diff --git a/scripts/dev_require.sh b/scripts/dev_require.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install gnome-common libglib2.0-dev gtk+-3.0-dev libunique-3.0-dev libwnck-3-dev libgee-dev libgnome-menu-3-dev valac libnotify-dev