diff --git a/install_it_all.sh b/install_it_all.sh
index a0d8719..1498d63 100755
--- a/install_it_all.sh
+++ b/install_it_all.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ sudo apt-get install \
 	gnome-shell-extension-gpaste gpaste-2 whois winbind util-linux \
 	uuid-runtime python3-autopep8 python3-flake8 pre-commit python3-poetry \
 	bsdgames vitetris wireguard wireshark virt-manager rustup \
-	fonts-noto* cmake libgtk-3-dev fuse
+	fonts-noto* cmake libgtk-3-dev fuse build-essential
 flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
 flatpak install \
     md.obsidian.Obsidian \
diff --git a/install_the_basics.sh b/install_the_basics.sh
index 14516d9..01264a7 100755
--- a/install_the_basics.sh
+++ b/install_the_basics.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ set -e
 apt-get update
 apt-get install git curl wget vim fd-find bat python3 \
 	python-is-python3 tmux btop htop fzf lsd tldr trash-cli \
-	ripgrep tree nmap unzip zsh lsof rsync moreutils fuse
+	ripgrep tree nmap unzip zsh lsof rsync moreutils fuse \
+	build-essential
 apt-get upgrade
 apt-get autoremove