diff --git a/doc/install.asciidoc b/doc/install.asciidoc
index 8916c1fdd..f17a2c2a2 100644
--- a/doc/install.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/install.asciidoc
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't come with an up-to-date engine (a new enough QtWebKit, or
 QtWebEngine). However, it comes with Python 3.5, so you can
 <<tox,install qutebrowser via tox>>.
 
+You'll need some basic libraries to use the tox-installed PyQt:
+
+----
+# apt install libglib2.0-0 libgl1 libfontconfig1 libx11-xcb1 libxi6 libxrender1 libdbus-1-3
+----
+
 Debian Stretch / Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.10
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