diff --git a/rules/bash/default.bash b/rules/bash/default.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb7cb18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/bash/default.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+version=\
+(
+    "4.4.18"
+)
+
+url=\
+(
+    "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-$version.tar.gz"
+)
+
+md5=\
+(
+    '518e2c187cc11a17040f0915dddce54e'
+)
+
+maintainer=\
+(
+    'Pedro Gonçalves <pedro@fe.up.pt>'
+)
+
+
+configure()
+{
+    ./configure \
+    --prefix=${cfg_dir_rootfs}/usr \
+    --host=${cfg_target_canonical} \
+    --bindir=${cfg_dir_toolchain}/bin \
+    --without-bash-malloc
+}
+
+build()
+{
+    $cmd_make VERBOSE=1
+}
+
+host_install()
+{
+    $cmd_make install
+}
+
+target_install()
+{
+    $cmd_cp bash ${cfg_dir_rootfs}/usr/bin
+    $cmd_cp bashversion ${cfg_dir_rootfs}/usr/bin
+}
diff --git a/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux-cmre.cfg b/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux-cmre.cfg
index 635c01a..998ca26 100644
--- a/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux-cmre.cfg
+++ b/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux-cmre.cfg
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ cfg_eth_ext_ip='10.0.10.63'
 cfg_eth_ext_mk='255.255.0.0'
 cfg_eth_ext_gw='10.0.0.1'
 cfg_ptpd_interface='eth0'
-cfg_packages='dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils rpi-boot-firmware linux/rpi libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap'
+cfg_packages='dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils rpi-boot-firmware linux/rpi libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap bash'
diff --git a/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux.cfg b/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux.cfg
index fc6e8e5..7ece623 100644
--- a/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux.cfg
+++ b/systems/lauv-aux-rpi/lauv-nemo-1-aux.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 cfg_hostname='lauv-nemo-1-aux'
 cfg_eth_ext_ip='10.0.10.63'
-cfg_packages="$cfg_packages boost"
+cfg_packages="$cfg_packages boost bash"
diff --git a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-1-aux-cmre.cfg b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-1-aux-cmre.cfg
index 2829c6a..3712120 100644
--- a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-1-aux-cmre.cfg
+++ b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-1-aux-cmre.cfg
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ cfg_eth_ext_ip='10.0.10.83'
 cfg_eth_ext_mk='255.255.0.0'
 cfg_eth_ext_gw='10.0.0.1'
 cfg_ptpd_interface='eth0'
-cfg_packages="$cfg_packages u-boot ptpd i2c-tools am33xx-cm3/host linux dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap"
+cfg_packages="$cfg_packages u-boot ptpd i2c-tools am33xx-cm3/host linux dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap bash"
 
diff --git a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-2-aux-cmre.cfg b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-2-aux-cmre.cfg
index 551bfa5..c406d15 100644
--- a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-2-aux-cmre.cfg
+++ b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-2-aux-cmre.cfg
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ cfg_eth_ext_ip='10.0.10.93'
 cfg_eth_ext_mk='255.255.0.0'
 cfg_eth_ext_gw='10.0.0.1'
 cfg_ptpd_interface='eth0'
-cfg_packages="$cfg_packages u-boot ptpd i2c-tools am33xx-cm3/host linux dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap"
+cfg_packages="$cfg_packages u-boot ptpd i2c-tools am33xx-cm3/host linux dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap bash"
 
diff --git a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux-cmre.cfg b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux-cmre.cfg
index 97da9a8..942f5b2 100644
--- a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux-cmre.cfg
+++ b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux-cmre.cfg
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ cfg_eth_ext_ip='10.0.10.103'
 cfg_eth_ext_mk='255.255.0.0'
 cfg_eth_ext_gw='10.0.0.1'
 cfg_ptpd_interface='eth0'
-cfg_packages="$cfg_packages u-boot ptpd i2c-tools am33xx-cm3/host linux dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap"
+cfg_packages="$cfg_packages u-boot ptpd i2c-tools am33xx-cm3/host linux dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind nfs-utils libconfig log4cpp fftw socat crypto++ netcat screen rlwrap bash"
 
diff --git a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux.cfg b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux.cfg
index 1c81a55..d8eb61c 100644
--- a/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux.cfg
+++ b/systems/lctr-b2xx/lauv-noptilus-3-aux.cfg
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ cfg_eth_ext_ip='10.0.10.103'
 cfg_eth_ext_mk='255.255.0.0'
 cfg_eth_ext_gw='10.0.0.1'
 cfg_ptpd_interface='eth0'
-cfg_packages="$cfg_packages boost jansson czmq zeromq"
+cfg_packages="$cfg_packages bash boost jansson czmq zeromq"
diff --git a/systems/lctr-rpi/test-rpi-wlan0.cfg b/systems/lctr-rpi/test-rpi-wlan0.cfg
index 2b86258..56f717c 100644
--- a/systems/lctr-rpi/test-rpi-wlan0.cfg
+++ b/systems/lctr-rpi/test-rpi-wlan0.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cfg_hostname='test-rpi'
 cfg_eth_ext_ip='10.0.200.52'
 cfg_services1=''
-cfg_packages='dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind rpi-boot-firmware linux/rpi libconfig log4cpp crypto++'
+cfg_packages='dropbear rsync busybox e2fsprogs dosfstools ptpd rpcbind rpi-boot-firmware linux/rpi libconfig log4cpp crypto++ bash'
 cfg_services0='network dropbear storage upgrade syslog ptpd'
 cfg_modules="$cfg_modules ftdi_sio"
 cfg_terminal='ttyAMA0'