diff --git a/GettingStartedDeb.md b/GettingStartedDeb.md
index 9be31e08e1..f6a517af05 100644
--- a/GettingStartedDeb.md
+++ b/GettingStartedDeb.md
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ The rest of this section deals with setting up a machine to run applications wit
 ### Prerequisites
 
 * `Unzip`
+* `Curl`
 
 ---
 
-### Get unzip
+### Get Unzip
 
 `Unzip` is needed to unpack runtime packages.
 
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ The rest of this section deals with setting up a machine to run applications wit
 sudo apt-get install unzip
 ```
 
+### Get Curl
+
+`Curl` is a command line tool for transferring data specified with URL syntax.
+
+```
+sudo apt-get install curl
+```
+
 ---
 
 ### Get Mono
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ sudo apt-get install mono-complete
 To build libuv you should do the following:
 
 ```
-sudo apt-get install automake libtool curl
+sudo apt-get install automake libtool
 curl -sSL https://github.com/libuv/libuv/archive/v1.4.2.tar.gz | sudo tar zxfv - -C /usr/local/src
 cd /usr/local/src/libuv-1.4.2
 sudo sh autogen.sh