diff --git a/calamares-3.2.17.1-boost-python36-link-fix.patch b/calamares-3.2.17.1-boost-python36-link-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71e2fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/calamares-3.2.17.1-boost-python36-link-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- calamares-3.2.17.1/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2019-12-22 17:08:29.322000000 +0100
++++ calamares-3.2.17.1/src/libcalamares/CMakeLists.txt	2019-12-22 17:07:28.115000000 +0100
+@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
+         Qt5::Core
+         KF5::CoreAddons
+         ${OPTIONAL_PUBLIC_LIBRARIES}
++        boost_python36
+ )
+ 
+ install( TARGETS calamares
diff --git a/calamares-3.2.17.1-dont-backup-dotfiles.patch b/calamares-3.2.17.1-dont-backup-dotfiles.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c93864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/calamares-3.2.17.1-dont-backup-dotfiles.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- calamares-3.2.17.1/src/modules/users/CreateUserJob.cpp.orig	2019-12-21 18:59:25.196000000 +0100
++++ calamares-3.2.17.1/src/modules/users/CreateUserJob.cpp	2019-12-21 18:59:51.859000000 +0100
+@@ -130,21 +130,6 @@
+         }
+     }
+ 
+-    // If we're looking to reuse the contents of an existing /home
+-    if ( gs->value( "reuseHome" ).toBool() )
+-    {
+-        QString shellFriendlyHome = "/home/" + m_userName;
+-        QDir existingHome( destDir.absolutePath() + shellFriendlyHome );
+-        if ( existingHome.exists() )
+-        {
+-            QString backupDirName = "dotfiles_backup_" + QDateTime::currentDateTime().toString( "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss" );
+-            existingHome.mkdir( backupDirName );
+-
+-            CalamaresUtils::System::instance()->targetEnvCall(
+-                { "sh", "-c", "mv -f " + shellFriendlyHome + "/.* " + shellFriendlyHome + "/" + backupDirName } );
+-        }
+-    }
+-
+     cDebug() << "[CREATEUSER]: creating user";
+ 
+     QStringList useradd { "useradd", "-m", "-U" };
diff --git a/calamares.spec b/calamares.spec
index f96cc66..3e2f9b0 100644
--- a/calamares.spec
+++ b/calamares.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          calamares
-Version:       3.2.15
-Release:       2mamba
+Version:       3.2.17.1
+Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Distribution-independent installer framework
 Group:         Graphical Desktop/Applications/Utilities
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Patch6:        calamares-1.0.1-replace_chroot_call.patch
 Patch7:        calamares-1.1.2-openmamba_autopartitioning.patch
 Patch8:        calamares-3.2.2-python-3.3.patch
 Patch9:        calamares-3.2.15-skip-partition-if-minsize-less-than-available-size.patch
+Patch10:       calamares-3.2.17.1-dont-backup-dotfiles.patch
+Patch11:      calamares-3.2.17.1-boost-python36-link-fix.patch
 License:       GPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ BuildRequires: libkxmlgui-devel
 BuildRequires: libparted-devel
 BuildRequires: libplasma-framework-devel
 BuildRequires: libpwquality-devel
-BuildRequires: libpython36-devel
+BuildRequires: libpython3-devel
 BuildRequires: libqt5-devel
 BuildRequires: libsonnet-devel
 BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ BuildRequires: libyaml-cpp-devel
 BuildRequires: cmake
 BuildRequires: libpolkit-qt5-1-devel
 BuildRequires: libboost-devel >= 1.57.0-3mamba
+BuildRequires: python-boost-py36
 #BuildRequires: libkpmcore-devel >= 4.0.0
 BuildRequires: python36
 BuildRequires: libPythonQt-devel
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ Requires:      squashfs
 Requires:      gptfdisk
 Requires:      ckbcomp
 Requires:      python36
+Requires:      python-boost-py36
 Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
@@ -97,17 +101,20 @@ This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications tha
 #-D -T
 #:<< _EOF
 %patch4 -p1
-%patch8 -p1
+#%patch8 -p1
 %patch9 -p1
+%patch10 -p1
+%patch11 -p1
 
-sed -i "s|PYTHONLIBS_VERSION 3.3|PYTHONLIBS_VERSION 3.6|" CMakeLists.txt
+#sed -i "s|PYTHONLIBS_VERSION 3.3|PYTHONLIBS_VERSION 3.6|" CMakeLists.txt
 
 %build
 #:<< _EOF
 %cmake -d build \
    -DWITH_PARTITIONMANAGER=ON \
    -DKI18N_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=%{__python36} \
-   -DWITH_PYTHON=ON
+   -DWITH_PYTHON=ON \
+   -DWITH_PYTHONQT=ON
 
 %make
 
@@ -182,6 +189,8 @@ install -D -m0755 src/branding/default/squid.png %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/pixmaps
 %{_libdir}/calamares/modules/fstab/*
 %dir %{_libdir}/calamares/modules/grubcfg
 %{_libdir}/calamares/modules/grubcfg/*
+%dir %{_libdir}/calamares/modules/hostinfo
+%{_libdir}/calamares/modules/hostinfo/*
 %dir %{_libdir}/calamares/modules/hwclock
 %{_libdir}/calamares/modules/hwclock/*
 %dir %{_libdir}/calamares/modules/initcpio
@@ -271,8 +280,11 @@ install -D -m0755 src/branding/default/squid.png %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/pixmaps
 %{_libdir}/libcalamaresui.so
 #%doc README.md
 
-
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 21 2019 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.2.17.1-1mamba
+- update to 3.2.17.1
+- added a patch to remove making a backup of home dotfiles in case of partition reuse
+
 * Sat Oct 12 2019 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.2.15-2mamba
 - added a patch to skip creating a partition if minSize is less than available size (for /home)