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@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ To build the engine for Linux, use Cmake. You can find a sample build script for
 
 <img align="right" src="https://github.com/turanszkij/wickedengine-gifs/raw/main/inverse_kinematics.gif" width="320px"/>
 
+(If you're not on a GNOME-based Linux setup, also ensure installation of the [zenity](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/zenity) package if you'd like to actually see any message-box alerts WickedEngine Editor might try to bring to your attention under certain error conditions.)
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 ```bash
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install libsdl2-dev