diff --git a/public/install.sh b/public/install.sh
index 86c4d5a..1c53878 100644
--- a/public/install.sh
+++ b/public/install.sh
@@ -543,8 +543,19 @@ install_node() {
         brew link node@22 --overwrite --force 2>/dev/null || true
         echo -e "${SUCCESS}✓${NC} Node.js installed"
 	    elif [[ "$OS" == "linux" ]]; then
-	        echo -e "${WARN}→${NC} Installing Node.js via NodeSource..."
+	        echo -e "${WARN}→${NC} Installing build tools..."
             require_sudo
+	        if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
+	            maybe_sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake
+	        elif command -v dnf &> /dev/null; then
+	            maybe_sudo dnf groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
+	            maybe_sudo dnf install -y gcc-c++ cmake
+	        elif command -v yum &> /dev/null; then
+	            maybe_sudo yum groupinstall -y "Development Tools"
+	            maybe_sudo yum install -y gcc-c++ cmake
+	        fi
+	        echo -e "${SUCCESS}✓${NC} Build tools installed"
+	        echo -e "${WARN}→${NC} Installing Node.js via NodeSource..."
 	        if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
 	            local tmp
 	            tmp="$(mktempfile)"