diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Blosc/Blosc-1.12.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Blosc/Blosc-1.12.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index ca8add747dd9..e03707ac2e7a 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Blosc/Blosc-1.12.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/b/Blosc/Blosc-1.12.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ checksums = ['e04535e816bb942bedc9a0ba209944d1eb34e26e2d9cca37f114e8ee292cb3c8']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
-    ('CMake', '3.8.2'),
+    ('CMake', '3.9.1'),
 ]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CMake/CMake-3.8.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CMake/CMake-3.8.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
deleted file mode 100644
index 80d38b273503..000000000000
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CMake/CMake-3.8.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
-
-name = 'CMake'
-version = '3.8.2'
-
-homepage = 'http://www.cmake.org'
-
-description = """
- CMake, the cross-platform, open-source build system.  CMake is a family of
- tools designed to build, test and package software.
-"""
-
-toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '6.4.0'}
-
-source_urls = ['http://www.cmake.org/files/v%(version_major_minor)s']
-sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
-checksums = ['da3072794eb4c09f2d782fcee043847b99bb4cf8d4573978d9b2024214d6e92d']
-
-configopts = '-- -DCMAKE_USE_OPENSSL=1 -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$EBROOTNCURSES'
-
-builddependencies = [
-    ('binutils', '2.28'),
-]
-
-dependencies = [
-    ('ncurses', '6.0'),
-    # OS dependency should be preferred if the os version is more recent then this version,
-    # it's nice to have an up to date openssl for security reasons
-    # ('OpenSSL', '1.1.0c'),
-]
-
-osdependencies = [
-    ('openssl-devel', 'libssl-dev', 'libopenssl-devel'),
-]
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': ["bin/%s" % x for x in ['ccmake', 'cmake', 'cpack', 'ctest']],
-    'dirs': [],
-}
-
-moduleclass = 'devel'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-7.54.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-7.55.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
similarity index 91%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-7.54.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-7.55.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 852ba24f5c3c..8c4d2ecaf06f 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-7.54.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/cURL/cURL-7.55.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
 
 name = 'cURL'
-version = '7.54.1'
+version = '7.55.1'
 
 homepage = 'http://curl.haxx.se'
 
@@ -19,20 +19,21 @@ toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '6.4.0'}
 
 source_urls = ['http://curl.haxx.se/download/']
 sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
-
-osdependencies = [
-    ('openssl-devel', 'libssl-dev', 'libopenssl-devel'),
-]
+checksums = ['09576ea5e66672648d83dce3af16d0cb294d4cba2b5d166ade39655c495f4a20']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
+    ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
     # OS dependency should be preferred if the os version is more recent then this version,
     # it's nice to have an up to date openssl for security reasons
-    # ('OpenSSL', '1.1.0e')
-    ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
+    # ('OpenSSL', '1.1.0f')
+]
+
+osdependencies = [
+    ('openssl-devel', 'libssl-dev', 'libopenssl-devel'),
 ]
 
 configopts = '--with-zlib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/d/DBus/DBus-1.10.20-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/d/DBus/DBus-1.10.20-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 99bd5ca7ab8e..b5146189173f 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/d/DBus/DBus-1.10.20-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/d/DBus/DBus-1.10.20-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ builddependencies = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('expat', '2.2.1'),
+    ('expat', '2.2.4'),
 ]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/Eigen/Eigen-3.3.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/Eigen/Eigen-3.3.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
deleted file mode 100644
index 50d812747508..000000000000
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/Eigen/Eigen-3.3.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-name = 'Eigen'
-version = '3.3.4'
-
-homepage = 'http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/index.php?title=Main_Page'
-
-description = """
- Eigen is a C++ template library for linear algebra:
- matrices, vectors, numerical solvers, and related algorithms.
-"""
-
-toolchain = {'name': 'GCCcore', 'version': '6.4.0'}
-
-source_urls = ['http://bitbucket.org/%(namelower)s/%(namelower)s/get']
-sources = ['%(version)s.tar.bz2']
-checksums = ['dd254beb0bafc695d0f62ae1a222ff85b52dbaa3a16f76e781dce22d0d20a4a6']
-
-moduleclass = 'math'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.2.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.2.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
similarity index 84%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.2.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.2.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 87f8150c2865..0b3c3b3cc346 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.2.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/expat/expat-2.2.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
 
 name = 'expat'
-version = '2.2.1'
+version = '2.2.4'
 
 homepage = 'http://expat.sourceforge.net/'
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = [SOURCEFORGE_SOURCE]
 sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_BZ2]
-checksums = ['1868cadae4c82a018e361e2b2091de103cd820aaacb0d6cfa49bd2cd83978885']
+checksums = ['03ad85db965f8ab2d27328abcf0bc5571af6ec0a414874b2066ee3fdd372019e']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeXL/FreeXL-1.0.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeXL/FreeXL-1.0.3-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
similarity index 81%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeXL/FreeXL-1.0.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeXL/FreeXL-1.0.3-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index f0015556cc19..5f74ada21000 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeXL/FreeXL-1.0.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/FreeXL/FreeXL-1.0.3-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
 
 name = 'FreeXL'
-version = '1.0.2'
+version = '1.0.3'
 
 homepage = 'https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/freexl/index'
 
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['http://www.gaia-gis.it/gaia-sins/freexl-sources/']
 sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
-checksums = ['b39a4814a0f53f5e09a9192c41e3e51bd658843f770399023a963eb064f6409d']
+checksums = ['f8ed29e03a6155454e538fce621e53991a270fcee31120ded339cff2523650a8']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
-    ('CMake', '3.8.2'),
+    ('CMake', '3.9.1'),
 ]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
similarity index 82%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 985994992e1e..74e751cff6f4 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.1-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fontconfig/fontconfig-2.12.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
 
 name = 'fontconfig'
-version = '2.12.1'
+version = '2.12.4'
 
 homepage = 'http://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig'
 
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['http://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/']
 sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
-checksums = ['a9f42d03949f948a3a4f762287dbc16e53a927c91a07ee64207ebd90a9e5e292']
+checksums = ['fd5a6a663f4c4a00e196523902626654dd0c4a78686cbc6e472f338e50fdf806']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('expat', '2.2.1'),
+    ('expat', '2.2.4'),
     ('freetype', '2.8'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/freetype/freetype-2.8-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/freetype/freetype-2.8-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 683ea59e3da2..69e87c2fdd0d 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/freetype/freetype-2.8-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/freetype/freetype-2.8-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ builddependencies = [
 
 dependencies = [
     ('bzip2', '1.0.6'),
-    ('libpng', '1.6.30'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.32'),
     ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/j/JasPer/JasPer-2.0.12-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/j/JasPer/JasPer-2.0.12-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index b2d812f32337..3714a84e8e83 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/j/JasPer/JasPer-2.0.12-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/j/JasPer/JasPer-2.0.12-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ checksums = ['5b24faf5ed38670d6286e45ab7516b26458d05e7929b435afe569176765f4dda']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
-    ('CMake', '3.8.2'),
+    ('CMake', '3.9.1'),
 ]
 
 separate_build_dir = True
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libgd/libgd-2.2.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libgd/libgd-2.2.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 463baf18d20d..fb6d92095209 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libgd/libgd-2.2.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libgd/libgd-2.2.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ builddependencies = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('fontconfig', '2.12.1'),
+    ('fontconfig', '2.12.4'),
     ('libjpeg-turbo', '1.5.2'),
-    ('libpng', '1.6.30'),
+    ('libpng', '1.6.32'),
     ('zlib', '1.2.11'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.30-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.32-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
similarity index 88%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.30-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.32-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 6dc219faecfc..88d9dd7aecd9 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.30-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libpng/libpng-1.6.32-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
 
 name = 'libpng'
-version = '1.6.30'
+version = '1.6.32'
 
 homepage = 'http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html'
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = [SOURCEFORGE_SOURCE]
 sources = [SOURCELOWER_TAR_GZ]
+checksums = ['1a8ae5c8eafad895cc3fce78fbcb6fdef663b8eb8375f04616e6496360093abb']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libsodium/libsodium-1.0.12-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libsodium/libsodium-1.0.13-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
similarity index 86%
rename from easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libsodium/libsodium-1.0.12-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
rename to easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libsodium/libsodium-1.0.13-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 927f15bb68b0..247097915a29 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libsodium/libsodium-1.0.12-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/l/libsodium/libsodium-1.0.13-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 easyblock = 'ConfigureMake'
 
 name = 'libsodium'
-version = '1.0.12'
+version = '1.0.13'
 
 homepage = 'http://doc.libsodium.org/'
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ toolchainopts = {'pic': True}
 
 source_urls = ['https://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/']
 sources = [SOURCE_TAR_GZ]
-checksums = ['b8648f1bb3a54b0251cf4ffa4f0d76ded13977d4fa7517d988f4c902dd8e2f95']
+checksums = ['9c13accb1a9e59ab3affde0e60ef9a2149ed4d6e8f99c93c7a5b97499ee323fd']
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/q/Qhull/Qhull-2015.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/q/Qhull/Qhull-2015.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 9734e3543a41..c077c6a6ba57 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/q/Qhull/Qhull-2015.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/q/Qhull/Qhull-2015.2-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ patches = [
 
 builddependencies = [
     ('binutils', '2.28'),
-    ('CMake', '3.8.2'),
+    ('CMake', '3.9.1'),
 ]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/Xerces-C++/Xerces-C++-3.1.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/Xerces-C++/Xerces-C++-3.1.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
index 3832c17c46ad..1d9545e9d9a1 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/Xerces-C++/Xerces-C++-3.1.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/x/Xerces-C++/Xerces-C++-3.1.4-GCCcore-6.4.0.eb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ builddependencies = [
 ]
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('cURL', '7.54.1'),
+    ('cURL', '7.55.1'),
 ]
 
 sanity_check_paths = {