From b98e512bde6ce58cc8d5924bdc37ea33d54b80e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ayo <ayo@ayco.io>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 20:43:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore: update installation instructions

---
 README.md | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d147a8..7270766 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ This is especially useful for the days when I don't have the mental energy to go
 
 ## Installation
 
-Run the following in your terminal for Debian or Ubuntu-based Linux distros:
+For Debian or Ubuntu-based Linux distros, install required packages:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt install vlc espeak-ng xclip
+```
+
+Then run the following in your terminal:
 
 ```bash
 curl -fsSL "https://git.ayo.run/ayo/simple-tts/raw/branch/main/install.sh" | sh