.11, 3.12.0]
-      fail-fast: false
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    - name: Install setuptools on Python 3.12
-      run: python3 -c 'import setuptools' || python3 -m pip install setuptools
-    - name: Build eggs
-      run: make -f Makefile.gh build-egg
-    - name: Save eggs as artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-      with:
-        name: eggs-${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        path: ${{github.workspace}}/EGG_UPLOAD/
-        retention-days: 1
-    - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
-
-  experimental-checks:
-    name: Experimental checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "Job triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event on branch is ${{ github.ref }} in repository is ${{ github.repository }}, runner on ${{ runner.os }}"
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Run Codespell Check
-        run: make -f Makefile.gh codespell
-      - name: Run bandit check
-        run: make -f Makefile.gh bandit
-        continue-on-error: True
-      - name: Save bandit output as artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: bandit-results
-          path: /home/runner/work/avocado/avocado/bandit-output.txt
-          retention-days: 1
-      - run: echo "🥑 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
+         dnf -y install python3 python3-setuptools
+         python3 setup.py bdist_egg
+         mv dist/avocado_framework-*egg /tmp
+         python3 setup.py clean --all
+         python3 -c 'import sys; import glob; sys.path.insert(0, glob.glob("/tmp/avocado_framework-*.egg")[0]); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
+         cd /tmp
+         python3 -c 'import sys; from pkg_resources import require; require("avocado-framework"); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
 
 
-  version_task:
+  egg_task_fedora_38:
 
-    name: Version task (${{ matrix.container }})
+    name: Egg task fedora:38
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        container: ["fedora:37",
-                    "fedora:38",
-                    "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8.8",
-                    "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi:9.2",
-                    "debian:10.10",
-                    "debian:11.0",
-                    "ubuntu:21.10",
-                    "ubuntu:20.04"]
+    container:
+      image: fedora:38
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Install and run avocado --version
+      - name: Test running avocado from eggs
         run: |
-         if ! command -v dnf &> /dev/null
-         then
-           python3 -c 'import setuptools' || dnf -y install python3 python3-setuptools
-         else
-           python3 --version || (apt update && apt -y install python3 python3-setuptools ca-certificates)
-         fi
-         python3 setup.py develop --user
-         python3 -m avocado --version
-
+         dnf -y install python3-setuptools
+         python3 setup.py bdist_egg
+         mv dist/avocado_framework-*egg /tmp
+         python3 setup.py clean --all
+         python3 -c 'import sys; import glob; sys.path.insert(0, glob.glob("/tmp/avocado_framework-*.egg")[0]); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
+         cd /tmp
+         python3 -c 'import sys; from pkg_resources import require; require("avocado-framework"); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
 
-  egg_task:
+  egg_task_ubi_8:
 
-    name: Egg task (${{ matrix.container }})
+    name: Egg task ubi:8.8
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        container: ["fedora:37",
-                    "fedora:38",
-                    "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8.8",
-                    "registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi:9.2",
-                    "debian:10.10",
-                    "debian:11.0",
-                    "ubuntu:21.10",
-                    "ubuntu:20.04"]
+    container:
+      image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8.8
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Test running avocado from eggs
         run: |
-         if ! command -v dnf &> /dev/null
-         then
-           python3 -c 'import setuptools' || dnf -y install python3 python3-setuptools
-         else
-           python3 --version || (apt update && apt -y install python3 python3-setuptools)
-         fi
+         dnf -y install python38 python38-setuptools
          python3 setup.py bdist_egg
          mv dist/avocado_framework-*egg /tmp
          python3 setup.py clean --all
@@ -346,74 +63,60 @@ jobs:
          cd /tmp
          python3 -c 'import sys; from pkg_resources import require; require("avocado-framework"); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
 
+  egg_task_ubi_9:
 
-  podman_egg_task:
-
-    name: Podman Egg task
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    name: Egg task ubi:9.2
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    container:
+      image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi:9.2
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Test running avocado from eggs under Podman spawner
+      - name: Test running avocado from eggs
         run: |
-         apt update && apt -y install python3 python3-setuptools
          python3 setup.py bdist_egg
-         mv dist/avocado_framework-*egg /tmp/avocado_framework.egg
+         mv dist/avocado_framework-*egg /tmp
          python3 setup.py clean --all
-         python3 -c 'import sys; sys.path.insert(0, "/tmp/avocado_framework.egg"); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run --spawner=podman --spawner-podman-image=fedora:38 --spawner-podman-avocado-egg=file:///tmp/avocado_framework.egg -- /bin/true
-
-  podman_external_runner_task:
+         python3 -c 'import sys; import glob; sys.path.insert(0, glob.glob("/tmp/avocado_framework-*.egg")[0]); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
+         cd /tmp
+         python3 -c 'import sys; from pkg_resources import require; require("avocado-framework"); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
 
-    name: Podman spawner with 3rd party runner plugin
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Test running avocado from released eggs under Podman spawner with 3rd party plugins
-        run: |
-         apt update && apt -y install python3 python3-setuptools
-         python3 setup.py develop --user
-         cd examples/plugins/tests/magic
-         python3 setup.py develop --user
-         cd ../../../../
-         python3 -m avocado -V list -- magic:pass magic:fail | grep "magic: 2"
-         podman pull quay.io/avocado-framework/avocado-ci-magic
-         python3 -m avocado run --spawner=podman --spawner-podman-image=quay.io/avocado-framework/avocado-ci-magic -- magic:pass
-         tail -n1 ~/avocado/job-results/latest/results.tap | grep "ok 1 magic:pass"
-         python3 -m avocado run --spawner=podman --spawner-podman-image=quay.io/avocado-framework/avocado-ci-magic -- magic:fail || true
-         tail -n1 ~/avocado/job-results/latest/results.tap | grep "not ok 1 magic:fail"
+  egg_task_debian_10:
 
-  fedora_develop_install_uninstall_task:
-    name: Fedora develop install/uninstall task
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Egg task debian:10.10
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     container:
-      image: fedora:38
+      image: debian:10.10
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Test avocado install/uninstall
+      - name: Test running avocado from eggs
         run: |
-         python3 -c 'import setuptools' || dnf -y install python3 python3-setuptools
-         python3 setup.py develop --user
-         test `python3 -m avocado plugins | grep ^html | wc -l` -eq "3"
-         test `python3 -m avocado plugins | grep ^robot | wc -l` -eq "2"
-         python3 setup.py develop --user --uninstall
+         apt update
+         apt -y install python3 python3-setuptools
+         python3 setup.py bdist_egg
+         mv dist/avocado_framework-*egg /tmp
          python3 setup.py clean --all
-         python3 setup.py develop --user --skip-optional-plugins
-         python3 -m avocado --version
-         test `python3 -m avocado plugins | grep ^html | wc -l` -eq "0"
-         test `python3 -m avocado plugins | grep ^robot | wc -l` -eq "0"
+         python3 -c 'import sys; import glob; sys.path.insert(0, glob.glob("/tmp/avocado_framework-*.egg")[0]); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
+         cd /tmp
+         python3 -c 'import sys; from pkg_resources import require; require("avocado-framework"); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
 
+  egg_task_debian_11:
 
-  fedora_selftests_task:
-    name: Fedora selftests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Egg task debian:11.0
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     container:
-      image: quay.io/avocado-framework/avocado-ci-fedora-36
+      image: debian:11.0
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Run unittests and functional tests
+      - name: Test running avocado from eggs
         run: |
-         make develop
-         PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH LANG=en_US.UTF-8 AVOCADO_CHECK_LEVEL=0 python3 selftests/check.py  --skip static-checks
+         apt update
+         apt -y install python3 python3-setuptools
+         python3 setup.py bdist_egg
+         mv dist/avocado_framework-*egg /tmp
+         python3 setup.py clean --all
+         python3 -c 'import sys; import glob; sys.path.insert(0, glob.glob("/tmp/avocado_framework-*.egg")[0]); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true
+         cd /tmp
+         python3 -c 'import sys; from pkg_resources import require; require("avocado-framework"); from avocado.core.main import main; sys.exit(main())' run /bin/true