diff --git a/templates/procps-fix-install.diff b/templates/procps-fix-install.diff
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+++ b/templates/procps-fix-install.diff
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+Do not install kill and uptime, use /lib for all archs.
+
+--- Makefile.orig	2006-06-24 11:02:25.000000000 +0200
++++ Makefile	2008-10-24 08:40:57.000000000 +0200
+@@ -39,20 +39,20 @@ usr/proc/bin             := $(DESTDIR)/u
+ man1                     := $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man1/
+ man5                     := $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man5/
+ man8                     := $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man8/
+-lib                      := $(DESTDIR)/$(lib64)/
+-usr/lib                  := $(DESTDIR)/usr/$(lib64)/
++lib                      := $(DESTDIR)/lib/
++usr/lib                  := $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/
+ usr/include              := $(DESTDIR)/usr/include/
+ 
+ #SKIP     := $(bin)kill $(man1)kill.1
+ 
+-BINFILES := $(usr/bin)uptime $(usr/bin)tload $(usr/bin)free $(usr/bin)w \
++BINFILES := $(usr/bin)tload $(usr/bin)free $(usr/bin)w \
+             $(usr/bin)top $(usr/bin)vmstat $(usr/bin)watch $(usr/bin)skill \
+-            $(usr/bin)snice $(bin)kill $(sbin)sysctl $(usr/bin)pmap \
++            $(usr/bin)snice $(sbin)sysctl $(usr/bin)pmap \
+             $(usr/proc/bin)pgrep $(usr/proc/bin)pkill $(usr/bin)slabtop \
+             $(usr/proc/bin)pwdx
+ 
+-MANFILES := $(man1)uptime.1 $(man1)tload.1 $(man1)free.1 $(man1)w.1 \
+-            $(man1)top.1 $(man1)watch.1 $(man1)skill.1 $(man1)kill.1 \
++MANFILES := $(man1)tload.1 $(man1)free.1 $(man1)w.1 \
++            $(man1)top.1 $(man1)watch.1 $(man1)skill.1 \
+             $(man1)snice.1 $(man1)pgrep.1 $(man1)pkill.1 $(man1)pmap.1 \
+             $(man5)sysctl.conf.5 $(man8)vmstat.8 $(man8)sysctl.8 \
+             $(man1)slabtop.1 $(man1)pwdx.1
diff --git a/templates/procps.tmpl b/templates/procps.tmpl
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+++ b/templates/procps.tmpl
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+# Template file for 'procps'
+pkgname=procps
+version=3.2.7
+patch_files="$pkgname-fix-install.diff"
+distfiles="http://procps.sourceforge.net/$pkgname-$version@.tar.gz"
+build_style=gnu_makefile
+make_install_args="DESTDIR=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version"
+short_desc="The /proc file system utilities"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=b439e04adab9b1e66e11f59c4331680da48f1722f2123123f7c16dfbed2c38dc
+long_desc="
+ procps is the package that has a bunch of small useful utilities that give
+ information about processes using the /proc filesystem. The package includes
+ the programs ps, top, vmstat, w, kill, free, slabtop, and skill.
+
+ Version 3 includes NPTL thread support, a rewritten top, many bug fixes,
+ performance improvements, and new features."
+
+build_depends="ncurses-5.6" 
+run_depends="glibc-2.8 ncurses-5.6"