diff --git a/debian/_buildscripts/local/00_extradeps.sh b/debian/_buildscripts/local/00_extradeps.sh
index 3a101d049..763b5091c 100755
--- a/debian/_buildscripts/local/00_extradeps.sh
+++ b/debian/_buildscripts/local/00_extradeps.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ else
 	build_module "edeps/gettext-kde"
 	build_module "edeps/fireflies"
 	build_module "edeps/imlib"
-	build_module "edeps/opensync"
+#	build_module "edeps/opensync"   # deprecated - no longer required in R14.1 series. To remove in R14.2.0
 	build_module "edeps/libbeagle"
 	build_module "edeps/pcsc-lite-nodbus"
 	build_module "edeps/lcms"
diff --git a/debian/_buildscripts/local/README.txt b/debian/_buildscripts/local/README.txt
index f2eb1a2b2..4d0595031 100644
--- a/debian/_buildscripts/local/README.txt
+++ b/debian/_buildscripts/local/README.txt
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ A) Environment preparation
                           
 4) Clone TDE git repositories
    - TDE main repo
-     cd "TDE_DIR/1_git"
+     cd "$TDE_DIR/1_git"
      git clone https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea/TDE/tde
      cd tde
      git submodule init -- scripts
      git submodule update -- scripts
      ./scripts/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean anonymous
    - TDE packaging repo 
-     cd "TDE_DIR/1_git"
+     cd "$TDE_DIR/1_git"
      git clone https://mirror.git.trinitydesktop.org/gitea/TDE/tde-packaging
 
 5) Add your user to the sudo group (not required if you are root)
diff --git a/debian/_buildscripts/local/update_repositories.sh b/debian/_buildscripts/local/update_repositories.sh
index 197a3e86c..b07220085 100755
--- a/debian/_buildscripts/local/update_repositories.sh
+++ b/debian/_buildscripts/local/update_repositories.sh
@@ -56,13 +56,11 @@ declare -A COLOR_STRINGS=(
 #  $1 - module folder
 #  $2 - operation type
 #  $3 - branch to update
-#  $4 - new branch flag (only for reporting)
 function _do_update()
 {
 	local MOD_PATH=$1
 	local OP_TYPE=$2
 	local BRANCH=$3
-	local NEW_BRANCH=$4
 	local RESULT=""
 	local LINE_CTRL_SUFFIX=""
 	
@@ -93,14 +91,12 @@ function _do_update()
 				fi
 				# Make sure the local branch exists
 				if [[ -z `git branch | grep -E "\b$BRANCH\b"` ]]; then
-					NEW_BRANCH="y"
 					eval git checkout -b \"$BRANCH\" \"origin/$BRANCH\" $OPT_VERBOSE_LOG
 				else
 					eval git checkout \"$BRANCH\" $OPT_VERBOSE_LOG
 				fi
 				# Make sure the local branch is a tracking branch
 				if [[ -z `git config branch."$BRANCH".remote` ]]; then
-					NEW_BRANCH="y"
 					git branch -u "origin/$BRANCH" &>/dev/null #$
 					git reset --hard "origin/$BRANCH" &>/dev/null
 				fi
@@ -115,11 +111,7 @@ function _do_update()
 						RESULT="FAIL"
 					fi
 				else
-					if [[ "$NEW_BRANCH" = "y" ]]; then
-						RESULT="UPDATE"
-					else
-						RESULT="OK"
-					fi
+					RESULT="OK"
 				fi
 			else
 				RESULT="FAIL"
@@ -156,7 +148,6 @@ function _do_update()
 #  $1 - module folder
 #  $2 - operation type 
 #  $3 - branch to update
-#  $4 - new branch flag (only for reporting)
 function _update_module()
 {
 	local MOD_PATH=$1
@@ -166,22 +157,18 @@ function _update_module()
 	# Current module
 	_do_update "$@"
   # Submodules
-	local NEW_BRANCH="n"
   local SUBMOD_LIST="$MOD_PATH/.gitmodules"
 	if [[ -e "$SUBMOD_LIST" ]]; then
 		sed -n "s|^\[submodule \"\([^\"]*\)\"\]$|\1|p" <$SUBMOD_LIST |\
 		while read -r SUBMOD_PATH; do
-			NEW_BRANCH="n"
 			cd "$MOD_PATH" &>/dev/null
 			if [[ -z "`git config --get submodule.$SUBMOD_PATH.url`" ]]; then
-			  NEW_BRANCH="y"  # if a submodule is missing, need to report "update" status
 				eval git submodule init -- \"$SUBMOD_PATH\" $OPT_VERBOSE_LOG
 			fi
 			if [[ ! -e "$MOD_PATH/$SUBMOD_PATH/.git" ]]; then
-			  NEW_BRANCH="y"  # if a submodule is incomplete, need to report "update" status
 				eval git submodule update -- \"$SUBMOD_PATH\" $OPT_VERBOSE_LOG
 			fi
-			_update_module "$MOD_PATH/$SUBMOD_PATH" "$OP_TYPE" "$BRANCH" "$NEW_BRANCH"
+			_update_module "$MOD_PATH/$SUBMOD_PATH" "$OP_TYPE" "$BRANCH"
 		done
 	fi
 }
@@ -238,10 +225,10 @@ if [[ "$flag_SWITCH_ONLY" != "y" ]]; then
 		echo_and_tee "${CLightCyan}---------------------------------------${CNone}" "$LOG_UPDATE_REPO_FILENAME"
 			
 		# Update TDE main repository
-		_update_module "$REPO_TDE" "update" "$branch" "n"
+		_update_module "$REPO_TDE" "update" "$branch"
 		
 		# Update TDE packaging repository
-		_update_module "$TDE_DIR/$CFG_GIT_DIR/tde-packaging" "update" "$branch" "n"
+		_update_module "$TDE_DIR/$CFG_GIT_DIR/tde-packaging" "update" "$branch"
 
 		echo -e "\033[2K"
 		echo "" >> "$LOG_UPDATE_REPO_FILENAME"
@@ -255,10 +242,10 @@ if [[ "$DEFAULT_REPO_BRANCH" != "$_LAST_BRANCH" ]]; then
 	echo_and_tee "${CLightCyan}---------------------------------------${CNone}" "$LOG_UPDATE_REPO_FILENAME"
 		
 	# Switch TDE main repository
-	_update_module "$REPO_TDE" "switch-to" "$DEFAULT_REPO_BRANCH" "n"
+	_update_module "$REPO_TDE" "switch-to" "$DEFAULT_REPO_BRANCH"
 	
 	# Switch TDE packaging repository
-	_update_module "$TDE_DIR/$CFG_GIT_DIR/tde-packaging" "switch-to" "$DEFAULT_REPO_BRANCH" "n"
+	_update_module "$TDE_DIR/$CFG_GIT_DIR/tde-packaging" "switch-to" "$DEFAULT_REPO_BRANCH"
 
 	echo -e "\033[2K"
 	echo "" >> "$LOG_UPDATE_REPO_FILENAME"