diff --git a/book/src/getting-started/building.md b/book/src/getting-started/building.md
index 83edc917af..d32307a4f0 100644
--- a/book/src/getting-started/building.md
+++ b/book/src/getting-started/building.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 PhotoCraft uses the Rust workspace at the repository root. Install the stable Rust toolchain, clone the repository, and run commands from that root.
 
+On Linux, install the windowing, GL and GTK development packages first. The development guide's
+[Prerequisites](https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/blob/main/docs/development.md#prerequisites)
+list them for Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch and openSUSE.
+
 ```sh
 cargo build --workspace
 cargo run --release -p photocraft -- image.psd
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 7d2f09bf00..3b69f0d036 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Rust stable (1.95+). Add the web target with `rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown`.
-- macOS, Windows or Linux. Linux needs `libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libgtk-3-dev`.
+- macOS, Windows or Linux. On Linux, install the windowing, GL and GTK development packages:
+  - Debian/Ubuntu: `sudo apt install libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libgtk-3-dev`
+  - Fedora/RHEL: `sudo dnf install libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel libX11-devel libXrandr-devel libXi-devel mesa-libGL-devel gtk3-devel`
+  - Arch: `sudo pacman -S libxkbcommon wayland libx11 libxrandr libxi mesa gtk3`
+  - openSUSE: `sudo zypper install libxkbcommon-devel wayland-devel libX11-devel libXrandr-devel libXi-devel Mesa-libGL-devel gtk3-devel`
 
 ### Windows source builds