diff --git a/cmd/build.go b/cmd/build.go
index 8762fd54..e07190dc 100644
--- a/cmd/build.go
+++ b/cmd/build.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	helpers "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/compiler"
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/compiler/types/artifact"
 	compilerspec "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/compiler/types/spec"
@@ -83,10 +84,8 @@ Build packages specifying multiple definition trees:
 		viper.BindPFlag("wait", cmd.Flags().Lookup("wait"))
 		viper.BindPFlag("keep-images", cmd.Flags().Lookup("keep-images"))
 
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
+		util.BindSolverFlags(cmd)
+
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("general.show_build_output", cmd.Flags().Lookup("live-output"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("backend-args", cmd.Flags().Lookup("backend-args"))
 
@@ -148,21 +147,11 @@ Build packages specifying multiple definition trees:
 
 		Info("Building in", dst)
 
-		stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
-		discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
-		rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
-		attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
+		opts := util.SetSolverConfig()
 		pullRepo, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("pull-repository")
 
 		LuetCfg.GetGeneral().ShowBuildOutput = LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("general.show_build_output")
 
-		opts := &LuetSolverOptions{
-			Type:        stype,
-			LearnRate:   float32(rate),
-			Discount:    float32(discount),
-			MaxAttempts: attempts,
-		}
-
 		Debug("Solver", opts.CompactString())
 
 		if concurrent {
diff --git a/cmd/cleanup.go b/cmd/cleanup.go
index e927c5f8..d3570ba4 100644
--- a/cmd/cleanup.go
+++ b/cmd/cleanup.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
-	config "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	fileHelper "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/helpers/file"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
 
@@ -33,19 +33,11 @@ var cleanupCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Clean packages cache.",
 	Long:  `remove downloaded packages tarballs and clean cache directory`,
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("installed", cmd.Flags().Lookup("installed"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var cleaned int = 0
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := config.LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := config.LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
-
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
 		// Check if cache dir exists
 		if fileHelper.Exists(LuetCfg.GetSystem().GetSystemPkgsCacheDirPath()) {
 
diff --git a/cmd/database/create.go b/cmd/database/create.go
index ed6ffe5e..796d7880 100644
--- a/cmd/database/create.go
+++ b/cmd/database/create.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd_database
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	artifact "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/compiler/types/artifact"
 
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
@@ -45,21 +46,11 @@ The yaml must contain the package definition, and the file list at least.
 For reference, inspect a "metadata.yaml" file generated while running "luet build"`,
 		Args: cobra.OnlyValidArgs,
 		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
-
+			util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
 		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
-			dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-			rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-			engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
-
-			LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-			LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-			LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
-
+			util.SetSystemConfig()
 			systemDB := LuetCfg.GetSystemDB()
 
 			for _, a := range args {
diff --git a/cmd/database/get.go b/cmd/database/get.go
index 65a61fe0..b48522b4 100644
--- a/cmd/database/get.go
+++ b/cmd/database/get.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	helpers "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
@@ -38,20 +39,11 @@ To return also files:
 		$ luet database get --files system/foo`,
 		Args: cobra.OnlyValidArgs,
 		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
-
+			util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
 		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			showFiles, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("files")
-			dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-			rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-			engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
-
-			LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-			LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-			LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
+			util.SetSystemConfig()
 
 			systemDB := LuetCfg.GetSystemDB()
 
diff --git a/cmd/database/remove.go b/cmd/database/remove.go
index ad54f5b3..86b24760 100644
--- a/cmd/database/remove.go
+++ b/cmd/database/remove.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
 
 	helpers "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -36,19 +37,10 @@ This commands takes multiple packages as arguments and prunes their entries from
 `,
 		Args: cobra.OnlyValidArgs,
 		PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-			LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
-
+			util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
 		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-			rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-			engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
-
-			LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-			LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-			LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
+			util.SetSystemConfig()
 
 			systemDB := LuetCfg.GetSystemDB()
 
diff --git a/cmd/install.go b/cmd/install.go
index 1db765d3..636c6d4d 100644
--- a/cmd/install.go
+++ b/cmd/install.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/solver"
 
 	helpers "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
 	pkg "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/package"
@@ -47,13 +48,8 @@ To force install a package:
 `,
 	Aliases: []string{"i"},
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
+		util.BindSolverFlags(cmd)
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("onlydeps", cmd.Flags().Lookup("onlydeps"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("nodeps", cmd.Flags().Lookup("nodeps"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("force", cmd.Flags().Lookup("force"))
@@ -70,10 +66,6 @@ To force install a package:
 			toInstall = append(toInstall, pack)
 		}
 
-		stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
-		discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
-		rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
-		attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
 		force := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("force")
 		nodeps := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("nodeps")
 		onlydeps := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("onlydeps")
@@ -81,18 +73,8 @@ To force install a package:
 		yes := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("yes")
 		downloadOnly, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("download-only")
 
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
-
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
-
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Type = stype
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().LearnRate = float32(rate)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Discount = float32(discount)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().MaxAttempts = attempts
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
+		util.SetSolverConfig()
 
 		if concurrent {
 			LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Implementation = solver.ParallelSimple
diff --git a/cmd/reclaim.go b/cmd/reclaim.go
index 009f868f..ae5904eb 100644
--- a/cmd/reclaim.go
+++ b/cmd/reclaim.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	installer "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/installer"
 
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
@@ -27,9 +28,7 @@ var reclaimCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "reclaim",
 	Short: "Reclaim packages to Luet database from available repositories",
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("force", cmd.Flags().Lookup("force"))
 	},
 	Long: `Reclaim tries to find association between packages in the online repositories and the system one.
@@ -39,13 +38,7 @@ var reclaimCmd = &cobra.Command{
 It scans the target file system, and if finds a match with a package available in the repositories, it marks as installed in the system database.
 `,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
-
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
 
 		// This shouldn't be necessary, but we need to unmarshal the repositories to a concrete struct, thus we need to port them back to the Repositories type
 		repos := installer.Repositories{}
diff --git a/cmd/reinstall.go b/cmd/reinstall.go
index 72f68aa5..d042d4a7 100644
--- a/cmd/reinstall.go
+++ b/cmd/reinstall.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/solver"
 
 	helpers "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
 	pkg "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/package"
@@ -34,13 +35,8 @@ var reinstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	$ luet reinstall -y system/busybox shells/bash system/coreutils ...
 `,
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
+		util.BindSolverFlags(cmd)
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("onlydeps", cmd.Flags().Lookup("onlydeps"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("force", cmd.Flags().Lookup("force"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("for", cmd.Flags().Lookup("for"))
@@ -51,22 +47,14 @@ var reinstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		var toUninstall pkg.Packages
 		var toAdd pkg.Packages
 
-		stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
-		discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
-		rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
-		attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
 		force := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("force")
 		onlydeps := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("onlydeps")
 		concurrent, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("solver-concurrent")
 		yes := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("yes")
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
+
 		downloadOnly, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("download-only")
 
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
 
 		for _, a := range args {
 			pack, err := helpers.ParsePackageStr(a)
@@ -87,10 +75,7 @@ var reinstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			repos = append(repos, r)
 		}
 
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Type = stype
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().LearnRate = float32(rate)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Discount = float32(discount)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().MaxAttempts = attempts
+		util.SetSolverConfig()
 
 		if concurrent {
 			LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Implementation = solver.ParallelSimple
diff --git a/cmd/replace.go b/cmd/replace.go
index 67da23c2..aa896aa4 100644
--- a/cmd/replace.go
+++ b/cmd/replace.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/solver"
 
 	helpers "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
 	pkg "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/package"
@@ -35,13 +36,8 @@ var replaceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	$ luet replace -y system/busybox ... --for shells/bash --for system/coreutils ...
 `,
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
+		util.BindSolverFlags(cmd)
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("onlydeps", cmd.Flags().Lookup("onlydeps"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("nodeps", cmd.Flags().Lookup("nodeps"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("force", cmd.Flags().Lookup("force"))
@@ -54,24 +50,15 @@ var replaceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		var toAdd pkg.Packages
 
 		f := LuetCfg.Viper.GetStringSlice("for")
-		stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
-		discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
-		rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
-		attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
 		force := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("force")
 		nodeps := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("nodeps")
 		onlydeps := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("onlydeps")
 		concurrent, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("solver-concurrent")
 		yes := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("yes")
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
 		downloadOnly, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("download-only")
 
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
-
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
+		util.SetSolverConfig()
 		for _, a := range args {
 			pack, err := helpers.ParsePackageStr(a)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -98,11 +85,6 @@ var replaceCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			repos = append(repos, r)
 		}
 
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Type = stype
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().LearnRate = float32(rate)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Discount = float32(discount)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().MaxAttempts = attempts
-
 		if concurrent {
 			LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Implementation = solver.ParallelSimple
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/search.go b/cmd/search.go
index e1a66a95..b3910024 100644
--- a/cmd/search.go
+++ b/cmd/search.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/table"
 	"github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6/list"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	installer "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/installer"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
@@ -306,14 +307,9 @@ Search can also return results in the terminal in different ways: as terminal ou
 `,
 	Aliases: []string{"s"},
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
+		util.BindSolverFlags(cmd)
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("installed", cmd.Flags().Lookup("installed"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		var results Results
@@ -325,32 +321,20 @@ Search can also return results in the terminal in different ways: as terminal ou
 		hidden, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("hidden")
 
 		installed := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("installed")
-		stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
-		discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
-		rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
-		attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
 		searchWithLabel, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("by-label")
 		searchWithLabelMatch, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("by-label-regex")
 		revdeps, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("revdeps")
 		tableMode, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("table")
 		files, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("files")
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
 
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
+		util.SetSolverConfig()
+
 		out, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
 		if out != "terminal" {
 			LuetCfg.GetLogging().SetLogLevel("error")
 		}
 
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Type = stype
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().LearnRate = float32(rate)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Discount = float32(discount)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().MaxAttempts = attempts
-
 		l := list.NewWriter()
 		t := table.NewWriter()
 		t.AppendHeader(rows)
diff --git a/cmd/uninstall.go b/cmd/uninstall.go
index f3f6df3e..85d90258 100644
--- a/cmd/uninstall.go
+++ b/cmd/uninstall.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	helpers "github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/helpers"
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	installer "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/installer"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
@@ -31,16 +32,11 @@ var uninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long:    `Uninstall packages`,
 	Aliases: []string{"rm", "un"},
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
+		util.BindSolverFlags(cmd)
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("nodeps", cmd.Flags().Lookup("nodeps"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("force", cmd.Flags().Lookup("force"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("yes", cmd.Flags().Lookup("yes"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		toRemove := []pkg.Package{}
@@ -53,10 +49,6 @@ var uninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			toRemove = append(toRemove, pack)
 		}
 
-		stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
-		discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
-		rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
-		attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
 		force := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("force")
 		nodeps, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("nodeps")
 		full, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("full")
@@ -64,20 +56,12 @@ var uninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		fullClean, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("full-clean")
 		concurrent, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("solver-concurrent")
 		yes := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("yes")
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
 		keepProtected, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("keep-protected-files")
 
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
-		LuetCfg.ConfigProtectSkip = !keepProtected
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
+		util.SetSolverConfig()
 
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Type = stype
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().LearnRate = float32(rate)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Discount = float32(discount)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().MaxAttempts = attempts
+		LuetCfg.ConfigProtectSkip = !keepProtected
 		if concurrent {
 			LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Implementation = solver.ParallelSimple
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/upgrade.go b/cmd/upgrade.go
index 803fe985..b4fa6182 100644
--- a/cmd/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/cmd/util"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
 	installer "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/installer"
 	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/logger"
@@ -28,15 +29,10 @@ var upgradeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short:   "Upgrades the system",
 	Aliases: []string{"u"},
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", installCmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", installCmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
+		util.BindSystemFlags(cmd)
+		util.BindSolverFlags(cmd)
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("force", cmd.Flags().Lookup("force"))
 		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("yes", cmd.Flags().Lookup("yes"))
-		LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
 	},
 	Long: `Upgrades packages in parallel`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
@@ -51,10 +47,6 @@ var upgradeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			repos = append(repos, r)
 		}
 
-		stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
-		discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
-		rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
-		attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
 		force := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("force")
 		nodeps, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("nodeps")
 		full, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("full")
@@ -63,18 +55,11 @@ var upgradeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		sync, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("sync")
 		concurrent, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("solver-concurrent")
 		yes := LuetCfg.Viper.GetBool("yes")
-		dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
-		rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
-		engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
 		downloadOnly, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("download-only")
 
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
-		LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
-		LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Type = stype
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().LearnRate = float32(rate)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Discount = float32(discount)
-		LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().MaxAttempts = attempts
+		util.SetSystemConfig()
+		util.SetSolverConfig()
+
 		if concurrent {
 			LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Implementation = solver.ParallelSimple
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/util/cli.go b/cmd/util/cli.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cd7565e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/util/cli.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Copyright © 2021 Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@mocaccino.org>
+//
+// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/mudler/luet/pkg/config"
+)
+
+func BindSystemFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_path", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-dbpath"))
+	LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.rootfs", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-target"))
+	LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("system.database_engine", cmd.Flags().Lookup("system-engine"))
+}
+
+func BindSolverFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.type", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-type"))
+	LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.discount", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-discount"))
+	LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.rate", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-rate"))
+	LuetCfg.Viper.BindPFlag("solver.max_attempts", cmd.Flags().Lookup("solver-attempts"))
+}
+
+func SetSystemConfig() {
+	dbpath := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_path")
+	rootfs := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.rootfs")
+	engine := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("system.database_engine")
+
+	LuetCfg.System.DatabaseEngine = engine
+	LuetCfg.System.DatabasePath = dbpath
+	LuetCfg.System.SetRootFS(rootfs)
+}
+
+func SetSolverConfig() (c *config.LuetSolverOptions) {
+	stype := LuetCfg.Viper.GetString("solver.type")
+	discount := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.discount")
+	rate := LuetCfg.Viper.GetFloat64("solver.rate")
+	attempts := LuetCfg.Viper.GetInt("solver.max_attempts")
+
+	LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Type = stype
+	LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().LearnRate = float32(rate)
+	LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().Discount = float32(discount)
+	LuetCfg.GetSolverOptions().MaxAttempts = attempts
+
+	return &config.LuetSolverOptions{
+		Type:        stype,
+		LearnRate:   float32(rate),
+		Discount:    float32(discount),
+		MaxAttempts: attempts,
+	}
+}