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 * DBI
 * DBD::SQLite
 
+On Debian-based systems, install the following packages:
+
+* `curl`
+* `libconfig-inifiles-perl`
+* `libdbd-sqlite3-perl`
+* `libdbi-perl`
+* `p7zip-full`
+
 ## First-use prep
 
 uls-fetch.sh is what downloads ULS archives, both initially and to check for