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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Join the Status community chats:
   * Normally, this is the latest released version of Nim but it may also include custom patches
   * Follow the Nim installation instructions or use [choosenim](https://github.com/dom96/choosenim) to manage your Nim versions
 * A recent version of Facebook's [RocksDB](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/)
-  * Compile [from source](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/blob/master/INSTALL.md) or use the package manager of your OS
+  * Compile [from source](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/blob/master/INSTALL.md) or use the package manager of your OS; for example, [Debian](https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=librocksdb-dev&searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all) and [Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=librocksdb-dev&searchon=names&exact=1&suite=all&section=all) have working RocksDB packages
 
 ### Obtaining the prerequisites through the Nix package manager