diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ made by [@matheuslessarodrigues](https://github.com/matheuslessarodrigues)
 ## Linux
 run the following commands in the Terminal
 ```
-sudo apt-get install git build-essential libgtk-3-dev libsdl2-dev lua5.3-dev zlib1g-dev
+sudo apt-get install git 
 git clone --recursive https://github.com/nesbox/TIC-80
-make linux
+cd TIC-80
+./build.sh
 ```
 
 ## iOS / tvOS
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a52d2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+##########################################################################
+# build script for TIC-80
+##########################################################################
+
+sudo apt-get install build-essential mercurial make cmake autoconf automake libtool libasound2-dev libpulse-dev libaudio-dev libx11-dev libxext-dev libxrandr-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxinerama-dev libxxf86vm-dev libxss-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libesd0-dev libdbus-1-dev libudev-dev libgles1-mesa-dev libgles2-mesa-dev libegl1-mesa-dev libibus-1.0-dev fcitx-libs-dev libsamplerate0-dev libsndio-dev libgtk-3-dev zlib1g-dev -y
+make linux