diff --git a/env/sles15/x86_64/sysconfigs/packages.yaml b/env/sles15/x86_64/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
index cf01771..2828235 100644
--- a/env/sles15/x86_64/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
+++ b/env/sles15/x86_64/sysconfigs/packages.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ packages:
     # Grace Hopper arch
     variants:
       - cuda_arch=80
-  amrex:
-    require: '%gcc@7.5.0'
   berkeley-db:
     require: '%gcc@7.5.0'
   boost:
diff --git a/packages/mithra/mithra-fPIC.patch b/packages/mithra/mithra-fPIC.patch
index 3a42b8e..43b0530 100644
--- a/packages/mithra/mithra-fPIC.patch
+++ b/packages/mithra/mithra-fPIC.patch
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ diff -u mithra-2.0.orig/makefile mithra-2.0/makefile
  SHELL = /bin/sh
  COMP = mpic++
  
-+CFLAGS+=-fPIC
++CFLAGS+=-fPIC -fPIE
  CFLAGS+=-std=c++11
  CFLAGS+=-O3
  
diff --git a/packages/mithra/package.py b/packages/mithra/package.py
index 75fa32b..d900c34 100644
--- a/packages/mithra/package.py
+++ b/packages/mithra/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class Mithra(MakefilePackage):
 
     version("2.0", sha256="66f27ba6ca2c1ab05abb76338d00e661a6fe96b95283b85409c37625b4758deb")
 
+    patch("mithra-fPIC.patch")
+
     variant("mpi", default=True, description="Enable MPI support")
 
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
diff --git a/packages/opal/package.py b/packages/opal/package.py
index df2e2b8..f199f03 100644
--- a/packages/opal/package.py
+++ b/packages/opal/package.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Opal(CMakePackage):
 
     version('master', branch="master")
     version("2022.1.0", sha256="31f6811032e9d5400169d28a8ae6c7dee2e4a803ee82e90584d31ff7a0a18d80")
+    version("2024.1.0", sha256="65c4c263d6394b4b234323a74fc55eb963fb75cb80ea904d6c82054cfc64033c")
 
     variant(
         "build_type",
@@ -45,12 +46,12 @@ class Opal(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("blas")
     depends_on("boost+chrono+filesystem+iostreams+regex+serialization+system+timer")
     depends_on("boost+mpi", when="+mpi")
-    depends_on("boost+python", when="+python")
+    depends_on("boost+python+shared", when="+python")
     depends_on("python@3.0:", when="+python")
     depends_on(
         "boost+mpi+chrono+filesystem+iostreams+regex+serialization+system+timer", when="+mpi"
     )
-    depends_on("gsl~shared")
+    depends_on("gsl+shared")
 
     depends_on("h5hut+mpi", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("h5hut~mpi", when="~mpi")
@@ -59,14 +60,14 @@ class Opal(CMakePackage):
         "amrex@18.07 precision=double dimensions=3 +mpi~openmp+particles+pic~eb",
         when="+amr+amr_mg_solver+mpi",
     )
-    depends_on("googletest@1.10.0:", when="+tests")
+    depends_on("googletest@1.10.0: +shared", when="+tests")
     depends_on("mithra@2.0", when="+opal_fel")
     depends_on(
-        "trilinos@12.0.1: cxxstd=17 +mpi+muelu+nox+zoltan+zoltan2+isorropia gotype=long",
+        "trilinos@12.0.1: cxxstd=17 +mpi+muelu+nox+zoltan+zoltan2+isorropia+shared gotype=long",
         when="+saamg_solver",
     )
     depends_on(
-        "trilinos@12.0.1: cxxstd=17 +mpi+muelu+nox+zoltan+zoltan2+isorropia gotype=long",
+        "trilinos@12.0.1: cxxstd=17 +mpi+muelu+nox+zoltan+zoltan2+isorropia+shared gotype=long",
         when="+amr_mg_solver",
     )
     depends_on("parmetis@4.0.3:", when="+saamg_solver")
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ class Opal(CMakePackage):
 
     # @master
     depends_on("h5hut@2.0.0rc6", when="@master")
-    depends_on("trilinos@13.4.0:", when="@master+saamg_solver")
-    depends_on("trilinos@13.4.0:", when="@master+amr_mg_solver")
+    depends_on("trilinos@13.4.0: +shared", when="@master+saamg_solver")
+    depends_on("trilinos@13.4.0: +shared", when="@master+amr_mg_solver")
 
     # @2022.1%gcc@10.4.0
     depends_on("h5hut@2.0.0rc6", when="@2022.1")
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class Opal(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("trilinos@13.4.0", when="@2022.1+amr_mg_solver")
 
     conflicts("~amr", "+amr_mg_solver")
+    conflicts("~mpi", msg="OPAL can not run without mpi!")
 
     # AMRex version is too old for any newer Trilinos version
     requires(
@@ -105,11 +107,12 @@ class Opal(CMakePackage):
             self.define_from_variant("ENABLE_AMR", "amr"),
             self.define_from_variant("ENABLE_AMR_MG_SOLVER", "amr_mg_solver"),
             self.define_from_variant("ENABLE_BANDRF", "bandrf"),
-            self.define_from_variant("USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES", "static"),
             self.define_from_variant("ENABLE_OPAL_FEL", "opal_fel"),
             self.define_from_variant("ENABLE_SAAMG_SOLVER", "saamg_solver"),
             self.define_from_variant("BUILD_OPAL_PYTHON", "python"),
+            self.define_from_variant("WILL_BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY", "python"),
             self.define_from_variant("ENABLE_IPPLTESTS", "ippltests"),
             self.define_from_variant("ENABLE_MSLANG", "mslang"),
         ]
+
         return args