diff --git a/slices/dbus-broker.yaml b/slices/dbus-broker.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bc4ee82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/dbus-broker.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package: dbus-broker
+
+essential:
+  - dbus-broker_copyright
+
+slices:
+  bins:
+    essential:
+      - dbus-broker_catalog
+      - dbus-system-bus-common_config
+      - init-system-helpers_bins
+      - libapparmor1_libs
+      - libaudit1_libs
+      - libc6_libs
+      - libcap-ng0_libs
+      - libexpat1_libs
+      - libselinux1_libs
+      - libsystemd0_libs
+      - systemd-sysv_bins
+    contents:
+      /usr/bin/dbus-broker:
+      /usr/bin/dbus-broker-launch:
+
+  catalog:
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/systemd/catalog/dbus-broker-launch.catalog:
+      /usr/lib/systemd/catalog/dbus-broker.catalog:
+
+  services:
+    essential:
+      - dbus-broker_bins
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/systemd/system/dbus-broker.service:
+      /usr/lib/systemd/user/dbus-broker.service:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/dbus-broker/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/libduktape207.yaml b/slices/libduktape207.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c24fcce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/libduktape207.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package: libduktape207
+
+essential:
+  - libduktape207_copyright
+
+slices:
+  libs:
+    essential:
+      - libc6_libs
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/*-linux-*/libduktape.so.207:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/libduktape207/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/libglib2.0-0t64.yaml b/slices/libglib2.0-0t64.yaml
index 69e9852f..d813b9c9 100644
--- a/slices/libglib2.0-0t64.yaml
+++ b/slices/libglib2.0-0t64.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ essential:
   - libglib2.0-0t64_copyright
 
 slices:
+  bins:
+    essential:
+      - libglib2.0-0t64_libs
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/*-linux-*/glib-2.0/gio-launch-desktop:
+      /usr/lib/*-linux-*/glib-2.0/gio-querymodules:
+      /usr/lib/*-linux-*/glib-2.0/glib-compile-schemas:
+
   core:
     essential:
       - libc6_libs
diff --git a/slices/libpolkit-agent-1-0.yaml b/slices/libpolkit-agent-1-0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfc6833e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/libpolkit-agent-1-0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package: libpolkit-agent-1-0
+
+essential:
+  - libpolkit-agent-1-0_copyright
+
+slices:
+  libs:
+    essential:
+      - libc6_libs
+      - libglib2.0-0t64_libs
+      - libpolkit-gobject-1-0_libs
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/*-linux-*/libpolkit-agent-1.so.0*:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/libpolkit-agent-1-0/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/libpolkit-gobject-1-0.yaml b/slices/libpolkit-gobject-1-0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1719e6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/libpolkit-gobject-1-0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package: libpolkit-gobject-1-0
+
+essential:
+  - libpolkit-gobject-1-0_copyright
+
+slices:
+  libs:
+    essential:
+      - libc6_libs
+      - libglib2.0-0t64_libs
+      - libsystemd0_libs
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/*-linux-*/libpolkit-gobject-1.so.0*:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/libpolkit-gobject-1-0/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/login.yaml b/slices/login.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f284ef8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/login.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package: login
+
+essential:
+  - login_copyright
+
+slices:
+  bins:
+    essential:
+      - libaudit1_libs
+      - libc6_libs
+      - libcrypt1_libs
+      - libpam-modules_libs
+      - libpam-runtime_config
+      - libpam0g_libs
+      - login_config
+    contents:
+      /usr/bin/faillog:
+      /usr/bin/lastlog:
+      /usr/bin/login:
+      /usr/bin/newgrp:
+      /usr/bin/sg:
+      /usr/sbin/nologin:
+
+  config:
+    contents:
+      /etc/login.defs:
+      /etc/pam.d/login:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/login/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/opensysusers.yaml b/slices/opensysusers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..826cd98e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/opensysusers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package: opensysusers
+
+essential:
+  - opensysusers_copyright
+
+slices:
+  bins:
+    contents:
+      /bin/systemd-sysusers:
+      /etc/init.d/opensysusers:
+      /usr/bin/opensysusers-sysusers:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/opensysusers/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/polkitd.yaml b/slices/polkitd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d090a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/polkitd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package: polkitd
+
+essential:
+  - polkitd_copyright
+
+slices:
+  bins:
+    essential:
+      - dbus-broker_bins
+      - libc6_gconv
+      - libc6_libs
+      - libduktape207_libs
+      - libexpat1_libs
+      - libglib2.0-0t64_libs
+      - libpam0g_libs
+      - libpolkit-agent-1-0_libs
+      - libpolkit-gobject-1-0_libs
+      - libsystemd0_libs
+      - login_bins
+      - opensysusers_bins
+      - polkitd_config
+      - polkitd_pam-profile
+      - polkitd_rules
+      - xml-core_catalog
+    contents:
+      /usr/bin/pkaction:
+      /usr/bin/pkcheck:
+      /usr/bin/pkttyagent:
+      /usr/lib/policykit-1/polkit-agent-helper-1:
+      /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkit-agent-helper-1:
+      /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd:
+      /usr/libexec/polkit-agent-helper-1:
+
+  config:
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/sysusers.d/polkit.conf:
+      /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/polkitd.conf:
+      /var/lib/polkit-1/: { make: true, mode: 0700 }
+
+  dbus-interface:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.service:
+      /usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1.conf:
+
+  pam-profile:
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/pam.d/polkit-1:
+
+  rules:
+    contents:
+      /etc/polkit-1/rules.d/: { make: true, mode: 0755 }
+      /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.policykit.policy:
+      /usr/share/polkit-1/policyconfig-1.dtd:
+      /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/49-ubuntu-admin.rules:
+      /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/50-default.rules:
+
+  services:
+    essential:
+      - polkitd_bins
+    contents:
+      /usr/lib/systemd/system/polkit.service:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/polkitd/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/sgml-base.yaml b/slices/sgml-base.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53b5a6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/sgml-base.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package: sgml-base
+
+slices:
+  # also contains some binary debian helpers, they are
+  # used only to generate or update the xml catalogue.
+  # /usr/sbin/install-sgmlcatalog
+  # /usr/sbin/update-catalog
+
+  catalog:
+    contents:
+      /etc/sgml/catalog: { symlink: /var/lib/sgml-base/supercatalog }
+      /usr/share/sgml-base/catalog.centralized:
+      /usr/share/sgml-base/catalog.super:
+      /usr/share/sgml-base/transitional.cat:
+      /var/lib/sgml-base/supercatalog: {text: '', mutable: true}
+    mutate: |
+      supercat_path = "/var/lib/sgml-base/supercatalog"
+      def check_catalog(path):
+        # ignore the one we generate
+        if path == "/etc/sgml/catalog":
+          return False
+        return True
+
+      def write_super(catalogs):
+        super = "--\n"
+        super += "## This file is created by update-catalog with update-super.\n"
+        super += "## Please see update-catalog(8) for how to modify this file.\n"
+        super += "--\n"
+        for c in catalogs:
+          super += "CATALOG " + c + "\n"
+        content.write(supercat_path, super)
+
+      def update_super():
+        cat_dir = "/etc/sgml/"
+        catalogs = content.list(cat_dir)
+        filtered = []
+        for c in catalogs:
+          if check_catalog(cat_dir + c):
+            filtered.append(c)
+        write_super(filtered)
+
+      # emulate the actions done by postinst
+      update_super()
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/sgml-base/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/systemd-sysv.yaml b/slices/systemd-sysv.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..708bd233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/systemd-sysv.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package: systemd-sysv
+
+essential:
+  - systemd-sysv_copyright
+
+slices:
+  bins:
+    essential:
+      - systemd_bins
+    contents:
+      /usr/sbin/halt:
+      /usr/sbin/init:
+      /usr/sbin/poweroff:
+      /usr/sbin/reboot:
+      /usr/sbin/runlevel:
+      /usr/sbin/shutdown:
+      /usr/sbin/telinit:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/systemd-sysv/copyright:
diff --git a/slices/xml-core.yaml b/slices/xml-core.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99687e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slices/xml-core.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+package: xml-core
+
+essential:
+  - xml-core_copyright
+
+slices:
+  # also contains some binary debian helpers, they are
+  # used only to generate or update the xml catalogue.
+  # /usr/bin/dh_installxmlcatalogs
+  # /usr/sbin/update-xmlcatalog
+
+  # this package depends officially on the 'sed' tool, but
+  # this is afaict only used by the above perl scripts that
+  # we have taken care of in this slice by the mutation script.
+  catalog:
+    essential:
+      - sgml-base_catalog
+    contents:
+      /etc/sgml/xml-core.cat:
+      /etc/xml/catalog: {text: '', mutable: true}
+      /etc/xml/xml-core.xml: {text: '', mutable: true}
+      /usr/share/sgml/dtd/xml-core/catalog:
+      /usr/share/sgml/dtd/xml-core/catalog.dtd:
+      /usr/share/xml-core/catalog.footer: { until: mutate }
+      /usr/share/xml-core/catalog.header: { until: mutate }
+      /usr/share/xml/schema/xml-core/catalog.dtd:
+      /usr/share/xml/schema/xml-core/catalog.xml:
+      /usr/share/xml/schema/xml-core/tr9401.dtd:
+      /var/lib/xml-core/catalog: {text: '', mutable: true}
+      /var/lib/xml-core/xml-core: {text: '', mutable: true}
+    mutate: |
+      catalog_dir = "/etc/xml/"
+      catalog_data_dir = "/var/lib/xml-core/"
+
+      def read_catalog_data(path):
+        catalog = {}
+        data = content.read(path)
+        lines = data.splitlines()
+        for l in lines:
+          tokens = l.split('>', 1)
+          key = tokens[0].strip("> <")
+          entry = tokens[1].strip("> <")
+          catalog[key] = entry
+        return catalog
+
+      def write_catalog(catalog, path):
+        header = content.read("/usr/share/xml-core/catalog.header")
+        footer = content.read("/usr/share/xml-core/catalog.footer")
+        for k in catalog:
+          v = catalog[k]
+          header += "<" + k + " " + v + "/>\n"
+        header += footer
+        content.write(path, header)
+
+      def write_catalog_data(catalog, path):
+        updated_catalog = ""
+        for k in catalog:
+          v = catalog[k]
+          updated_catalog += "<" + k + "><" + v + ">\n"
+        content.write(path, updated_catalog)
+
+      def add_entry(catalog, key, entry):
+        if key in catalog:
+          if catalog[key] != entry:
+            return False
+          else:
+            fail("key was already registered")
+        catalog[key] = entry
+        return True
+
+      def generate_key(typ, id):
+        start = typ;
+        if typ != "uri":
+          start += "Id"
+        start += "StartString"
+        nid = start + "=\"" + id + "\""
+        ntype = ""
+        if typ == "uri":
+          ntype = typ.upper()
+        else:
+          ntype = typ.title()
+        ntype = "delegate" + ntype;
+        return ntype + " " + nid
+
+      def add_xmlcatalog(typ, id, package, local, root):
+        if root:
+          if package == "":
+            fail("package must be given if root is provided")
+          if local != "":
+            fail("cannot add a local file to root")
+        elif package != "":
+          if local == "":
+            fail("local catalog file must be provided")
+        elif local == "":
+          fail("catalog not given")
+
+        if typ != "":
+          if typ != "public" and typ != "system" and typ != "uri":
+            fail("unsupported type provided")
+        else:
+          fail("type must be provided")
+
+        if id == "":
+          fail("id must be provided")
+
+        catalog_path = ""
+        catalog_data_path = ""
+        key = ""
+        entry = ""
+        if root:
+          catalog_data_path = catalog_data_dir + "catalog"
+          catalog_path = catalog_dir + "catalog"
+          key = generate_key(typ, id);
+          entry = "catalog=\"file:///etc/xml/" + package + "\""
+        elif package != "":
+          catalog_data_path = catalog_data_dir + package
+          catalog_path = catalog_dir + package + ".xml"
+          key = generate_key(typ, id);
+          entry = "catalog=\"file://" + local + "\""
+        elif local != "":
+          translated = local.replace("/", "_")
+          catalog_data_path = catalog_data_dir + translated
+          catalog_path = local
+
+          start = ""
+          if typ == "uri":
+            start = "name"
+          else:
+            start = typ
+          nid = start + "=\"" + id + "\""
+
+          key = typ + " " + nid
+          entry = "uri=\"" + local + "\""
+
+        entries = read_catalog_data(catalog_data_path)
+        if add_entry(entries, key, entry):
+          write_catalog_data(entries, catalog_data_path)
+          write_catalog(entries, catalog_path)
+
+      # replicate actions in the postinst, for now we are just supporting
+      # the 'add' operation as we don't support the removal of packages as
+      # a concept in chisel.
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "system",
+        "http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/entity/release/1.0/catalog.dtd",
+        "xml-core",
+        "/usr/share/xml/schema/xml-core/catalog.xml",
+        False)
+
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "public",
+        "-//OASIS//DTD XML Catalogs V1.0//EN",
+        "xml-core",
+        "/usr/share/xml/schema/xml-core/catalog.xml",
+        False)
+
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "system",
+        "http://globaltranscorp.org/oasis/catalog/xml/tr9401.dtd",
+        "xml-core",
+        "/usr/share/xml/schema/xml-core/catalog.xml",
+        False)
+
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "public",
+        "-//GlobalTransCorp//DTD XML Catalogs V1.0-Based Extension V1.0//EN",
+        "xml-core",
+        "/usr/share/xml/schema/xml-core/catalog.xml",
+        False)
+
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "system",
+        "http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/entity/release/1.0/catalog.dtd",
+        "xml-core",
+        "",
+        True)
+
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "public",
+        "-//OASIS//DTD XML Catalogs V1.0//EN",
+        "xml-core",
+        "",
+        True)
+
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "system",
+        "http://globaltranscorp.org/oasis/catalog/xml/tr9401.dtd",
+        "xml-core",
+        "",
+        True)
+
+      add_xmlcatalog(
+        "public",
+        "-//GlobalTransCorp//DTD XML Catalogs V1.0-Based Extension V1.0//EN",
+        "xml-core",
+        "",
+        True)
+
+  perl-modules:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/perl5/Debian/Debhelper/Sequence/xml_core.pm:
+
+  copyright:
+    contents:
+      /usr/share/doc/xml-core/copyright:
diff --git a/tests/spread/integration/polkitd/task.yaml b/tests/spread/integration/polkitd/task.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d364bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spread/integration/polkitd/task.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+summary: Integration tests for polkit
+
+systems:
+  - -ubuntu-24.04-ppc64le
+  - -ubuntu-24.04-s390x
+
+execute: |
+  rootfs="$(install-slices libc-bin_nsswitch bash_bins coreutils_bins passwd_bins base-files_base polkitd_bins)"
+
+  # polkitd does a chdir("/") and that requires executable bit
+  chmod +x "$rootfs"
+
+  # add polkit user with same uid/gid as the host. This is created
+  # dynamically by /bin/systemd-sysusers from opensysusers
+  PK_UID="$(cat /etc/passwd | awk -F ':' '/polkitd/{print $3}')"
+  PK_GID="$(cat /etc/group | awk -F ':' '/polkitd/{print $3}')"
+  groupadd --root "$rootfs" --system -g "$PK_GID" polkitd
+  useradd --root "$rootfs" -s /usr/sbin/nologin --system -u "$PK_UID" -m -g polkitd polkitd
+
+  # execute the main polkitd daemon, this should semi-succeed, except it will shutdown
+  # again and give an error that it failed to register on the dbus system bus, which
+  # is not running.
+  # If it starts up correctly, it will print "Entering main event loop"
+  chroot "${rootfs}/" /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd | grep "Entering main event loop"
diff --git a/tests/spread/integration/sgml-base/task.yaml b/tests/spread/integration/sgml-base/task.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4a0d2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spread/integration/sgml-base/task.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+summary: Integration tests for sgml-base
+
+systems:
+  - -ubuntu-24.04-ppc64le
+  - -ubuntu-24.04-s390x
+
+execute: |
+  rootfs="$(install-slices sgml-base_catalog)"
+
+  if cat "$rootfs/var/lib/sgml-base/supercatalog" | grep "/etc/sgml/catalog"; then
+    echo "the super catalog should not list itself"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # verify some of header was written
+  cat "$rootfs/var/lib/sgml-base/supercatalog" | grep "This file is created by update-catalog"
diff --git a/tests/spread/integration/xml-core/task.yaml b/tests/spread/integration/xml-core/task.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1424c0a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/spread/integration/xml-core/task.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+summary: Integration tests for xml-core
+
+systems:
+  - -ubuntu-24.04-ppc64le
+  - -ubuntu-24.04-s390x
+
+execute: |
+  rootfs="$(install-slices xml-core_catalog)"
+
+  if ! [ -e "$rootfs/etc/xml/catalog" ]; then
+    echo "expected /etc/xml/catalog to be created"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # ensure a marker was written that we can somewhat reliably
+  # expect
+  cat "$rootfs/etc/xml/catalog" | grep "delegateSystem systemIdStartString"
+  cat "$rootfs/etc/xml/catalog" | grep "delegatePublic publicIdStartString"
+
+  if ! [ -e "$rootfs/etc/xml/xml-core.xml" ]; then
+    echo "expected /etc/xml/xml-core.xml to be created"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # ensure a marker was written that we can somewhat reliably
+  # expect
+  cat "$rootfs/etc/xml/xml-core.xml" | grep "delegateSystem systemIdStartString"
+  cat "$rootfs/etc/xml/xml-core.xml" | grep "delegatePublic publicIdStartString"
+
+  if ! [ -e "$rootfs/var/lib/xml-core/catalog" ]; then
+    echo "expected /var/lib/xml-core/catalog to be created"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # ensure a marker was written that we can somewhat reliably
+  # expect
+  cat "$rootfs/var/lib/xml-core/catalog" | grep "delegateSystem systemIdStartString"
+  cat "$rootfs/var/lib/xml-core/catalog" | grep "delegatePublic publicIdStartString"
+
+  if ! [ -e "$rootfs/var/lib/xml-core/xml-core" ]; then
+    echo "expected /var/lib/xml-core/xml-core to be created"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # ensure a marker was written that we can somewhat reliably
+  # expect
+  cat "$rootfs/var/lib/xml-core/xml-core" | grep "delegateSystem systemIdStartString"
+  cat "$rootfs/var/lib/xml-core/xml-core" | grep "delegatePublic publicIdStartString"