diff --git a/clang-setup b/clang-setup
index f8cb4f4..100e82b 100755
--- a/clang-setup
+++ b/clang-setup
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ cmake ../ \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR="$(gnustep-config --variable=GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_LIBRARY)" \
   -DTESTS=OFF
 make -j${CPUS}
+echo "$(gnustep-config  --variable=GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES)" | sudo tee -a /etc/ld.so.conf.d/GNUstep.conf > /dev/null
 ${SUDO} -E make install && ${SUDO} ldconfig
 fi
 
diff --git a/gnustep-web-install b/gnustep-web-install
index 48b42fa..f484542 100755
--- a/gnustep-web-install
+++ b/gnustep-web-install
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ git clone https://github.com/gnustep/tools-scripts
 
 echo "================ Install Dependencies ================"
 # Install dependencies
-./tools-scripts/install-dependencies-${KERNEL}
+./tools-scripts/install-dependencies-${KERNEL} || exit 1
 
 echo "================ Build ================"
 # Build it...
diff --git a/install-dependencies-linux b/install-dependencies-linux
index d9741bc..e544fc0 100755
--- a/install-dependencies-linux
+++ b/install-dependencies-linux
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ get_system()
 get_system
 echo "You are using ${ID}"
 
+if [[ ${ID} == "slackware" ]]; then
+	./tools-scripts/install-dependencies-slackware || exit 1
+    exit	
+fi
+
 which apt > /dev/null
 if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
     install_debian
diff --git a/install-dependencies-slackware b/install-dependencies-slackware
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8179bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install-dependencies-slackware
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+. /etc/os-release 
+version=${VERSION//[\.]/-}
+
+echo
+echo "The Slackware dependency relies on you (the user currently running gnustep-web-install) be part of the sudoers."
+echo "Also, you need to have slackpkg setup and configured to allow the script to resolve any missing dependencies."
+echo "If you are not currently a sudoer or do not have slackpkg setup, please exit here and configure these two items."
+echo
+read -p "Continue with the procedure? (Y/N): " confirm && [[ $confirm == [yY] || $confirm == [yY][eE][sS] ]] || exit 1
+echo
+
+echo "GNUstep / Slackware ${VERSION} dependency installation"
+echo "------------------------------------------------"
+echo
+
+
+if [[ "$version" != "15-0" ]]; then
+	echo "Only Slackware version 15.0 is supported at the moment"
+	exit
+fi
+
+# check if slackpkg is setup (a mirror has been chosen)
+
+mirror=$(grep -v '^#' /etc/slackpkg/mirrors)
+
+if [[ -z ${mirror} ]]; then
+	echo "slackpkg not setup"
+	exit 1
+else
+	echo "slackpkg mirror set to:"
+	echo
+   	echo "${mirror}"
+	echo
+	echo "We'll use that to install missing packages (if any)"
+	echo
+fi
+
+
+# s l a c k w a r e  15 package dependencies
+declare -A packages[15-0]="gcc gcc-objc llvm libjpeg-turbo libtiff libpng libxml2 libxslt "
+packages[15-0]+="gdb gnutls libffi icu4c cairo make makedepend windowmaker cmake "
+packages[15-0]+="libblockdev openssl openssl-solibs imagemagick "
+packages[15-0]+="libxkbcommon wayland freetype-2 "
+
+
+
+# because we want to cycle through the dependency list based on the slackware version, required a
+# slighlty more complex for loop using the array index and indirection (the ! before packages below is indirection)
+for pkg in ${packages["${version}"]}; do
+	if [[ -n $(find /var/log/packages/${pkg}*) ]]; then
+		printf 'Looking for package %-15s: %s\n' "$pkg" "found"
+	else
+		echo "Trying to install missing pkg ${pkg}"
+		sudo /usr/sbin/slackpkg install ${pkg}
+	fi
+done 
+
+echo
+echo "Slackware dependencies resolved, have fun!"
+
+
+
diff --git a/post-install-linux b/post-install-linux
index 42669b1..eb53ae4 100755
--- a/post-install-linux
+++ b/post-install-linux
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+# we have a new path
+export PATH=$PATH:/usr/GNUstep/System/Tools
+
+. /usr/GNUstep/System/Library/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
 
-pwd
 cd apps-gorm || exit 1
 make debug=yes
 sudo -E make GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DOMAIN=SYSTEM debug=yes install
 
+echo
+echo "GNUstep web install complete. You will need to source in this file into your shell using this command (the leading . is required):"
+echo
+echo ". /usr/GNUstep/System/Library/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh"
+echo
+
+echo "Please add this to your ~/.bash_profile (or your shell's equivalent) so the GNUstep environment is always set."
+echo "Welcome to GNUstep!"
diff --git a/setup-linux b/setup-linux
index b44dd56..5a19079 100755
--- a/setup-linux
+++ b/setup-linux
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ export USER=`whoami`
 COMMAND="apt"
 
 # Add distro specific variables...
-. /etc/lsb-release
+if [[ -f /etc/lsb-release ]]; then
+	. /etc/lsb-release
+elif [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
+	. /etc/os-release
+fi
 
 # Install SUDO if needed...
 if [ ! -e /usr/bin/sudo ]; then
@@ -29,15 +33,18 @@ if [ "${DISTRIB_ID}" = "Ubuntu" ]; then
    fi
 fi
 
-# Add to sudoers
-if [ "${DISTRIB_ID}" != "Ubuntu" ]; then
-   if [ ! -e /etc/sudoers.d/${USER} ]; then
-      echo "Adding ${USER} to sudoers..."
-      echo "Please enter the root user's password."
-      su -c 'echo "${USER}    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/${USER}'
-   else
-      echo "${USER} is already a member of sudo users."
-   fi
+# Add to sudoers. slackware dependency install will prompt user to set it up
+# prior to completing the gnustep-web-install 
+if [ "${ID}" != "slackware" ]; then
+  if [ "${DISTRIB_ID}" != "Ubuntu" ]; then
+     if [ ! -e /etc/sudoers.d/${USER} ]; then
+        echo "Adding ${USER} to sudoers..."
+        echo "Please enter the root user's password."
+        su -c 'echo "${USER}    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/${USER}'
+     else
+        echo "${USER} is already a member of sudo users."
+     fi
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Install git and curl if needed...
@@ -49,4 +56,4 @@ fi
 if [ ! -e /usr/bin/git ]; then
    echo "Installing git"
    sudo ${COMMAND} install git
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi