diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 73e4c1a7..e0e2fcbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo install cargo-audit
       shell: bash
     - name: Install deps
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y make g++ libssl-dev qtbase5-dev libboost-dev
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y make g++ libssl-dev qtbase5-dev
+    - name: Install Boost (from source)
+      run: |
+        wget https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.83.0/source/boost_1_83_0.tar.bz2
+        tar --bzip2 -xf boost_1_83_0.tar.bz2
+        cd boost_1_83_0/
+        ./bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr/local
+        sudo ./b2 install --prefix=/usr/local
+        sudo ldconfig
+        cat /usr/local/include/boost/version.hpp | grep "BOOST_LIB_VERSION"
     - name: fmt
       run: cargo fmt --check
       shell: bash
diff --git a/qcm/boost.qcm b/qcm/boost.qcm
index 393a592b..bd150b80 100644
--- a/qcm/boost.qcm
+++ b/qcm/boost.qcm
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ public:
     qc_boost(Conf *c) : ConfObj(c) {}
     QString name() const { return "Boost.Signals2"; }
     QString shortname() const { return "boost"; }
-    bool isBoostInstalled()
-    {
-        QProcess process;
-        process.start("bash", QStringList() << "-c" << "dpkg -l | grep libboost");
-        process.waitForFinished();
-        QString output(process.readAllStandardOutput());
-
-        return output.contains("libboost");
-    }
     QString findBoostIncludePath()
     {
         QStringList possiblePaths = { "/usr/local/include", "/usr/include" };
@@ -36,10 +27,6 @@ public:
     }
     bool exec()
     {
-        if (!isBoostInstalled()) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         QString boostIncludePath = findBoostIncludePath();
         if (boostIncludePath.isEmpty()) {
             return false;