diff --git a/package/python-kiwi-spec-template b/package/python-kiwi-spec-template
index 444b75496c9..f8548bd3483 100644
--- a/package/python-kiwi-spec-template
+++ b/package/python-kiwi-spec-template
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-kiwi
 Version:        %%VERSION
-Provides:       kiwi-schema = 7.2
+Provides:       kiwi-schema = 7.3
 Release:        0
 Url:            https://github.com/OSInside/kiwi
 Summary:        KIWI - Appliance Builder Next Generation
@@ -75,53 +75,16 @@ The KIWI Image System provides an operating system image builder
 for Linux supported hardware platforms as well as for virtualization
 and cloud systems like Xen, KVM, VMware, EC2 and more.
 
-# python3-kiwi
-%package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-kiwi
-Summary:        KIWI - Appliance Builder Next Generation
-Group:          Development/Languages/Python
-Obsoletes:      python2-kiwi
-Conflicts:      python2-kiwi
-Conflicts:      kiwi-man-pages < %{version}
-%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8 || 0%{?suse_version} || 0%{?debian} || 0%{?ubuntu}
-Recommends:     jing
-%endif
-%if 0%{?ubuntu} || 0%{?debian}
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-yaml
-%else
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-PyYAML
-%endif
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-docopt
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-lxml
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-requests
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
-%if (0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} < 1550)
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-xattr
-%else
-Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyxattr
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps-core
+Summary:        KIWI - Core host system dependencies
+Group:          %{sysgroup}
+%if "%{_vendor}" != "debbuild"
+Provides:       kiwi-image:tbz
 %endif
 # tools used by kiwi
-%if 0%{?suse_version}
-%ifarch x86_64
-Requires:       grub2-x86_64-efi
-%endif
-%ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
-Recommends:     gfxboot
-%endif
-Requires:       qemu-tools
-Requires:       squashfs
-Requires:       gptfdisk
-%endif
-%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
-%ifarch x86_64
-Requires:       grub2-efi-x64
-%endif
-Requires:       qemu-img
-Requires:       squashfs-tools
-Requires:       gdisk
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 Recommends:     gnupg2
 %endif
-%endif
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 # If it's available, let's pull it in
 Recommends:     dnf
@@ -142,22 +105,77 @@ Provides:       kiwi-packagemanager:zypper
 %endif
 %if 0%{?debian} || 0%{?ubuntu}
 Requires:       debootstrap
-Requires:       qemu-utils
-Requires:       squashfs-tools
-Requires:       gdisk
 Requires:       gnupg
 %endif
-Requires:       dosfstools
-Requires:       e2fsprogs
-Requires:       xorriso
-Requires:       grub2
 Requires:       kiwi-tools
-Requires:       lvm2
 Requires:       mtools
-Requires:       parted
-Requires:       kpartx
 Requires:       rsync
 Requires:       tar >= 1.2.7
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps-core
+This metapackage installs the necessary system dependencies
+to run KIWI.
+
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps-containers
+Summary:        KIWI - host requirements for container images
+Group:          %{sysgroup}
+Obsoletes:      kiwi-image-docker-requires
+Obsoletes:      kiwi-image-wsl-requires
+%if "%{_vendor}" != "debbuild"
+Provides:       kiwi-image:docker
+Provides:       kiwi-image:wsl
+%endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires:       umoci
+Requires:       fb-util-for-appx
+%else
+Requires:       buildah
+%endif
+Requires:       skopeo
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps-containers
+Host setup helper to pull in all packages required/useful on
+the build host to build container images e.g docker, wsl
+
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media
+Summary:        KIWI - host requirements for live and install iso images
+Group:          %{sysgroup}
+Obsoletes:      kiwi-image-iso-requires
+%if "%{_vendor}" != "debbuild"
+Provides:       kiwi-image:iso
+%endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires:       checkmedia
+%endif
+Requires:       xorriso
+%ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
+Requires:       syslinux
+%endif
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-core = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media
+Host setup helper to pull in all packages required/useful on
+the build host to build live and install iso images.
+
+
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders
+Summary:        KIWI - host requirements for configuring bootloaders
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+%ifarch x86_64
+Requires:       grub2-x86_64-efi
+%endif
+%ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
+Recommends:     gfxboot
+%endif
+%endif
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
+%ifarch x86_64
+Requires:       grub2-efi-x64
+%endif
+%endif
+Requires:       grub2
 %ifarch %arm aarch64
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
 Requires:       uboot-tools
@@ -169,9 +187,150 @@ Requires:       u-boot-tools
 %ifarch s390 s390x
 Requires:       s390-tools
 %endif
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-core = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders
+Host setup helper to pull in all packages required/useful on
+the build host for configuring bootloaders on images.
+
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems
+Summary:        KIWI - host requirements for filesystems
+Group:          %{sysgroup}
+Obsoletes:      kiwi-filesystem-requires
+%if "%{_vendor}" != "debbuild"
+Provides:       kiwi-image:pxe
+Provides:       kiwi-image:kis
+%if ! 0%{?el8}
+Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:btrfs
+%endif
+Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:ext3
+Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:ext4
+Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:squashfs
+Provides:       kiwi-filesystem:xfs
+%endif
+Requires:       dosfstools
+Requires:       e2fsprogs
+Requires:       xfsprogs
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires:       btrfsprogs
+%else
+%if ! 0%{?el8}
+Requires:       btrfs-progs
+%endif
+%endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires:       gptfdisk
+Requires:       squashfs
+%else
+Requires:       gdisk
+Requires:       squashfs-tools
+%endif
+Requires:       lvm2
+Requires:       parted
+Requires:       kpartx
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-core = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems
+Host setup helper to pull in all packages required/useful on
+the build host to build filesystem images
+
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images
+Summary:        KIWI - host requirements for disk images
+Group:          %{sysgroup}
+Obsoletes:      kiwi-image-oem-requires
+Obsoletes:      kiwi-image-vmx-requires
+%if "%{_vendor}" != "debbuild"
+Provides:       kiwi-image:oem
+Provides:       kiwi-image:vmx
+%endif
+%if "%{_vendor}" == "debbuild"
+Requires:       qemu-utils
+%else
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires:       qemu-tools
+%else
+Requires:       qemu-img
+%endif
+%endif
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images
+Host setup helper to pull in all packages required/useful on
+the build host to build disk images
+
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps-image-validation
+Summary:        KIWI - host requirements for handling image descriptions better
+Group:          %{sysgroup}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8 || 0%{?suse_version} || 0%{?debian} || 0%{?ubuntu}
+Recommends:     jing
+%endif
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8 || 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-solv
+%endif
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-anymarkup
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps-image-validation
+Host setup helper to pull in all packages required/useful on
+the build host to handling image descriptions better. This also
+includes reading of image descriptions for different markup
+languages
+
+%package -n kiwi-systemdeps
+Summary:        KIWI - Host system dependencies
+Group:          %{sysgroup}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-core = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders = %{version}-%{release}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} || 0%{?suse_version}
+# None of the container build tools are available in Debian/Ubuntu
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-containers = %{version}-%{release}
+%endif
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media = %{version}-%{release}
+%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?suse_version}
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-image-validation = %{version}-%{release}
+%endif
+
+%description -n kiwi-systemdeps
+Host setup helper to pull in all packages required/useful to
+leverage all functionality in KIWI.
+
+# python3-kiwi
+%package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-kiwi
+Summary:        KIWI - Appliance Builder Next Generation
+Group:          %{pygroup}
+Obsoletes:      python2-kiwi
+Conflicts:      python2-kiwi
+Conflicts:      kiwi-man-pages < %{version}
+%if 0%{?ubuntu} || 0%{?debian}
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-yaml
+%else
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-PyYAML
+%endif
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-docopt
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-lxml
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-requests
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
+%if (0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} < 1550)
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-xattr
+%else
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyxattr
+%endif
 %if ! (0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8)
 Recommends:     kiwi-man-pages
 %endif
+%if "%{_vendor}" == "debbuild"
+# Avoid issues with not being able to use magic Provides
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps = %{version}-%{release}
+%else
+# Only require core dependencies, and allow OBS to pull the rest through magic Provides
+Requires:       kiwi-systemdeps-core = %{version}-%{release}
+%if ! 0%{?el7}
+# Retain default expectation for local installations
+Recommends:     kiwi-systemdeps = %{version}-%{release}
+%endif
+%endif
 
 %description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-kiwi
 Python 3 library of the KIWI Image System. Provides an operating system
@@ -428,6 +587,30 @@ fi
 %endif
 %endif
 
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps-core
+# Empty metapackage
+
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps-bootloaders
+# Empty metapackage
+
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps-containers
+# Empty metapackage
+
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps-iso-media
+# Empty metapackage
+
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps-filesystems
+# Empty metapackage
+
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps-disk-images
+# Empty metapackage
+
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps-image-validation
+# Empty metapackage
+
+%files -n kiwi-systemdeps
+# Empty metapackage
+
 %files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-kiwi
 %dir %{_defaultdocdir}/python-kiwi
 %{_bindir}/kiwi