diff --git a/doc/build.md b/doc/build.md
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@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ In order to compile and run Grin on your machine, you should have installed:
 * <b>Git</b> - to clone the repository
 * <b>cmake</b> - 3.2 or greater should be installed and on your $PATH. Used by the build to compile the mining plugins found in the included [Cuckoo Miner](https://github.com/mimblewimble/cuckoo-miner)
 * <b>clang</b> - required by rocksdb dependency, used by grin as a datastore
+* <b>libncurses</b> - required for a nicer terminal experience (look for a `libncurses5` package)
 * <b>Rust</b> - 1.21.0 or greater via [Rustup](https://www.rustup.rs/) - Can be installed via your package manager or manually via the following commands:
 ```
 curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh