diff --git a/.github/scripts/setup_environment.sh b/.github/scripts/setup_environment.sh
index a6672b261..2608b4293 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/setup_environment.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/setup_environment.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ set -xe
 # CICD ONLY ARGUMENTS
 : "${CICD_BUILD:=0}"
 : "${CICD_BUILD_BUILD_ICE_DRIVER:=0}"
+: "${INSTALL_DIR:=''}"
 
 script_name=$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
 script_path=$(readlink -qe "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/base_build.yml b/.github/workflows/base_build.yml
index d9027ca5e..12a192307 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base_build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ env:
   CICD_BUILD_BUILD_ICE_DRIVER: 0
   SETUP_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_DPDK: 1
   SETUP_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_EBPF_XDP: 0
-  SETUP_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_GPU_DIRECT: 1
+  SETUP_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_GPU_DIRECT: 0
   HOOK_RUST: 1
   HOOK_PYTHON: 1
   ECOSYSTEM_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_FFMPEG_PLUGIN: 1
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ env:
   TOOLS_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_MTL_MONITORS: 0
   TOOLS_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_MTL_READCAP: 1
   TOOLS_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_MTL_CPU_EMULATOR: 1
+  INSTALL_DIR: ''
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs:
   changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
     outputs:
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
   ubuntu-build:
     needs: changes
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'OpenVisualCloud/Media-Transport-Library' && needs.changes.outputs.ubuntu_build == 'true' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
@@ -62,6 +63,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
+      - name: 'Create temporary install directory'
+        run: 'echo "INSTALL_DIR=$(mktemp -d --tmpdir mtl-XXXXXXXXXX)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"'
+
+      - name: 'Remove incompatible pre-installed packages'
+        run: 'sudo apt remove libunwind-*'
+      
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Build Release
@@ -71,12 +78,16 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
         with:
           name: mtl-release-bin
-          path: '${{ github.workspace }}/build/'
+          path: |
+            build/
+            ecosystem/gstreamer_plugin/builddir/
+            tests/tools/RxTxApp/build/
+            ${{ env.INSTALL_DIR }}/ffmpeg/
 
   ubuntu-ebpf-xdp-build:
     needs: changes
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'OpenVisualCloud/Media-Transport-Library' && needs.changes.outputs.ubuntu_build == 'true' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
@@ -84,10 +95,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
+      - name: 'Remove incompatible pre-installed packages'
+        run: 'sudo apt remove libunwind-*'
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: ebpf-xdp build
         run: sudo -E .github/scripts/setup_environment.sh
         env:
           SETUP_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_EBPF_XDP: 1
+          SETUP_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_GPU_DIRECT: 1
           TOOLS_BUILD_AND_INSTALL_MTL_MONITORS: 1
diff --git a/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/build.sh b/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/build.sh
index a525cf332..7103c5752 100755
--- a/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/build.sh
+++ b/ecosystem/ffmpeg_plugin/build.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
 
 set -e
 
+: "${INSTALL_DIR:=''}"
+
 # Default values
 ffmpeg_ver="7.0"
 enable_gpu=false
 script_path="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+extra_config_flags=""
 
 # Help message function
 usage() {
@@ -65,12 +68,15 @@ build_ffmpeg() {
 
 	if [ "$enable_gpu" = true ]; then
 		echo "Building with MTL_GPU_DIRECT_ENABLED"
-		extra_config_flags="--extra-cflags=-DMTL_GPU_DIRECT_ENABLED"
-	else
-		extra_config_flags=""
+		extra_config_flags+="--extra-cflags=-DMTL_GPU_DIRECT_ENABLED "
+	fi
+
+	if [ -n "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
+		echo "Installing in $INSTALL_DIR"
+		extra_config_flags+="--prefix=${INSTALL_DIR}/ffmpeg/"
 	fi
 
-	./configure --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-nonfree --enable-pic --enable-gpl --enable-libopenh264 --enable-encoder=libopenh264 --enable-mtl $extra_config_flags
+	./configure --enable-shared --disable-static --enable-nonfree --enable-pic --enable-gpl --enable-libopenh264 --enable-encoder=libopenh264 --enable-mtl "${extra_config_flags}"
 	make -j "$(nproc)"
 	sudo make install
 	sudo ldconfig