diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 03d1b096a9..51d99a56c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -227,17 +227,15 @@ jobs:
             pool: ubuntu-latest
           - jobname: linux-sha256
             cc: clang
-            os: ubuntu
             pool: ubuntu-latest
           - jobname: linux-gcc
             cc: gcc
             cc_package: gcc-8
-            pool: ubuntu-latest
+            pool: ubuntu-20.04
           - jobname: linux-TEST-vars
             cc: gcc
-            os: ubuntu
             cc_package: gcc-8
-            pool: ubuntu-latest
+            pool: ubuntu-20.04
           - jobname: osx-clang
             cc: clang
             pool: macos-12
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ jobs:
         - jobname: linux-musl
           image: alpine
         - jobname: linux32
-          os: ubuntu32
           image: daald/ubuntu32:xenial
         - jobname: pedantic
           image: fedora
diff --git a/ci/install-dependencies.sh b/ci/install-dependencies.sh
index c3a92b307d..4f407530d3 100755
--- a/ci/install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/ci/install-dependencies.sh
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 
 . ${0%/*}/lib.sh
 
-P4WHENCE=https://cdist2.perforce.com/perforce/r$LINUX_P4_VERSION
+P4WHENCE=https://cdist2.perforce.com/perforce/r21.2
 LFSWHENCE=https://github.com/github/git-lfs/releases/download/v$LINUX_GIT_LFS_VERSION
 UBUNTU_COMMON_PKGS="make libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat-dev
  tcl tk gettext zlib1g-dev perl-modules liberror-perl libauthen-sasl-perl
  libemail-valid-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libnet-smtp-ssl-perl"
 
 case "$runs_on_pool" in
-ubuntu-latest)
+ubuntu-*)
 	sudo apt-get -q update
 	sudo apt-get -q -y install language-pack-is libsvn-perl apache2 \
-		$UBUNTU_COMMON_PKGS $CC_PACKAGE
+		$UBUNTU_COMMON_PKGS $CC_PACKAGE $PYTHON_PACKAGE
 	mkdir --parents "$P4_PATH"
 	pushd "$P4_PATH"
 		wget --quiet "$P4WHENCE/bin.linux26x86_64/p4d"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ macos-*)
 	mkdir -p $HOME/bin
 	(
 		cd $HOME/bin
-		wget -q "https://cdist2.perforce.com/perforce/r21.2/bin.macosx1015x86_64/helix-core-server.tgz" &&
+		wget -q "$P4WHENCE/bin.macosx1015x86_64/helix-core-server.tgz" &&
 		tar -xf helix-core-server.tgz &&
 		sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine p4 p4d 2>/dev/null || true
 	)
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ esac
 if type p4d >/dev/null 2>&1 && type p4 >/dev/null 2>&1
 then
 	echo "$(tput setaf 6)Perforce Server Version$(tput sgr0)"
-	p4d -V | grep Rev.
+	p4d -V
 	echo "$(tput setaf 6)Perforce Client Version$(tput sgr0)"
-	p4 -V | grep Rev.
+	p4 -V
 else
 	echo >&2 "WARNING: perforce wasn't installed, see above for clues why"
 fi
diff --git a/ci/lib.sh b/ci/lib.sh
index 03d7de0133..6561216a65 100755
--- a/ci/lib.sh
+++ b/ci/lib.sh
@@ -226,18 +226,18 @@ export GIT_TEST_CLONE_2GB=true
 export SKIP_DASHED_BUILT_INS=YesPlease
 
 case "$runs_on_pool" in
-ubuntu-latest)
+ubuntu-*)
 	if test "$jobname" = "linux-gcc-default"
 	then
 		break
 	fi
 
-	if [ "$jobname" = linux-gcc ]
+	PYTHON_PACKAGE=python2
+	if test "$jobname" = linux-gcc
 	then
-		MAKEFLAGS="$MAKEFLAGS PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/python3"
-	else
-		MAKEFLAGS="$MAKEFLAGS PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/python2"
+		PYTHON_PACKAGE=python3
 	fi
+	MAKEFLAGS="$MAKEFLAGS PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/$PYTHON_PACKAGE"
 
 	export GIT_TEST_HTTPD=true
 
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ ubuntu-latest)
 	# were recorded in the Homebrew database upon creating the OS X
 	# image.
 	# Keep that in mind when you encounter a broken OS X build!
-	export LINUX_P4_VERSION="16.2"
 	export LINUX_GIT_LFS_VERSION="1.5.2"
 
 	P4_PATH="$HOME/custom/p4"