diff --git a/simgear/package/CatalogTest.cxx b/simgear/package/CatalogTest.cxx
index 12dd42d7..6f6f5a80 100644
--- a/simgear/package/CatalogTest.cxx
+++ b/simgear/package/CatalogTest.cxx
@@ -23,15 +23,92 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
 
 #include <simgear/package/Catalog.hxx>
 #include <simgear/package/Root.hxx>
 #include <simgear/package/Package.hxx>
+#include <simgear/package/Install.hxx>
 
+#include <simgear/misc/test_macros.hxx>
 #include <simgear/misc/sg_dir.hxx>
+#include <simgear/timing/timestamp.hxx>
+
+#include <simgear/io/test_HTTP.hxx>
+#include <simgear/io/HTTPClient.hxx>
+#include <simgear/io/sg_file.hxx>
+#include <simgear/structure/exception.hxx>
 
 using namespace simgear;
 
+std::string readFileIntoString(const SGPath& path)
+{
+    std::string contents;
+
+    size_t readLen;
+    SGFile f(path.str());
+    if (!f.open(SG_IO_IN)) {
+        throw sg_io_exception("Couldn't open file", path);
+    }
+
+    char buf[8192];
+    while ((readLen = f.read(buf, 8192)) > 0) {
+        contents += std::string(buf, readLen);
+    }
+
+    return contents;
+}
+
+SGPath global_serverFilesRoot;
+
+class TestPackageChannel : public TestServerChannel
+{
+public:
+
+    virtual void processRequestHeaders()
+    {
+        state = STATE_IDLE;
+
+        SGPath localPath(global_serverFilesRoot);
+        localPath.append(path);
+
+        //SG_LOG(SG_IO, SG_INFO, "local path is:" << localPath.str());
+
+        if (localPath.exists()) {
+            std::string content = readFileIntoString(localPath);
+            std::stringstream d;
+            d << "HTTP/1.1 " << 200 << " " << reasonForCode(200) << "\r\n";
+            d << "Content-Length:" << content.size() << "\r\n";
+            d << "\r\n"; // final CRLF to terminate the headers
+            d << content;
+
+            std::string ds(d.str());
+            bufferSend(ds.data(), ds.size());
+        } else {
+            sendErrorResponse(404, false, "");
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+TestServer<TestPackageChannel> testServer;
+
+void waitForUpdateComplete(HTTP::Client* cl, pkg::Root* root)
+{
+    SGTimeStamp start(SGTimeStamp::now());
+    while (start.elapsedMSec() <  10000) {
+        cl->update();
+        testServer.poll();
+
+        if (!cl->hasActiveRequests()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        SGTimeStamp::sleepForMSec(15);
+    }
+
+    std::cerr << "timed out" << std::endl;
+}
+
 int parseTest()
 {
     SGPath rootPath = simgear::Dir::current().path();
@@ -55,7 +132,7 @@ int parseTest()
     COMPARE(p1->qualifiedId(), "org.flightgear.test.catalog1.alpha");
     COMPARE(p1->name(), "Alpha package");
     COMPARE(p1->revision(), 8);
-    COMPARE(p1->fileSizeBytes(), 1234567);
+    COMPARE(p1->fileSizeBytes(), 593);
 
 
     pkg::PackageRef p2 = cat->getPackageById("c172p");
@@ -99,9 +176,139 @@ int parseTest()
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+void testAddCatalog(HTTP::Client* cl)
+{
+// erase dir
+    SGPath rootPath(simgear::Dir::current().path());
+    rootPath.append("pkg_add_catalog");
+    simgear::Dir pd(rootPath);
+    pd.removeChildren();
+
+
+    pkg::RootRef root(new pkg::Root(rootPath, "8.1.2"));
+    // specify a test dir
+    root->setHTTPClient(cl);
+
+    pkg::CatalogRef c = pkg::Catalog::createFromUrl(root.ptr(), "http://localhost:2000/catalogTest1/catalog.xml");
+
+    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, root);
+
+// verify on disk state
+    SGPath p(rootPath);
+    p.append("org.flightgear.test.catalog1");
+    p.append("catalog.xml");
+    VERIFY(p.exists());
+    COMPARE(root->allPackages().size(), 3);
+    COMPARE(root->catalogs().size(), 1);
+
+    pkg::PackageRef p1 = root->getPackageById("alpha");
+    COMPARE(p1->id(), "alpha");
+
+    pkg::PackageRef p2 = root->getPackageById("org.flightgear.test.catalog1.c172p");
+    COMPARE(p2->id(), "c172p");
+    COMPARE(p2->qualifiedId(), "org.flightgear.test.catalog1.c172p");
+
+}
+
+void testInstallPackage(HTTP::Client* cl)
+{
+    SGPath rootPath(simgear::Dir::current().path());
+    rootPath.append("pkg_install_with_dep");
+    simgear::Dir pd(rootPath);
+    pd.removeChildren();
+
+    pkg::RootRef root(new pkg::Root(rootPath, "8.1.2"));
+    // specify a test dir
+    root->setHTTPClient(cl);
+
+    pkg::CatalogRef c = pkg::Catalog::createFromUrl(root.ptr(), "http://localhost:2000/catalogTest1/catalog.xml");
+    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, root);
+
+    pkg::PackageRef p1 = root->getPackageById("org.flightgear.test.catalog1.c172p");
+    pkg::InstallRef ins = p1->install();
+
+    VERIFY(ins->isQueued());
+
+    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, root);
+    VERIFY(p1->isInstalled());
+    VERIFY(p1->existingInstall() == ins);
+
+    pkg::PackageRef commonDeps = root->getPackageById("common-sounds");
+    VERIFY(commonDeps->existingInstall());
+
+    // verify on disk state
+    SGPath p(rootPath);
+    p.append("org.flightgear.test.catalog1");
+    p.append("Aircraft");
+    p.append("c172p");
+
+    COMPARE(p, ins->path());
+
+    p.append("c172p-floats-set.xml");
+    VERIFY(p.exists());
+
+    SGPath p2(rootPath);
+    p2.append("org.flightgear.test.catalog1");
+    p2.append("Aircraft");
+    p2.append("sounds");
+    p2.append("sharedfile.txt");
+    VERIFY(p2.exists());
+}
+
+void testUninstall(HTTP::Client* cl)
+{
+    SGPath rootPath(simgear::Dir::current().path());
+    rootPath.append("pkg_uninstall");
+    simgear::Dir pd(rootPath);
+    pd.removeChildren();
+
+    pkg::RootRef root(new pkg::Root(rootPath, "8.1.2"));
+    root->setHTTPClient(cl);
+
+    pkg::CatalogRef c = pkg::Catalog::createFromUrl(root.ptr(), "http://localhost:2000/catalogTest1/catalog.xml");
+    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, root);
+
+    pkg::PackageRef p1 = root->getPackageById("org.flightgear.test.catalog1.c172p");
+    pkg::InstallRef ins = p1->install();
+
+    waitForUpdateComplete(cl, root);
+
+    VERIFY(p1->isInstalled());
+
+    ins->uninstall();
+
+    VERIFY(!ins->path().exists());
+}
+
+void testRemoveCatalog()
+{
+
+}
+
+void testRefreshCatalog()
+{
+
+  // check for pending updates
+}
+
+
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
+    sglog().setLogLevels( SG_ALL, SG_DEBUG );
+
+    HTTP::Client cl;
+    cl.setMaxConnections(1);
+
+    global_serverFilesRoot = SGPath(SRC_DIR);
+
+    testAddCatalog(&cl);
+
     parseTest();
+
+    testInstallPackage(&cl);
+    
+    testUninstall(&cl);
+    
     std::cout << "Successfully passed all tests!" << std::endl;
     return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/simgear/package/Package.cxx b/simgear/package/Package.cxx
index b32e2fc3..393e1298 100644
--- a/simgear/package/Package.cxx
+++ b/simgear/package/Package.cxx
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ PackageList Package::dependencies() const
     PackageList result;
     
     BOOST_FOREACH(SGPropertyNode* dep, m_props->getChildren("depends")) {
-        std::string depName = dep->getStringValue("package");
+        std::string depName = dep->getStringValue("id");
         unsigned int rev = dep->getIntValue("revision", 0);
         
     // prefer local hangar package if possible, in case someone does something
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha.zip b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c07e1d48
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diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha/alpha-set.xml b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha/alpha-set.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f81cb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha/alpha-set.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList>
+  <sim>
+    
+  </sim>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha/somefile.txt b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha/somefile.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de656e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/alpha/somefile.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p.zip b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbd67499
Binary files /dev/null and b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p.zip differ
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-2d-panel-set.xml b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-2d-panel-set.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e7f54b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-2d-panel-set.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList>
+  <sim>
+
+  </sim>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-floats-set.xml b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-floats-set.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e7f54b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-floats-set.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList>
+  <sim>
+
+  </sim>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-set.xml b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-set.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e7f54b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/c172p/c172p-set.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<PropertyList>
+  <sim>
+
+  </sim>
+</PropertyList>
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/catalog.xml b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/catalog.xml
index 79879f2e..94760688 100644
--- a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/catalog.xml
+++ b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/catalog.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     <id>org.flightgear.test.catalog1</id>
     <description>First test catalog</description>
     <url>http://download.flightgear.org/catalog1/catalog.xml</url>
+    <catalog-version>4</catalog-version>
+
     <version>8.1.*</version>
     <version>8.0.0</version>
     <version>8.2.0</version>
@@ -12,15 +14,21 @@
         <id>alpha</id>
         <name>Alpha package</name>
         <revision type="int">8</revision>
-        <file-size-bytes type="int">1234567</file-size-bytes>
+        <file-size-bytes type="int">593</file-size-bytes>
+
+        <md5>a469c4b837f0521db48616cfe65ac1ea</md5>
+        <url>http://localhost:2000/catalogTest1/alpha.zip</url>
+
+        <dir>alpha</dir>
     </package>
 
     <package>
         <id>c172p</id>
         <name>Cessna 172-P</name>
+        <dir>c172p</dir>
         <description>A plane made by Cessna</description>
         <revision type="int">42</revision>
-        <file-size-bytes type="int">34567</file-size-bytes>
+        <file-size-bytes type="int">860</file-size-bytes>
 
         <tag>cessna</tag>
         <tag>ga</tag>
@@ -54,11 +62,19 @@
             <id>c172p-skis</id>
             <name>C172 with skis</name>
         </variant>
+
+        <md5>ec0e2ffdf98d6a5c05c77445e5447ff5</md5>
+        <url>http://localhost:2000/catalogTest1/c172p.zip</url>
+
     </package>
 
     <package>
         <id>common-sounds</id>
         <name>Common sound files for test catalog aircraft</name>
         <revision>10</revision>
+        <dir>sounds</dir>
+        <url>http://localhost:2000/catalogTest1/common-sounds.zip</url>
+        <file-size-bytes>360</file-size-bytes>
+        <md5>acf9eb89cf396eb42f8823d9cdf17584</md5>
     </package>
 </PropertyList>
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/common-sounds.zip b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/common-sounds.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e3c9a8a
Binary files /dev/null and b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/common-sounds.zip differ
diff --git a/simgear/package/catalogTest1/sounds/sharedfile.txt b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/sounds/sharedfile.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf47e9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/simgear/package/catalogTest1/sounds/sharedfile.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Some arbitrary data here.