diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4447abf..d9398c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,46 +6,14 @@ System76 Open Source Firmware
 
 ### Install toolchain
 ```
-sudo apt-get install \
-  build-essential \
-  bison \
-  ccache \
-  flex \
-  git-lfs \
-  gnat \
-  mtools \
-  nasm \
-  uuid-dev \
-  zlib1g-dev
+./scripts/deps.sh
 ```
 
-### Make sure git lfs is set up
-```
-git lfs install
-git lfs pull
-```
-
-### Install rust
-```
-curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \
-  | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain nightly
-```
-
-### Load cargo environment (or optionally reboot)
+### Load Rust environment (or optionally reboot)
 ```
 source ~/.cargo/env
 ```
 
-### Ensure rust source is installed for current toolchain
-```
-rustup component add --toolchain "$(cat rust-toolchain)" rust-src
-```
-
-### Install cargo-xbuild
-```
-cargo install cargo-xbuild
-```
-
 ### Build firmware, replace darp5 with your model (look in the models directory for examples)
 ```
 ./scripts/build.sh darp5
diff --git a/scripts/deps.sh b/scripts/deps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3278b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eE
+
+function msg {
+  echo -e "\x1B[1m$*\x1B[0m" >&2
+}
+
+trap 'msg "\x1B[31mFailed to install dependencies!"' ERR
+
+if which apt-get > /dev/null
+then
+  msg "Installing system build dependencies"
+  sudo apt-get install \
+    build-essential \
+    bison \
+    ccache \
+    flex \
+    git-lfs \
+    gnat \
+    mtools \
+    nasm \
+    uuid-dev \
+    zlib1g-dev
+else
+  msg "Please add support for your distribution to:"
+  msg "scripts/deps.sh"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+msg "Installing GIT LFS hooks"
+git lfs install
+
+msg "Downloading GIT LFS artifacts"
+git lfs pull
+
+msg "Installing Rust"
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \
+  | sh -s -- -y --default-toolchain nightly
+
+msg "Loading Rust environment"
+source ~/.cargo/env
+
+msg "Installing pinned Rust toolchain"
+rustup toolchain install "$(cat rust-toolchain)"
+
+msg "Installing source for pinned Rust toolchain"
+rustup component add --toolchain "$(cat rust-toolchain)" rust-src
+
+if ! which cargo-xbuild > /dev/null
+then
+  msg "Installing cargo-xbuild"
+  cargo +nightly install cargo-xbuild
+fi
+
+msg "\x1B[32mSuccessfully installed dependencies"
+echo "Ready to run ./scripts/build.sh [model]" >&2