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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ That logs you in, sets Nous as your provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway in o
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-**Installer:** On non-Windows platforms, the only prerequisite is **Git**. The installer automatically handles everything else:
+**Installer:** On non-Windows platforms, the only prerequisite is **Git**. On Linux, also make sure `curl` and `xz-utils` are available (the installer downloads Node.js as a `.tar.xz` archive). The desktop app additionally requires `g++` (or `build-essential` on Debian/Ubuntu) to compile native modules. The installer automatically handles everything else:
 
 - **uv** (fast Python package manager)
 - **Python 3.11** (via uv, no sudo needed)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ That logs you in, sets Nous as your provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway in o
 - **ffmpeg** (audio format conversion for TTS)
 
 :::info
-You do **not** need to install Python, Node.js, ripgrep, or ffmpeg manually. The installer detects what's missing and installs it for you. Just make sure `git` is available (`git --version`).
+You do **not** need to install Python, Node.js, ripgrep, or ffmpeg manually. The installer detects what's missing and installs it for you. Just make sure `git` is available (`git --version`). On Linux, ensure `curl` and `xz-utils` are installed (`sudo apt install curl xz-utils` on Debian/Ubuntu). For the desktop app, also install `build-essential` (`sudo apt install build-essential`).
 :::
 
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