diff --git a/install b/install
index b61e95422..652aa1719 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ install_linux () {
   info "Detecting Linux OS distribution..."
 
   Distro=''
-  if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] ; then
+  if [ -f /etc/blackPanther-release ] ; then
+    Distro='blackPanther'
+  elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] ; then
     Distro='RedHat'
   elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ] ; then
     Distro='Debian'
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ install_linux () {
     fi
   elif [ "${Distro}" = "RedHat" ]; then
     sudo yum install -y git make gcc openssl-devel gcc-c++ patch readline readline-devel zlib zlib-devel libyaml-devel libffi-devel bzip2 autoconf automake libtool bison sqlite-devel nodejs
+  elif [ "${Distro}" = "blackPanther" ]; then
+    installing --auto git make gcc openssl-devel gcc-c++ patch readline-devel zlib-devel yaml-devel libffi-devel bzip2 autoconf automake libtool bison sqlite-devel nodejs sudo
   elif [ "${Distro}" = "Arch" ]; then
     sudo pacman -Syu # Updates repo, dependencies, etc.
     sudo pacman -S curl git make openssl gcc readline zlib libyaml sqlite bzip2 autoconf automake libtool bison nodejs # Installs dependencies