diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 154c860c..aa339bdf 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Without using Python:
 
       * Generate ``builder-hex0-x86-stage1.img`` from hex0 source:
 
-        ``sed 's/[;#].*$//g' builder-hex0/builder-hex0-x86-stage1-hex0 | xxd -r -p``
+        ``sed 's/[;#].*$//g' builder-hex0/builder-hex0-x86-stage1.hex0 | xxd -r -p``
       * On the first image, write ``builder-hex0-x86-stage1.img`` to it, followed
         by ``kernel-bootstrap/builder-hex0-x86-stage2.hex0``, followed by zeros
         padding the disk to the next sector.
diff --git a/lib/utils.py b/lib/utils.py
index c1eca8cd..99898c39 100755
--- a/lib/utils.py
+++ b/lib/utils.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def create_disk(image, disk_type, fs_type, size, bootable=False, mkfs_args=None)
         offset = str(1024 * 1024 * (1024 if bootable else 1))
         run('parted', '--script', image, 'mklabel', disk_type, 'mkpart',
             'primary', fs_type, offset + 'B', '100%')
-        run('mkfs.' + fs_type, image, '-E', 'offset=' + offset, *mkfs_args)
+        run('mkfs.' + fs_type, '-E', 'offset=' + offset, *mkfs_args, image)
 
 def mount(source, target, fs_type, options='', **kwargs):
     """Mount filesystem"""
diff --git a/parts.rst b/parts.rst
index d5e0db3a..5f6a308f 100644
--- a/parts.rst
+++ b/parts.rst
@@ -521,11 +521,11 @@ coreutils 5.0
 including ``comm``, ``expr``, ``dd``, ``sort``, ``sync``, ``uname`` and
 ``uniq``. This fixes a variety of issues with existing ``coreutils``.
 
-coreutils 6.10
+utils-std 0.1.2
 ==============
-We build ``date``, ``mktemp`` and ``sha256sum`` from coreutils 6.10 which are
-either missing or don't build correctly in 5.0. Other utils are not built at
-this stage.
+
+Replaces most of coreutils 5.0 as well as providing few more utilities like
+``date``, ``mktemp``, and ``sha256sum``
 
 gawk 3.0.4
 ==========
diff --git a/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs b/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs
index aefab43a..9f2c0ba9 100644
--- a/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs
+++ b/steps/SHA256SUMS.pkgs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ a0156d06536936dee9e696cbf6fb41087eaa1ce5cbc5d6e0067d3fd952ba7060  bison-3.8.2_0.
 e8271c1213b6cc7c9ae2ddb018cd093cbbd5f6e842548c0747ce95b13b6b9447  bzip2-1.0.8_0.tar.bz2
 3ab45eca94432316ee120006686cc334a23187cbb795b550601d6288ccded111  ca-certificates-3.119.1_0.tar.bz2
 982a3496ce3277c562acc896ba796939fe55a37432b2c76ab16b76e051a045a2  coreutils-5.0_0.tar.bz2
-27f283c42e2728d0d0682d56ada44b11ff11d07843e595c133a43f4c6aef53d0  coreutils-6.10_0.tar.bz2
 61f5a1654935fbfd5358116bf2267236676aace3370cc6aaf8ff4fb1b4d020b2  coreutils-9.4_0.tar.bz2
 912a256dd9a17deb6b48d1fe4c435313b242fa3bb63afef726e7c8ebe0b6a8ca  curl-8.17.0_0.tar.bz2
 a49f13bb73144bf9a8e70bc27cc7e0adce0f136762da82fc05e77c0382628c0f  curl-8.17.0_1.tar.bz2
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ b4fafdabdbd8c1f9f7c96fc4677023a8151fe2afe0702e3dee920157b30deb98  gc-8.0.4_0.tar
 d34de902de6de9204abedb834c4c39fbb95b993e545fbb090de2b028fa1d4a61  gcc-4.0.4_0.tar.bz2
 2f13b3306832d882536c97d0302f2ec1801193086dbbe62388f930858e5728a3  gcc-4.0.4_1.tar.bz2
 931f105104b446dff5be30927e6e98d798844e6cd446b246f30def11984a9587  gcc-4.7.4_0.tar.bz2
-38b015fe07ed755377b78f8ac8815d8bb57fa8c79293110522231250a6ad8a6f  gettext-0.26_0.tar.bz2
+657d077d52e945aa0de47dc94295c9aae1c9dfb2c12e96f4e3dee6d067009c8c  gettext-0.26_0.tar.bz2
 96f33b53c24f5f46a23c2b9eef8147e684c796889a83bdd39254a73393594a49  gmp-6.2.1_0.tar.bz2
 061bb98da6364ea67c4c1a515ffe06296b4dea045ba3d1b5e229416103f50688  gperf-3.3_0.tar.bz2
 c1989fc2855dbb0350c4e5b677028306614a9f4b5cb6c01fd459c5e1abf592b9  grep-2.4_0.tar.bz2
@@ -149,6 +148,7 @@ ab49972345d0c05f79b9370530829792e8c5c3b7fe283fc90e1dff26c2d0f6db  tcc-0.9.27_2.t
 8576a7c99802bb462dd044ef7df7263192f1acfabde47462afd6145ffec1e4f1  tcc-0.9.27_3.tar.bz2
 252cc7226bef56e9dc591433ab2176cf1dd54dd18de20535edb708d5c6c21dce  texinfo-7.2_0.tar.bz2
 b54b1aa40dc08eec51982fd581a64a900e2598ba29acc6ca9c2b1b2321603b49  util-linux-2.19.1_0.tar.bz2
+fec6ac470561bfa72f29daabea9280b36dfa4f5cf0f0e75733c6410fbc461a05  utils-std-0.1.2_0.tar.bz2
 9075b6832d8d7b094775c8e6ead763851aec96f4559d8cd62ce0a25e7a8a70ab  which-2.21_0.tar.bz2
 d7357c5a73e4a0adb07220392316185716c42003fe7e63b63ba8493f12f3621b  xz-5.6.4_0.tar.bz2
 9b10db90e06129fd174d48edb60a6d1e2fa72944fccef420431f8e836adcf972  zlib-1.3.1_0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/steps/e2fsprogs-1.45.7/pass1.sh b/steps/e2fsprogs-1.45.7/pass1.sh
index 05979188..1b4daa34 100755
--- a/steps/e2fsprogs-1.45.7/pass1.sh
+++ b/steps/e2fsprogs-1.45.7/pass1.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 
 src_configure() {
     # defrag fails to build with musl 1.2.4
-    ./configure --prefix="${PREFIX}" \
+    INSTALL='/usr/bin/install -c -D' \
+        ./configure --prefix="${PREFIX}" \
         --sbindir="${PREFIX}/bin" \
         --disable-tls \
         --disable-defrag \
diff --git a/steps/linux-headers-4.14.341-openela/pass1.sh b/steps/linux-headers-4.14.341-openela/pass1.sh
index 09ff7206..a80157fd 100755
--- a/steps/linux-headers-4.14.341-openela/pass1.sh
+++ b/steps/linux-headers-4.14.341-openela/pass1.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ src_install() {
     # We "compile" the headers here because it is easier
     for d in include/uapi arch/x86/include/uapi; do
         cd "${d}"
-        find . -type d -exec mkdir "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/include/{}" -p \;
+        find . -type d -exec mkdir -p "${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/include/{}" \;
         headers="$(find . -type f -name "*.h")"
         cd "${base_dir}"
         for h in ${headers}; do
diff --git a/steps/manifest b/steps/manifest
index 1f878a28..6f0db2fc 100644
--- a/steps/manifest
+++ b/steps/manifest
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ build: bison-3.4.1
 build: bison-3.4.1
 build: diffutils-2.7
 build: coreutils-5.0
-build: coreutils-6.10
+build: utils-std-0.1.2
 build: gawk-3.0.4
 build: perl-5.000
 build: perl-5.003
diff --git a/steps/utils-std-0.1.2/pass1.sh b/steps/utils-std-0.1.2/pass1.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92871648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/utils-std-0.1.2/pass1.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact@hacktivis.me>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+src_prepare() {
+	default
+
+	sed -i s/_Noreturn// libutils/err.h
+
+	# getconf: to avoid changing libtool checksums, although likely means better values
+	# which: to avoid changing checksums of packages like perl-5.36.3_0
+	sed -i '/^commands="$/,/^"$/{ s,getconf,, ; s,which,, }' configure
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	chmod +x configure
+	./configure PREFIX="${PREFIX}" CC=tcc AR=tcc\ -ar
+}
diff --git a/steps/utils-std-0.1.2/sources b/steps/utils-std-0.1.2/sources
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52d44491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/utils-std-0.1.2/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+f https://distfiles.hacktivis.me/releases/utils-std/utils-std-0.1.2.tar.gz aecc9cd81b3505322d9bfcc413627e41f777536cd694029794540b739e74f353