This package requires its hostname-patch to be applied before you can install it. Make sure it's unpacked before running the installation commands. Install Sh-utils by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../sh-utils-&sh-utils-hostname-patch-version;.patch && ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install && mv /usr/bin/{basename,date,echo,false,pwd} /bin && mv /usr/bin/{sleep,stty,su,test,true,uname} /bin && mv /usr/bin/chroot /usr/sbin There is a command installed in this package which is named test. It is often used in shell scripts to evaluate conditions, but is more often encountered in the form of [ condition ]. These brackets are built into the bash interpreter, but the FHS dictates that there should be a [ binary. Create it by running: ln -s test /bin/[