Before Gzip is installed, the patch file may need to be applied. This patch file is necessary to avoid a conflict of variable names with Glibc-2.0 systems when compiling and linking statically and so is only required if your base system runs Glibc-2.0. It is however safe to apply the patch even if you are running a different glibc version, so if you aren't sure, it's best to apply it. Apply the patch by running the following command: patch -Np1 -i ../gzip-&gzip-version;.patch Install Gzip by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr && make LDFLAGS=-static && make install && cp $LFS/usr/bin/gunzip $LFS/usr/bin/gzip $LFS/bin && rm $LFS/usr/bin/gunzip $LFS/usr/bin/gzip