diff --git a/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8bd398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: 'Install Dependencies'
+description: 'Install Eigen, Boost, and other dependencies required by kde1d'
+inputs:
+  os:
+    description: 'The operating system to install dependencies for'
+    required: false
+    default: 'ubuntu-latest'
+  platform:
+    description: 'The platform to install dependencies for'
+    required: false
+    default: 'x64'
+  boost:
+    description: 'Whether to install Boost'
+    required: false
+    default: true
+  boost_install_dir:
+    description: 'The directory to install Boost to'
+    required: false
+    default: '/home/runner/work'
+  boost_version:
+    description: 'The version of Boost to install'
+    required: false
+    default: '1.84.0'
+  eigen:
+    description: 'Whether to install Eigen'
+    required: false
+    default: true
+  eigen_install_dir:
+    description: 'The directory to install Eigen to'
+    required: false
+    default: '/home/runner/work'
+  eigen_version:
+    description: 'The version of Eigen to install'
+    required: false
+    default: '3.4.0'
+  lcov:
+    description: 'Whether to install lcov'
+    required: false
+    default: true
+  update_compilers_ubuntu:
+    description: 'Whether to update the compilers on Ubuntu'
+    required: false
+    default: true
+outputs:
+  BOOST_ROOT:
+    description: 'The path to the boost installation, e.g. to be used in CMake'
+    value: ${{ steps.boost.outputs.BOOST_ROOT }}
+  EIGEN3_ROOT:
+    description: 'The path to the eigen installation, e.g. to be used in CMake'
+    value: ${{ inputs.eigen_install_dir }}/eigen
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+
+    - name: Update compilers on ubuntu
+      if: ${{ inputs.update_compilers_ubuntu }}
+      run: |
+          if [ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "ubuntu-latest" ]; then
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y g++ clang
+          sudo apt-get autoremove
+          fi
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Install boost ${{inputs.boost_version}}
+      if: ${{ inputs.boost }}
+      id: boost
+      uses: MarkusJx/install-boost@v2.3.1
+      with:
+          boost_version: ${{inputs.boost_version}}
+          boost_install_dir: ${{ inputs.boost_install_dir }}
+
+    - name: Install Eigen ${{inputs.eigen_version}}
+      if: ${{ inputs.eigen }}
+      run: |
+          if [ "${{ inputs.os }}" != "windows-latest" ]; then
+            git clone --depth 1 --branch ${{inputs.eigen_version}} https://gitlab.com/libeigen/eigen.git/ ${{runner.temp}}/eigen
+            cmake ${{runner.temp}}/eigen -B ${{runner.temp}}/eigen/build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{ inputs.eigen_install_dir }}
+            make install -C ${{runner.temp}}/eigen/build
+          else
+            cmd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" ${{ inputs.platform }}
+            choco install eigen --version="${{inputs.eigen_version}}"
+          fi
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Install lcov
+      if: ${{ inputs.lcov }}
+      run: |
+          if [ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "ubuntu-latest" ]; then
+              sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y lcov
+          fi
+      shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index f4e072d..f2fa01e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -9,65 +9,44 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 6 
       matrix:
         cfg:
-          - { os: ubuntu-latest,   name: GNU,    cc: gcc,   cxx: g++,     platform: x64}
-          - { os: ubuntu-latest,   name: Clang,  cc: clang, cxx: clang++, platform: x64}
-          # - { os: macos-latest,    name: GNU,    cc: gcc,   cxx: g++,     platform: x64}
-          - { os: macos-latest,    name: Clang,  cc: clang, cxx: clang++, platform: x64}
-          - { os: windows-latest,  name: VS2019, cc: cl,    cxx: cl,      platform: x32}
-          - { os: windows-latest,  name: VS2019, cc: cl,    cxx: cl,      platform: x64}
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest,   name: GNU,    cc: gcc,   cxx: g++,     platform: x64, root_install_dir: '/home/runner/work'}
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest,   name: Clang,  cc: clang, cxx: clang++, platform: x64, root_install_dir: '/home/runner/work'}
+          - { os: macos-13,    name: Clang,  cc: clang, cxx: clang++, platform: x64, root_install_dir: '/Users/runner/work'} # intel runner
+          - { os: macos-14,    name: Clang,  cc: clang, cxx: clang++, platform: x64, root_install_dir: '/Users/runner/work'} # apple silicon runner
+          - { os: windows-latest,  name: x32, cc: cl,    cxx: cl,      platform: x32, root_install_dir: 'D:\'}
+          - { os: windows-latest,  name: x64, cc: cl,    cxx: cl,      platform: x64, root_install_dir: 'D:\'}
+    env:
+      BOOST_VERSION: 1.84.0
+      EIGEN_VERSION: 3.4.0
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.cfg.os }}
-    name:    ${{ matrix.cfg.os }} (${{ matrix.cfg.name }}, ${{ matrix.cfg.platform }})
+    name:    ${{ matrix.cfg.os }} (${{ matrix.cfg.name }}, ${{ matrix.cfg.platform }})  
     steps:
       - name: Checkout project 
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        id: install-dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
+        with:
+          os: ${{ matrix.cfg.os }}
+          platform: ${{ matrix.cfg.platform }}
+          boost_install_dir: ${{ matrix.cfg.root_install_dir }}
+          eigen_install_dir: ${{ matrix.cfg.root_install_dir }}
+          boost_version: ${{ env.BOOST_VERSION }}
+          eigen_version: ${{ env.EIGEN_VERSION }}
       - name: Set environment variables and path
         run:   |
           echo "CC=${{ matrix.cfg.cc }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "CCX=${{ matrix.cfg.ccx }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "CXX=${{ matrix.cfg.cxx }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BOOST_ROOT=${{ steps.install-dependencies.outputs.BOOST_ROOT }}" >>   $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "Boost_INCLUDE_DIR =${{ steps.install-dependencies.outputs.BOOST_ROOT }}/  include" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR=${{ steps.install-dependencies.outputs.EIGEN3_ROOT }}/ include/eigen3" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           if [ "${{ matrix.cfg.os }}" == "windows-latest" ]; then
-            echo "CMAKE_GEN_PLAT=x64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR=C:\projects\eigen-3.3.7" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "Boost_INCLUDE_DIR=D:\a\kde1d-cpp\kde1d-cpp" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "D:\a\kde1d-cpp\kde1d-cpp\release" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-            echo "D:\a\kde1d-cpp\kde1d-cpp\release" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-            echo "D:\a\kde1d-cpp\kde1d-cpp\release\Release" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-            if [ "${{ matrix.cfg.platform }}" == "x64" ]; then
-              echo "CMAKE_GEN_PLAT=x64" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-            else
-              echo "CMAKE_GEN_PLAT=Win32" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-            fi
-          fi
-        shell: bash
-      - name: Install other dependencies
-        run:   |
-          if [ "${{ matrix.cfg.os }}" == "ubuntu-latest" ]; then
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y lcov libgsl0-dev libeigen3-dev libboost-all-dev
-            sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y --allow-unauthenticated g++ clang
-            sudo apt-get autoremove
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.cfg.os }}" == "macos-latest" ]; then
-            # rm '/usr/local/bin/gfortran'
-            # rm '/usr/local/bin/2to3'
-            # rm '/usr/local/bin/2to3-3.11'
-            # rm '/usr/local/bin/idle3'
-            # rm '/usr/local/bin/R'
-            # brew update
-            brew install lcov eigen gsl doxygen graphviz boost
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.cfg.os }}" == "windows-latest" ]; then
-            cmd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" ${{ matrix.cfg.platform }}
-            # choco upgrade cmake
-            choco install wget
-            wget https://github.com/vinecopulib/pyvinecopulib/raw/main/lib/boost_1_71_0.tar.gz
-            set current_dir=%CD%
-            echo %current_dir%  
-            pwd
-            echo "${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}"
-            tar xzvf boost_1_71_0.tar.gz
-            # choco install boost-msvc-14.3
-            choco install eigen
+            cmd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual  Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" ${{ matrix.cfg. platform }}
+            echo "D:\a\vinecopulib\vinecopulib\release" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+            echo "D:\a\vinecopulib\vinecopulib\release\Release" >> $GITHUB_PATH
           fi
         shell: bash
       - name: Compile the debug version
@@ -105,16 +84,3 @@ jobs:
             cmake --build . --config Release --target install
           fi
         shell: bash        
-      # - name: Install the release version and test the install
-      #   run:   |
-      #     cd examples/TODO
-      #     mkdir build && cd build
-      #     if [ "${{ matrix.cfg.os }}" != "windows-latest" ]; then
-      #       cmake .. && make
-      #       ../bin/main
-      #     else
-      #       cmake .. -DCMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM="${CMAKE_GEN_PLAT}" -DEIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR="${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIR}"  -DBoost_INCLUDE_DIR="${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR}" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="C:\\projects\\kde1d-cpp-release;${WDM_CMAKE_DIR}" 
-      #       cmake --build . --config Release
-      #       "../bin/Release/main.exe"
-      #     fi
-      #   shell: bash