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@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ On all Linux-based operating systems, Sideband is available as a `pip` package.
 # a command like one of the following:
 
 pamac install python-pyaudio     # Manjaro
-sudo pacman -Sy python-pyaudio   # Arch 
+sudo pacman -Sy python-pyaudio   # Arch
 sudo apt install python3-pyaudio # Debian and derivatives
 
 # Install the Sideband application:
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ When running Sideband for the first time, a default Reticulum configuration file
 
 ## Installation With pipx
 
-You *can* use the `pipx` tool to install Sideband in an isolated environment, but on Linux you will have to launch Sideband from the command line, or create your own launcher links, since `pipx` does not support desktop integration. Unfortunately, it does not seem like `pipx` will be adding desktop integration in the near future, so restoring the original `pip` tool to its proper behaviour is recommended for now. If you want to use `pipx` anyway, it is as simple as:
+While I wouldn't generally recommend it, you *can* use the `pipx` tool to install Sideband, but on Linux you will have to launch Sideband from the command line, or create your own launcher links, since `pipx` does not support desktop integration. Unfortunately, it does not seem like `pipx` will be adding desktop integration in the near future, so restoring the original `pip` tool to its proper behaviour is recommended for now.
+
+The `pipx` installer also has trouble with including distribution-installed Python packages, so you will need to install additional packages on your system that will allow `pipx` to build required dependencies from source. In general, it will require a working build environment and header files for PortAudio. On Debian and derivatives, this would look something like `sudo apt install build-essential portaudio19-dev`. On Manjaro you would want something like `pamac install base-devel portaudio`.
+
+If you want to use `pipx` anyway, and after the necessary dependencies are installed, you can simply do:
 
 ```bash
 # Install Sideband on Linux: