diff --git a/scripts/build-live.sh b/scripts/build-live.sh
index db3d5b0..aed0b9e 100755
--- a/scripts/build-live.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-live.sh
@@ -55,12 +55,15 @@ chroot_run() { chroot "$LIVE_ROOT" /bin/bash -c "$*"; }
 # ── 2. install live session packages ────────────────────────────────────────
 log "[1/4] installing live-boot + X + installer dependencies"
 mount_pseudo
+# deploy tooling (gdisk parted dosfstools btrfs-progs rsync) is needed by
+# deploy-disk.sh, which the graphical installer runs against the target disk.
 chroot_run "export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 apt-get update -qq
 apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   live-boot live-config-systemd live-tools \
   xserver-xorg x11-xserver-utils openbox \
-  python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gdisk parted dosfstools \
+  python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-3.0 \
+  gdisk parted dosfstools btrfs-progs rsync \
   | tee /tmp/live-packages.log"
 
 # Modern Xorg refuses to run as root, so the live session runs as a dedicated
diff --git a/scripts/check-host-deps.sh b/scripts/check-host-deps.sh
index ab5a05d..0157368 100755
--- a/scripts/check-host-deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-host-deps.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ NEEDED=(
   "sbverify|sbsigntool"
   # hybrid ISO: mtools builds the embedded EFI image that grub-mkrescue uses
   "mformat|mtools"
+  # deploy path (deploy-disk.sh): partition, btrfs, and copy tooling
+  "mkfs.btrfs|btrfs-progs"
+  "btrfs|btrfs-progs"
+  # toolchain / vendor downloads
+  "curl|curl"
+  "git|git"
 )
 
 MISSING=()
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-disk.sh b/scripts/deploy-disk.sh
index f97a50a..9094013 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-disk.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-disk.sh
@@ -42,10 +42,26 @@ validate_edition "$EDITION"
 [[ -d "$ROOTFS" ]] || die "rootfs '$ROOTFS' does not exist (build it first: make rootfs-$EDITION)"
 [[ -e "$DEV" ]]    || die "device '$DEV' does not exist"
 
-for tool in sgdisk mkfs.btrfs rsync; do
-  command -v "$tool" >/dev/null || die "missing host tool '$tool' (run: scripts/check-host-deps.sh --install)"
+# ── deploy tool pre-flight ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Report EVERY missing tool at once (no one-at-a-time whack-a-mole), with the
+# exact install command. Runs on the build host for image/install builds and
+# inside the live image for the graphical installer.
+declare -A TOOL_PKG=(
+  [sgdisk]=gdisk [partprobe]=parted
+  [mkfs.btrfs]=btrfs-progs [btrfs]=btrfs-progs
+  [rsync]=rsync [wipefs]=util-linux [truncate]=coreutils
+  [mkfs.vfat]=dosfstools
+)
+MISSING_TOOLS=()
+for tool in sgdisk partprobe mkfs.btrfs btrfs rsync wipefs truncate mkfs.vfat; do
+  [[ "$tool" == "mkfs.vfat" && "$BOOT" != "efi" ]] && continue
+  command -v "$tool" >/dev/null 2>&1 || MISSING_TOOLS+=("$tool")
 done
-[[ "$BOOT" == "efi" ]] && { command -v mkfs.vfat >/dev/null || die "missing 'mkfs.vfat' (package: dosfstools)"; }
+if [[ ${#MISSING_TOOLS[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  pkgs=""
+  for t in "${MISSING_TOOLS[@]}"; do pkgs+=" ${TOOL_PKG[$t]}"; done
+  die "missing deploy tools: ${MISSING_TOOLS[*]} — install: apt-get install -y${pkgs} (or: scripts/check-host-deps.sh --install)"
+fi
 
 # device + partition naming: /dev/sda → /dev/sda1, /dev/nvme0n1 → /dev/nvme0n1p1, /dev/loop0 → /dev/loop0p1
 part_of() {