diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f21ec7..da5bf1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Text04="$dll(hwinfo,1,Vcore,3)V $Right($dll(hwinfo,1,Average Effective Clock,a)M
 ### Shit needed to compile on Debian 13
 V simple:
 ```bash
-sudo apt install build-essential meson libusb-1.0-0-dev pkgconf
+sudo apt install build-essential meson libusb-1.0-0-dev pkgconf zlib1g-dev
 make configure
 make build
 ```
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ meson compile -C build
 meson install -C build # installs the binary to local dir
 ./install_service.sh # installs the linuxSmartie systemd service
 ```
-`build` here is just the name of the output dir, can be anything you want
+`build` here is just the name of the output dir, can be anything you want. You can also just cd to the build dir and run `meson compile` directly.
 
 ### Additional notes
 
diff --git a/distrobox.ini b/distrobox.ini
index 9eb6b5d..a165ecb 100644
--- a/distrobox.ini
+++ b/distrobox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [linuxsmartie]
-additional_packages="build-essential meson libusb-1.0-0-dev pkgconf"
+additional_packages="build-essential meson libusb-1.0-0-dev pkgconf zlib1g-dev"
 image=debian-toolbox:13
 init=false
 replace=true