diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3e0a06..fd2070d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Assuming Debian / Ubuntu based distro:
 
 ```
 $ sudo apt update
-$ sudo apt install build-essential python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-virtualenv git
+$ sudo apt install build-essential python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-virtualenv git wget unzip
 
 $ git clone https://git.tannercollin.com/tanner/minecraft-bot.git
 $ cd minecraft-bot/
diff --git a/run_linux.sh b/run_linux.sh
index d846c1f..a4c005c 100755
--- a/run_linux.sh
+++ b/run_linux.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,42 @@
 
 set -eu
 
+if ! command -v virtualenv &> /dev/null
+then
+	echo "virtualenv could not be found, please install with:"
+	echo "sudo apt install python3-virtualenv"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if ! command -v wget &> /dev/null
+then
+	echo "wget could not be found, please install with:"
+	echo "sudo apt install wget"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if ! command -v unzip &> /dev/null
+then
+	echo "unzip could not be found, please install with:"
+	echo "sudo apt install unzip"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null
+then
+	echo "python3 could not be found, please install with:"
+	echo "sudo apt install python3"
+	exit
+fi
+
+if ! command -v pip3 &> /dev/null
+then
+	echo "pip3 could not be found, please install with:"
+	echo "sudo apt install pip3"
+	exit
+fi
+
+
 # download minecraft data
 
 if [ ! -d "minecraft_data" ]