diff --git a/src/Misc/layoutbin/installdependencies.sh b/src/Misc/layoutbin/installdependencies.sh
index 552f30ce2..c7f47d075 100755
--- a/src/Misc/layoutbin/installdependencies.sh
+++ b/src/Misc/layoutbin/installdependencies.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,25 @@ function print_rhel6errormessage()
     echo "https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/Documentation/build-and-install-rhel6-prerequisites.md"
 }
 
+function install_with_fallbacks() {
+    local install_cmd="$1"
+    shift
+    local packages=("$@")
+    
+    for package in "${packages[@]}"; do
+        echo "Trying to install: $package"
+        if eval "$install_cmd $package"; then
+            echo "Successfully installed: $package"
+            return 0
+        else
+            echo "Failed to install: $package, trying next option..."
+        fi
+    done
+    
+    echo "All installation attempts failed for package alternatives: ${packages[*]}"
+    return 1
+}
+
 if [ -e /etc/os-release ]
 then
     echo "--------OS Information--------"
@@ -50,73 +69,42 @@ then
         echo "------------------------------"
         
         # prefer apt-get over apt
-        command -v apt-get
-        if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-        then
-            apt_get=apt-get
+        if command -v apt-get > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apt_get="apt-get"
+        elif command -v apt > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apt_get="apt"
         else
-            command -v apt
-            if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-            then
-                apt_get=apt
-            else
-                echo "Found neither 'apt-get' nor 'apt'"
-                print_errormessage
-                exit 1
-            fi
+            echo "Found neither 'apt-get' nor 'apt'"
+            print_errormessage
+            exit 1
         fi
 
+        # Install basic dependencies
         $apt_get update && $apt_get install -y libkrb5-3 zlib1g
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-        then
-            echo "'$apt_get' failed with exit code '$?'"
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "'$apt_get' failed"
             print_errormessage
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        apt_get_with_fallbacks() {
-            $apt_get install -y $1
-            fail=$?
-            if [ $fail -eq 0 ]
-            then
-                if [ "${1#"${1%?}"}" = '$' ]; then
-                    dpkg -l "${1%?}" > /dev/null 2> /dev/null
-                    fail=$?
-                fi
-            fi
-            if [ $fail -ne 0 ]
-            then
-                shift
-                if [ -n "$1" ]
-                then
-                    apt_get_with_fallbacks "$@"
-                fi
-            fi
-        }
-
-        apt_get_with_fallbacks liblttng-ust1 liblttng-ust0
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-        then
-            echo "'$apt_get' failed with exit code '$?'"
+        # Install lttng with fallbacks
+        if ! install_with_fallbacks "$apt_get install -y" "liblttng-ust1" "liblttng-ust0"; then
             print_errormessage
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        apt_get_with_fallbacks libssl1.1$ libssl1.0.2$ libssl1.0.0$
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-        then
-            echo "'$apt_get' failed with exit code '$?'"
+        # Install SSL with fallbacks  
+        if ! install_with_fallbacks "$apt_get install -y" "libssl1.1" "libssl1.0.2" "libssl1.0.0"; then
             print_errormessage
             exit 1
         fi
 
-        apt_get_with_fallbacks libicu72 libicu71 libicu70 libicu69 libicu68 libicu67 libicu66 libicu65 libicu63 libicu60 libicu57 libicu55 libicu52
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-        then
-            echo "'$apt_get' failed with exit code '$?'"
+        # Install ICU with fallbacks
+        if ! install_with_fallbacks "$apt_get install -y" "libicu72" "libicu71" "libicu70" "libicu69" "libicu68" "libicu67" "libicu66" "libicu65" "libicu63" "libicu60" "libicu57" "libicu55" "libicu52"; then
             print_errormessage
             exit 1
         fi
+
     elif [ -e /etc/redhat-release ]
     then
         echo "The current OS is Fedora based"
@@ -124,65 +112,75 @@ then
         cat /etc/redhat-release
         echo "------------------------------"
 
-        # use dnf on fedora
-        # use yum on centos and rhel
-        if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
-        then
-            command -v dnf
-            if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-            then
-                dnf install -y lttng-ust openssl-libs krb5-libs zlib libicu
-                if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-                then
-                    echo "'dnf' failed with exit code '$?'"
-                    print_errormessage
-                    exit 1
-                fi         
-            else
+        if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]; then
+            # Fedora - use dnf
+            if ! command -v dnf > /dev/null 2>&1; then
                 echo "Can not find 'dnf'"
                 print_errormessage
                 exit 1
             fi
+
+            # Install lttng with fallbacks
+            if ! install_with_fallbacks "dnf install -y" "lttng-ust1" "lttng-ust"; then
+                print_errormessage
+                exit 1
+            fi
+
+            # Install other dependencies
+            dnf install -y openssl-libs krb5-libs zlib libicu
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo "'dnf' failed"
+                print_errormessage
+                exit 1
+            fi
         else
-            command -v yum
-            if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-            then
-                yum install -y lttng-ust openssl-libs krb5-libs zlib libicu
-                if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-                then                    
-                    echo "'yum' failed with exit code '$?'"
-                    print_errormessage
-                    exit 1
-                fi
-            else
+            # RHEL/CentOS - use yum
+            if ! command -v yum > /dev/null 2>&1; then
                 echo "Can not find 'yum'"
                 print_errormessage
                 exit 1
             fi
+
+            # Install lttng with fallbacks
+            if ! install_with_fallbacks "yum install -y" "lttng-ust1" "lttng-ust"; then
+                print_errormessage
+                exit 1
+            fi
+
+            # Install other dependencies
+            yum install -y openssl-libs krb5-libs zlib libicu
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo "'yum' failed"
+                print_errormessage
+                exit 1
+            fi
         fi
     else
-        # we might on OpenSUSE
+        # we might be on OpenSUSE
         OSTYPE=$(grep ID_LIKE /etc/os-release | cut -f2 -d=)
         echo $OSTYPE
-        echo $OSTYPE | grep "suse"
-        if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-        then
+        if echo $OSTYPE | grep -q "suse"; then
             echo "The current OS is SUSE based"
-            command -v zypper
-            if [ $? -eq 0 ]
-            then
-                zypper -n install lttng-ust libopenssl1_1 krb5 zlib libicu60_2
-                if [ $? -ne 0 ]
-                then
-                    echo "'zypper' failed with exit code '$?'"
-                    print_errormessage
-                    exit 1
-                fi
-            else
+            
+            if ! command -v zypper > /dev/null 2>&1; then
                 echo "Can not find 'zypper'"
                 print_errormessage
                 exit 1
             fi
+
+            # Install lttng with fallbacks
+            if ! install_with_fallbacks "zypper -n install" "lttng-ust1" "lttng-ust"; then
+                print_errormessage
+                exit 1
+            fi
+
+            # Install other dependencies
+            zypper -n install libopenssl1_1 krb5 zlib libicu60_2
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo "'zypper' failed"
+                print_errormessage
+                exit 1
+            fi
         else
             echo "Can't detect current OS type based on /etc/os-release."
             print_errormessage