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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This repo contains python scripts and modules which may not be available as pack
 Install the required packages
 
 ```sh
-apt install python3 python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-virtualenv virtualenv libacl1-dev libkrb5-dev
+apt install python3 python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip python3-virtualenv virtualenv libacl1-dev libkrb5-dev gcc
 ```
 
 then clone the repo and install it inside a virtualenv