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 ##### On Linux:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get install build-essentials libgl1-mesa-dev libxt-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
+sudo apt-get install build-essential libgl1-mesa-dev libxt-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
 ```
 
 ## Getting started with iMSTK