diff --git a/slices/ncurses-base.yaml b/slices/ncurses-base.yaml
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+package: ncurses-base
+
+essential:
+  - ncurses-base_copyright
+
+slices:
+  tabset:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/tabset/**:
+
+  terminfo:
+    essential:
+      - ncurses-base_tabset
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/terminfo/**:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/ncurses-base/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/zstd.yaml b/slices/zstd.yaml
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+package: zstd
+
+essential:
+  - zstd_copyright
+
+slices:
+  bins:
+    essential:
+      - libc6_libs
+      - libgcc-s1_libs
+      - liblz4-1_libs
+      - liblzma5_libs
+      - libstdc++6_libs
+      - zlib1g_libs
+    contents:
+      /usr/bin/pzstd:
+      /usr/bin/unzstd:
+      /usr/bin/zstd:
+      /usr/bin/zstdcat:
+      /usr/bin/zstdmt:
+
+  scripts:
+    essential:
+      # shebang in scripts reference interpreter in /bin not /usr/bin
+      - base-files_bin
+      - bash_bins  # needed for zstdless
+      - grep_bins  # needed for zstdgrep
+      - less_bins  # needed for zstdless
+      - zstd_bins
+    contents:
+      /usr/bin/zstdgrep:
+      /usr/bin/zstdless:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/zstd/copyright:
diff --git a/tests/spread/integration/zstd/task.yaml b/tests/spread/integration/zstd/task.yaml
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+summary: Integration tests for zstd
+
+execute: |
+  rootfs="$(install-slices base-files_bin bash_bins dash_bins grep_bins ncurses-base_terminfo \
+    zstd_bins less_bins zstd_scripts)"
+  
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" pzstd -h
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" unzstd -H
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstd -H
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstdcat -H
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstdless --version
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstdmt -H
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstd 
+  echo "Hello, World" > "${rootfs}/testfile_orig.txt"
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstd testfile_orig.txt -o testfile.zst
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstdmt testfile_orig.txt -o testfile_mt.zst
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" unzstd testfile.zst -o testfile_new.txt
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" unzstd testfile_mt.zst -o testfile_mt.txt
+  test "$(cat "${rootfs}/testfile_new.txt")" = "$(cat "${rootfs}/testfile_orig.txt")"
+  test "$(cat "${rootfs}/testfile_mt.txt")" = "$(cat "${rootfs}/testfile_orig.txt")"
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" pzstd -p 4 testfile_orig.txt
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" unzstd testfile_orig.txt.zst -o testfile_pzstd.txt
+  test "$(cat "${rootfs}/testfile_pzstd.txt")" = "$(cat "${rootfs}/testfile_orig.txt")"
+  echo "It's Linux" > "${rootfs}/testfile_new.txt"
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstd testfile_orig.txt -o testfile_orig.zst
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstd testfile_new.txt -o testfile_new.zst
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" zstdcat testfile_orig.zst testfile_new.zst > "${rootfs}/testfile_cat.txt"
+  test "$(chroot "${rootfs}/" zstdgrep "Hello, World" testfile_cat.txt)" = "Hello, World"
+  test "$(chroot "${rootfs}/" zstdless -F -X -R  testfile_orig.zst)" = "Hello, World"