diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c22ca4..1c047ac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -190,6 +190,16 @@ sudo dnf install openssh-clients sshpass freerdp tigervnc gnome-keyring
 Prerequisites: **Rust** (stable, via rustup), **Node 18+**, and the Tauri Linux
 system deps (`webkit2gtk-4.1`, `libappindicator`, etc).
 
+On Arch, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE, install all runtime and build
+dependencies interactively with:
+
+```bash
+npm run deps:build
+```
+
+The AppImage installer runs the runtime-only dependency bootstrap automatically
+and asks for confirmation before invoking the distribution package manager.
+
 ```bash
 # Tauri system deps (Arch example)
 sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk-4.1 base-devel curl wget file openssl appmenu-gtk-module libappindicator-gtk3 librsvg
diff --git a/docs/distribution.md b/docs/distribution.md
index 50f59e6..54c9961 100644
--- a/docs/distribution.md
+++ b/docs/distribution.md
@@ -19,15 +19,28 @@ Expected release assets:
 
 ## Local AppImage Install
 
+The installer first detects the Linux distribution and offers to install all
+runtime dependencies through its official package manager. It does not make
+system changes until the user confirms the package list.
+
 ```bash
 chmod +x RemoteOpsX-x86_64.AppImage
 ./packaging/linux/install-appimage.sh ./RemoteOpsX-x86_64.AppImage
 ```
 
-On Arch, install FUSE 2 if the AppImage does not launch:
+Set `REMOTEOPSX_SKIP_DEPENDENCIES=1` only when dependencies are already managed
+by the host image or an administrator:
+
+```bash
+REMOTEOPSX_SKIP_DEPENDENCIES=1 ./packaging/linux/install-appimage.sh ./RemoteOpsX-x86_64.AppImage
+```
+
+For source development, one command installs Rust, Tauri build requirements,
+FreeRDP, and VNC development libraries on Arch, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, or
+openSUSE:
 
 ```bash
-sudo pacman -S fuse2
+npm run deps:build
 ```
 
 ## Arch Package
@@ -36,9 +49,8 @@ The starter `PKGBUILD` is in `packaging/arch/PKGBUILD`.
 
 Before publishing to AUR or a pacman repository:
 
-1. Replace `OWNER` in `url` with the GitHub organization/user.
-2. Copy `src-tauri/icons/128x128.png` to `packaging/arch/remoteopsx.png`.
-3. Generate checksums:
+1. Copy `src-tauri/icons/128x128.png` to `packaging/arch/remoteopsx.png`.
+2. Generate checksums:
 
    ```bash
    cd packaging/arch
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0cf8621..d08fd56 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
     "tauri": "tauri",
     "app:dev": "tauri dev",
     "app:build": "tauri build",
-    "app:build:arch": "NO_STRIP=1 PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"$PWD/scripts/pkgconfig${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:+:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH}\" tauri build"
+    "app:build:arch": "NO_STRIP=1 PKG_CONFIG_PATH=\"$PWD/scripts/pkgconfig${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:+:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH}\" tauri build",
+    "deps:runtime": "bash packaging/linux/bootstrap-dependencies.sh --runtime",
+    "deps:build": "bash packaging/linux/bootstrap-dependencies.sh --build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.1.1",
diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
index 90d87ea..6181189 100644
--- a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pkgver=0.1.0
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Linux remote operations cockpit for SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, health and runbooks"
 arch=('x86_64')
-url="https://github.com/OWNER/remoteopsx"
+url="https://github.com/darwvin-dev/RemoteOpsX"
 license=('MIT')
 depends=(
   'fuse2'
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ depends=(
   'gtk3'
   'libayatana-appindicator'
   'librsvg'
+  'sshpass'
+  'curl'
+  'freerdp'
+  'tigervnc'
+  'libsecret'
 )
 optdepends=(
-  'sshpass: password authentication for SSH/SFTP'
-  'freerdp: RDP launcher'
-  'tigervnc: VNC launcher'
   'remmina: alternative VNC launcher'
-  'gnome-keyring: Secret Service keyring backend'
-  'kwallet: KDE keyring backend'
-  'curl: legacy FTP support'
+  'gnome-keyring: GNOME Secret Service provider'
+  'kwallet: KDE Secret Service provider'
 )
 provides=('remoteopsx')
 conflicts=('remoteopsx')
diff --git a/packaging/linux/bootstrap-dependencies.sh b/packaging/linux/bootstrap-dependencies.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53eef68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/linux/bootstrap-dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+MODE="runtime"
+ASSUME_YES=0
+DRY_RUN=0
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'EOF'
+Install RemoteOpsX Linux dependencies using the host package manager.
+
+Usage: ./packaging/linux/bootstrap-dependencies.sh [--runtime|--build] [--yes] [--dry-run]
+
+  --runtime  Install dependencies needed by the packaged application (default)
+  --build    Install runtime plus Rust/Tauri and native protocol build dependencies
+  --yes      Skip the confirmation prompt
+  --dry-run  Print the detected package manager and packages without changes
+EOF
+}
+
+for argument in "$@"; do
+  case "${argument}" in
+    --runtime) MODE="runtime" ;;
+    --build) MODE="build" ;;
+    --yes|-y) ASSUME_YES=1 ;;
+    --dry-run) DRY_RUN=1 ;;
+    --help|-h) usage; exit 0 ;;
+    *) echo "Unknown option: ${argument}" >&2; usage >&2; exit 2 ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ "${EUID}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+  SUDO=()
+elif command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  SUDO=(sudo)
+else
+  echo "sudo is required to install system packages." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+manager=""
+for candidate in pacman apt-get dnf zypper; do
+  if command -v "${candidate}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    manager="${candidate}"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+
+if [[ -z "${manager}" ]]; then
+  echo "Unsupported distribution: pacman, apt, dnf, or zypper was not found." >&2
+  echo "See docs/distribution.md for the dependency list." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+runtime_packages=()
+build_packages=()
+case "${manager}" in
+  pacman)
+    runtime_packages=(fuse2 openssh sshpass curl freerdp tigervnc libsecret)
+    build_packages=(base-devel rustup webkit2gtk-4.1 libayatana-appindicator librsvg libvncserver clang cmake pkgconf)
+    install_command=("${SUDO[@]}" pacman -S --needed)
+    [[ "${ASSUME_YES}" -eq 1 ]] && install_command+=(--noconfirm)
+    ;;
+  apt-get)
+    runtime_packages=(fuse3 openssh-client sshpass curl tigervnc-viewer gnome-keyring)
+    if apt-cache show freerdp3-x11 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      runtime_packages+=(freerdp3-x11)
+      build_packages+=(freerdp3-dev)
+    else
+      runtime_packages+=(freerdp2-x11)
+      build_packages+=(freerdp2-dev)
+    fi
+    if apt-cache show rustup >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      build_packages+=(rustup)
+    else
+      build_packages+=(cargo rustc)
+    fi
+    build_packages+=(build-essential libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev libssl-dev libvncserver-dev clang cmake pkg-config)
+    install_command=("${SUDO[@]}" apt-get install)
+    [[ "${ASSUME_YES}" -eq 1 ]] && install_command+=(-y)
+    ;;
+  dnf)
+    runtime_packages=(fuse openssh-clients sshpass curl freerdp tigervnc gnome-keyring)
+    build_packages=(gcc gcc-c++ make rust cargo webkit2gtk4.1-devel libappindicator-gtk3-devel librsvg2-devel openssl-devel freerdp-devel libvncserver-devel clang cmake pkgconf-pkg-config)
+    install_command=("${SUDO[@]}" dnf install)
+    [[ "${ASSUME_YES}" -eq 1 ]] && install_command+=(-y)
+    ;;
+  zypper)
+    runtime_packages=(fuse openssh sshpass curl freerdp tigervnc gnome-keyring)
+    build_packages=(gcc gcc-c++ make rust cargo webkit2gtk-4_1-devel libappindicator3-devel librsvg-devel libopenssl-devel freerdp-devel libvncserver-devel clang cmake pkg-config)
+    install_command=("${SUDO[@]}" zypper install)
+    [[ "${ASSUME_YES}" -eq 1 ]] && install_command+=(--non-interactive)
+    ;;
+esac
+
+packages=("${runtime_packages[@]}")
+if [[ "${MODE}" == "build" ]]; then
+  packages+=("${build_packages[@]}")
+fi
+
+echo "RemoteOpsX will install ${MODE} dependencies with ${manager}:"
+printf '  %s\n' "${packages[@]}"
+if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" -eq 1 ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+if [[ "${ASSUME_YES}" -ne 1 ]]; then
+  read -r -p "Continue? [y/N] " reply
+  [[ "${reply}" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || { echo "Cancelled."; exit 0; }
+fi
+
+if [[ "${manager}" == "apt-get" ]]; then
+  "${SUDO[@]}" apt-get update
+fi
+"${install_command[@]}" "${packages[@]}"
+
+if [[ "${MODE}" == "build" ]] && command -v rustup >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  rustup toolchain install stable
+  rustup default stable
+fi
+
+echo "RemoteOpsX ${MODE} dependencies are installed."
diff --git a/packaging/linux/install-appimage.sh b/packaging/linux/install-appimage.sh
index f43762e..000b905 100755
--- a/packaging/linux/install-appimage.sh
+++ b/packaging/linux/install-appimage.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ INSTALL_DIR="${HOME}/.local/bin"
 APP_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/applications"
 ICON_DIR="${HOME}/.local/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps"
 
+if [[ "${REMOTEOPSX_SKIP_DEPENDENCIES:-0}" != "1" ]]; then
+  SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+  bash "${SCRIPT_DIR}/bootstrap-dependencies.sh" --runtime
+fi
+
 if [[ ! -f "${APPIMAGE}" ]]; then
   echo "AppImage not found: ${APPIMAGE}" >&2
   echo "Usage: $0 path/to/RemoteOpsX-x86_64.AppImage" >&2
@@ -32,4 +37,3 @@ if command -v gtk-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 echo "Installed RemoteOpsX to ${INSTALL_DIR}/${APP_NAME}"
-echo "If the AppImage does not start on Arch, install FUSE 2: sudo pacman -S fuse2"
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 4ac2105..1f6bd73 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -47,7 +47,24 @@
     ],
     "linux": {
       "deb": {
-        "depends": ["openssh-client"]
+        "depends": [
+          "openssh-client",
+          "sshpass",
+          "curl",
+          "freerdp2-x11 | freerdp3-x11",
+          "tigervnc-viewer",
+          "gnome-keyring"
+        ]
+      },
+      "rpm": {
+        "depends": [
+          "openssh-clients",
+          "sshpass",
+          "curl",
+          "freerdp",
+          "tigervnc",
+          "gnome-keyring"
+        ]
       }
     }
   }