diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 19ea111cb30..ca73dc47616 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup additional system libraries
-        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y xattr attr
-
       - name: Build AIStore on ${{ matrix.os }}
         run: |
           export GOPATH="$(go env GOPATH)"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-python-authn.yml b/.github/workflows/test-python-authn.yml
index 00b1df49904..be7e51f04bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-python-authn.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-python-authn.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         go-version: ['1.22.x']
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.8','3.9','3.10','3.11']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ jobs:
           sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
           sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/boost
 
-      - name: Setup additional system libraries
-        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y xattr attr
-
       - name: Run AIStore
         env:
           GOPATH: ${{ secrets.GOPATH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
index c1a543559f9..3155868686c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-python.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         go-version: ['1.22.x']
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.11']
+        python-version: ['3.8','3.9','3.10','3.11']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Install Go
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup additional system libraries
-        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y xattr attr
-
       - name: Remove unnecessary directories to free up space
         run: |
           sudo rm -rf /usr/local/.ghcup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-short.yml b/.github/workflows/test-short.yml
index dbedee2c747..729e3194044 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-short.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-short.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup additional system libraries
-        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y xattr attr
-
       - name: Run and test AIStore
         run: |
           export GOPATH="$(go env GOPATH)"
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 0f44b34ab8b..a7613abf761 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@ runs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3
       with:
         go-version: 1.22.x
-    - name: Setup additional system libraries
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install -y xattr attr
-        fi
+
     - name: Build and deploy AIStore locally
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/docs/getting_started.md b/docs/getting_started.md
index 3fbd4197b5f..5d7575f588c 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started.md
@@ -494,9 +494,6 @@ os.environ['PATH'] += ':/usr/local/go/bin:/content/go/bin'
 After installing Go, you can proceed to install and run AIStore:
 
 ```bash
-# Update package lists and install dependencies
-!sudo apt update
-!sudo apt install -y xattr attr
 
 # Clone the AIStore repository
 !git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/aistore.git
diff --git a/python/aistore/sdk/README.md b/python/aistore/sdk/README.md
index 1ca3b4f7211..7164983bc93 100644
--- a/python/aistore/sdk/README.md
+++ b/python/aistore/sdk/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The project is, essentially, a Python port of the [AIS Go APIs](https://aistore.
 
 The SDK also includes the `authn` sub-package for managing authentication, users, roles, clusters, and tokens. For more details, refer to the [AuthN sub-package README](https://github.com/NVIDIA/aistore/blob/main/python/aistore/sdk/authn/README.md).
 
-> Only Python 3.x (version 3.6 or later) is currently supported.
+> Support is currently limited to Python 3.x, with a minimum requirement of version 3.8 or later.
 
 ---