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@@ -57,11 +57,16 @@ dependencies are installed and the packages get linked correctly. Here a short g
 
 The packages which n8n uses depend on a few build tools:
 
-Linux:
+Debian/Ubuntu:
 ```
 apt-get install -y build-essential python
 ```
 
+CentOS:
+```
+yum install gcc gcc-c++ make
+```
+
 Windows:
 ```
 npm install -g windows-build-tools