diff --git a/bdisk/bGPG.py b/bdisk/bGPG.py
index f123e68..34d39bf 100755
--- a/bdisk/bGPG.py
+++ b/bdisk/bGPG.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def genGPG(conf):
         distkey = conf['src'][a]['gpgkey']
         if keysrv and (keysrv not in gpgkeyserver):
             gpgkeyserver.append(keysrv)
-        if distkey not in distkeys:
+        if distkey and(distkey not in distkeys):
             distkeys.append(distkey)
     templates_dir = '{0}/extra/templates'.format(build['basedir'])
     mykey = False
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def genGPG(conf):
         if gpghome == '':
             # We'll generate a key if we can't find one here.
             gpghome = build['dlpath'] + '/.gnupg'
+    killStaleAgent(conf)
     os.environ['GNUPGHOME'] = gpghome
     gpg = gpgme.Context()
     # do we need to add a keyserver?
@@ -116,13 +117,13 @@ def killStaleAgent(conf):
     # Kill off any stale GPG agents running.
     # Probably not even needed, but good to have.
     chrootdir = conf['build']['chrootdir']
-    dlpath = conf['build']['dlpath']
+    gpgpath = conf['gpg']['mygpghome']
     procs = psutil.process_iter()
     plst = []
     for p in procs:
         if (p.name() in ('gpg-agent', 'dirmngr') and p.uids()[0] == os.getuid()):
             pd = psutil.Process(p.pid).as_dict()
-            for d in (chrootdir, dlpath):
+            for d in (chrootdir, gpgpath):
                 if pd['cwd'].startswith('{0}'.format(d)):
                     plst.append(p.pid)
     if len(plst) >= 1:
diff --git a/bdisk/host.py b/bdisk/host.py
index d74f138..f243bd5 100755
--- a/bdisk/host.py
+++ b/bdisk/host.py
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ def getConfig(conf_file='/etc/bdisk/build.ini'):
     conf = False
     # define some defailt conf paths in case we're installed by
     # a package manager. in order of the paths we should search.
-    currentdir = os.path.abspath('{0}/../extra/dist.build.ini'.format(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))))
+    currentdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+    currentdir_user = os.path.abspath('{0}/../build.ini'.format(currentdir))
+    currentdir_def = os.path.abspath('{0}/../extra/dist.build.ini'.format(currentdir))
     default_conf_paths = ['/etc/bdisk/build.ini',
                         '/usr/share/bdisk/build.ini',
                         '/usr/share/bdisk/extra/build.ini',
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ def getConfig(conf_file='/etc/bdisk/build.ini'):
                         '/opt/dev/bdisk/build.ini',
                         '/opt/dev/bdisk/extra/build.ini',
                         '/opt/dev/bdisk/extra/dist.build.ini',
-                        currentdir]
+                        currentdir_user]
         # if we weren't given one/using the default...
     if conf_file == '/etc/bdisk/build.ini':
         if not os.path.isfile(conf_file):
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ def getConfig(conf_file='/etc/bdisk/build.ini'):
                     break
     else:
         conf = conf_file
-    defconf = '{0}/../extra/dist.build.ini'.format(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
+    defconf = os.path.abspath('{0}/../extra/dist.build.ini'.format(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))))
     if not conf:
         # okay, so let's check for distributed/"blank" ini's
         # since we can't seem to find one.
diff --git a/extra/dist.build.ini b/extra/dist.build.ini
index 15f5fa1..62220da 100644
--- a/extra/dist.build.ini
+++ b/extra/dist.build.ini
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ srcdir = ${dlpath}/src
 prepdir = ${dlpath}/temp
 archboot = ${prepdir}/${bdisk:name}
 mountpt = /mnt/${bdisk:uxname}
-multiarch = yes
+#multiarch = yes
+multiarch = x86_64
 sign = yes
-ipxe =
+ipxe = no
 i_am_a_racecar = yes
 
 [gpg]
 mygpgkey =
-mygpghome =
+mygpghome = ${build:dlpath}/.gnupg
 
 [sync]
 http = no
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/TEMPLATE b/extra/modules/distro/TEMPLATE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd82e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/TEMPLATE
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# The modules found in here are for distro-specific differences in the builds.
+# For instance, if you want to build a Debian-based BDisk, you'd specify pkg['install'] = ['apt-get', '-y', 'install', '%PKG%'],
+# name this file as "debian.py", and set bdisk:distro as 'debian'.
+# Note that the guest will need python installed. If distro is set as "NOCHECK", a distro check of the tarball won't be performed
+# (as the distro check requires python be installed first).
+
+# Special variables to be used in strings:
+# %PKG%	= the name of a package would be inserted here.
+
+# This template uses Debian as an example.
+
+# The name of the distro. Must match the output from platform.linux_distribution()[0].lower()
+# Regex is supported.
+distro = 'debian'
+
+# The path to python. Can be either python 2.x (2.6 or higher) or 3.x.
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python'
+
+guestenv = {}
+# The following environment variables will be set for the guest.
+guestenv['DEBIAN_FRONTEND'] = 'noninteractive'
+
+scripts = {}
+# This variable can be used to perform some additional system tweaks and such. This is run before package installation.
+# It must be formatted as a complete script- i.e. include a shebang etc.
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+
+# This variable can be used to perform some additional system tweaks and such. This is run after package installation.
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+
+
+pkg = {}
+# The command, with arguments, in list format that should be run before we install software in the guest.
+# For instance, if your guest distro requires a local package listing cache (nearly all of them do) to be
+# updated first, this is where it would be run.
+pkg['pre'] = ['apt-get', '-y', 'update']
+
+# The command, with arguments, in a list format to install a package.
+# Note that the command must be constructed in a way that does not require user interaction.
+pkg['install'] = ['apt-get', '-y', 'install', '%PKG%']
+
+# The command, with arguments, in list format to use to check if a package is installed.
+# It should return 0 on exist status if it's installed. Any other exit status assumes the package is not installed.
+pkg['check'] = ['dpkg-query', '-f', '${binary:Package}\n', '-W', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/arch.py b/extra/modules/distro/arch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3266a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/arch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+distro = 'arch'
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python'
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+pkg['pre'] = ['pacman', '-Syyy']
+pkg['install'] = ['apacman', '-S', '%PKG%']
+pkg['check'] = ['pacman', '-Q', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/centos.py b/extra/modules/distro/centos.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db749a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/centos.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+distro = 'centos linux'
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python'
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+pkg['pre'] = ['yum', 'makecache']
+pkg['install'] = ['yum', '-y', 'install', '%PKG%']
+pkg['check'] = ['rpm', '-qi', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/debian.py b/extra/modules/distro/debian.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5069f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/debian.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+distro = 'debian'
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python'
+guestenv['DEBIAN_FRONTEND'] = 'noninteractive'
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+pkg['pre'] = ['apt-get', '-q', '-y', 'update']
+pkg['install'] = ['apt-get', '-q', '-y', '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef"', '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold"', 'install', '%PKG%']
+pkg['check'] = ['dpkg-query', '-f', "'${binary:Package}\n'", '-W', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/fedora.py b/extra/modules/distro/fedora.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66d8bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/fedora.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+distro = 'fedora'
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python3'
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+pkg['pre'] = ['yum', 'makecache']
+pkg['install'] = ['yum', '-y', 'install', '%PKG%']
+pkg['check'] = ['rpm', '-qi', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/rhel.py b/extra/modules/distro/rhel.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d20b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/rhel.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+distro = 'red hat enterprise linux (server|desktop)'
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python'
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+pkg['pre'] = ['yum', 'makecache']
+pkg['install'] = ['yum', '-y', 'install', '%PKG%']
+pkg['check'] = ['rpm', '-qi', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/sles.py b/extra/modules/distro/sles.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c021edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/sles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+distro = 'suse linux enterprise server'
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python'
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+pkg['pre'] = ['zypper', 'refresh']
+pkg['install'] = ['zypper', 'install', '--no-confirm', '-l', '%PKG%']
+pkg['check'] = ['rpm', '-qi', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/modules/distro/ubuntu.py b/extra/modules/distro/ubuntu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d95179d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/modules/distro/ubuntu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+distro = 'ubuntu'
+pybin = '/usr/bin/python'
+guestenv['DEBIAN_FRONTEND'] = 'noninteractive'
+script['pre'] = """#!/bin/bash
+touch /root/BDISK
+"""
+script['post'] = """#!/bin/bash
+rm -f /root/BDISK
+"""
+pkg['pre'] = ['apt-get', '-q', '-y', 'update']
+pkg['install'] = ['apt-get', '-q', '-y', '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef"', '-o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold"', 'install', '%PKG%']
+pkg['check'] = ['dpkg-query', '-f', "'${binary:Package}\n'", '-W', '%PKG']
diff --git a/extra/pkg.build.ini b/extra/pkg.build.ini
index 5a14829..04f686a 100644
--- a/extra/pkg.build.ini
+++ b/extra/pkg.build.ini
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@ srcdir = ${dlpath}/src
 prepdir = ${dlpath}/temp
 archboot = ${prepdir}/${bdisk:name}
 mountpt = /mnt/${bdisk:uxname}
-multiarch = yes
+#multiarch = yes
+multiarch = x86_64
 ipxe = no
 i_am_a_racecar = no
 
 [gpg]
 mygpgkey =
-mygpghome =
+mygpghome = ${build:dlpath}/.gnupg
 
 [sync]
 http = no