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@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ for Ubuntu 21.04 onwards);
 sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
 ```
 
-Now GCC-11 can be install via Apt. This will also install a suitable version of
-the C++ library too;
+Now GCC-11 can be installed via Apt. This will also install a suitable version of
+the C++ library;
 
 ```
 sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends g++-11
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@ sudo dpkg -i xmake-v2.6.4.amd64.deb
 xmake --version
 ```
 
-For some of Zen's third party dependencies are provided by Microsoft's `vcpkg`
+To build some of the packages from vcpkg you may need some additional tools. Install the following;
+
+```
+sudo apt-get install build-essential
+```
+
+Some of Zen's third party dependencies are provided by Microsoft's `vcpkg`
 C++ library manager. After cloning the project there is an initialisation step;
 
 ```