diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 87f1d3e1bb..a460cba9b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
 # - deploy to dl.slic3r.org (except for the cppgui branch)
 
 language: generic
-dist: trusty
+dist: xenial
 
 before_install:
     - sh package/common/travis-decrypt-key
     - export SLIC3R_GIT_VERSION=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 script:
-    - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" && "$TARGET" == "main" ]]; then ./package/linux/travis-build-main.sh || travis_terminate 1; fi
-    - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" && "$TARGET" == "cpp"  ]]; then ./package/linux/travis-build-cpp.sh || travis_terminate 1; fi
+    - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" && "$TARGET" == "main" ]]; then ./package/linux/travis-build-main.sh -p -b -w || travis_terminate 1; fi
+    - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "linux" && "$TARGET" == "cpp"  ]]; then ./package/linux/travis-build-cpp.sh -b -w || travis_terminate 1; fi
     - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "osx"   && "$TARGET" == "main" ]]; then ./package/osx/travis-build-main.sh || travis_terminate 1; fi
     - if [[ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "osx"   && "$TARGET" == "cpp"  ]]; then ./package/osx/travis-build-cpp.sh || travis_terminate 1; fi
 
@@ -28,24 +28,33 @@ branches:
   - master
   - cppgui
   - coverity-scan
+  - use-xenial
 
 addons:
   apt:
     sources:
-    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+      - sourceline: "ppa:mhier/libboost-latest"
     packages:
-    - g++-7
-    - gcc-7
-    - g++-8
-    - gcc-8
+    - g++
+    - gcc
     - libgtk2.0-0 
     - libgtk2.0-dev
     - freeglut3
     - cmake
     - wx3.0-headers
+    - perl
+    - wx3.0-i18n
+    - libwx-perl
+    - libwxgtk3.0-0v5
     - libwxgtk3.0-dev
     - wx-common
-  ssh_known_hosts: dl.slic3r.org
+    - libboost1.70
+    - libboost1.70-dev
+    - liblocal-lib-perl
+    - libopengl-perl
+
+
+ssh_known_hosts: dl.slic3r.org
 
 matrix:
     include:
@@ -54,12 +63,9 @@ matrix:
             - TARGET=main
           cache:
             directories:
-              - $HOME/boost_1_63_0
-              - $HOME/perl5
-              - $HOME/wx302
               - local-lib
           after_success:
-            - if [[ "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" != "cppgui" ]]; then source ${HOME}/perl5/perlbrew/etc/bashrc; perlbrew switch slic3r-perl; ./package/linux/travis-deploy-main.sh || travis_terminate 1; fi
+            - if [[ "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" != "cppgui" ]]; then ./package/linux/travis-deploy-main.sh || travis_terminate 1; fi
 
         - os: linux
           env: 
diff --git a/package/linux/travis-build-main.sh b/package/linux/travis-build-main.sh
index 95fd6aa298..0b48c68baf 100755
--- a/package/linux/travis-build-main.sh
+++ b/package/linux/travis-build-main.sh
@@ -4,31 +4,62 @@
 ### set -euo pipefail
 set -eo pipefail
 
-if [ ! -d $HOME/perl5/perlbrew/perls/slic3r-perl ]; then
-    echo "Downloading slic3r-perlbrew-5.28.tar.bz2"
-    curl -L "http://www.siusgs.com/slic3r/buildserver/slic3r-perl.528.gcc81.travis.tar.bz2" -o /tmp/slic3r-perlbrew-5.28.tar.bz2; 
-    tar -C$HOME/perl5/perlbrew/perls -xjf /tmp/slic3r-perlbrew-5.28.tar.bz2
-fi
+USE_CC=gcc
+USE_CXX=g++
+
+while getopts ":c:pbw" opt; do
+    case ${opt} in
+        c )
+            USE_CC=gcc-${OPTARG}
+            USE_CXX=g++-${OPTARG}
+        ;;
+        p ) 
+            CACHED_PERL="no"
+        ;;
+        b ) 
+            CACHED_BOOST="no"
+        ;;
+        w )
+            CACHED_WX="no"
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
 
-source $HOME/perl5/perlbrew/etc/bashrc
-perlbrew switch slic3r-perl
+if [ ! ${CACHED_PERL} == "no" ]; then
+    if [ ! -d $HOME/perl5/perlbrew/perls/slic3r-perl ]; then
+        echo "Downloading slic3r-perlbrew-5.28.tar.bz2"
+        curl -L "http://www.siusgs.com/slic3r/buildserver/slic3r-perl.528.gcc81.travis.tar.bz2" -o /tmp/slic3r-perlbrew-5.28.tar.bz2; 
+        tar -C$HOME/perl5/perlbrew/perls -xjf /tmp/slic3r-perlbrew-5.28.tar.bz2
+    fi
 
-if [ ! -e $HOME/boost_1_63_0/boost/version.hpp ]; then
-    echo "Downloading boost_1_69_0.built.gcc-8.1.0-buildserver.tar.bz2"
-    curl -L "http://www.siusgs.com/slic3r/buildserver/boost_1_69_0.built.gcc-8.1.0-buildserver.tar.bz2" -o /tmp/boost-compiled.tar.bz2
-    tar -C$HOME -xjf /tmp/boost-compiled.tar.bz2
+    source $HOME/perl5/perlbrew/etc/bashrc
+    perlbrew switch slic3r-perl
 fi
 
-if [ ! -e ./local-lib/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/Wx.pm ]; then
-    echo "Downloading slic3r-dependencies.gcc81.travis-wx302.tar.bz2"
-    curl -L "http://www.siusgs.com/slic3r/buildserver/slic3r-dependencies.gcc81.travis-wx302.tar.bz2" -o /tmp/local-lib-wx302.tar.bz2
-    tar -C$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR -xjf /tmp/local-lib-wx302.tar.bz2
+if [ ! ${CACHED_BOOST} == "no" ]; then
+    if [ ! -e $HOME/boost_1_63_0/boost/version.hpp ]; then
+        echo "Downloading boost_1_69_0.built.gcc-8.1.0-buildserver.tar.bz2"
+        curl -L "http://www.siusgs.com/slic3r/buildserver/boost_1_69_0.built.gcc-8.1.0-buildserver.tar.bz2" -o /tmp/boost-compiled.tar.bz2
+        tar -C$HOME -xjf /tmp/boost-compiled.tar.bz2
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ ! ${CACHED_WX} == "no" ]; then
+    if [ ! -e ./local-lib/lib/perl5/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/Wx.pm ]; then
+        echo "Downloading slic3r-dependencies.gcc81.travis-wx302.tar.bz2"
+        curl -L "http://www.siusgs.com/slic3r/buildserver/slic3r-dependencies.gcc81.travis-wx302.tar.bz2" -o /tmp/local-lib-wx302.tar.bz2
+        tar -C$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR -xjf /tmp/local-lib-wx302.tar.bz2
+    fi
 fi
 
 cpanm local::lib
 eval $(perl -Mlocal::lib=${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/local-lib)
-CC=g++-8 CXX=g++-8 cpanm ExtUtils::CppGuess --force
-CC=g++-8 CXX=g++-8 BOOST_DIR=$HOME/boost_1_69_0 perl ./Build.PL
+CC=${USE_CC} CXX=${USE_CXX} cpanm ExtUtils::CppGuess --force
+if [ ! ${CACHED_BOOST} == "no" ]; then
+    CC=${USE_CC} CXX=${USE_CXX} BOOST_DIR=$HOME/boost_1_69_0 perl ./Build.PL
+else 
+    CC=${USE_CC} CXX=${USE_CXX} perl ./Build.PL
+fi
 excode=$?
 if [ $excode -ne 0 ]; then exit $excode; fi
 perl ./Build.PL --gui