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Docs: Update Linux build dependencies intro to mention package managers
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Expand Up @@ -764,11 +764,10 @@ some of CPython's modules (for example, ``zlib``).

For Unix-based systems, we try to use system libraries whenever available.
This means optional components will only build if the relevant system headers
are available. The best way to obtain the appropriate headers will vary by
distribution, but the appropriate commands for some popular distributions
are below.
are available. The best way to obtain these headers varies by distribution,
but commands for some popular distributions are given below.

.. tab:: dnf
.. tab:: Fedora / RHEL / CentOS

On **Fedora**, **RHEL**, **CentOS** and other ``dnf``-based systems::

Expand All @@ -785,7 +784,7 @@ some of CPython's modules (for example, ``zlib``).
xz-devel sqlite sqlite-devel sqlite-libs libuuid-devel gdbm-libs \
perf expat expat-devel mpdecimal python3-pip

.. tab:: apt
.. tab:: Debian / Ubuntu

On **Debian**, **Ubuntu**, and other ``apt``-based systems, try to get the
dependencies for the Python you're working on by using the ``apt`` command.
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