Merge #304

304: Update section 1.4 to mention that some additional packages required r=eldruin a=rod-chapman

...before cargo-generate can be installed.


Co-authored-by: Rod Chapman <[email protected]>

Author: bors[bot]

src/intro/install.md

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ We'll use this later to generate a project from a template.
 cargo install cargo-generate
 ```
 
+Note: on some Linux distros (e.g. Ubuntu) you may need to install the packages `libssl-dev` and `pkg-config` prior to installing cargo-generate.
+
 ### OS-Specific Instructions
 
 Now follow the instructions specific to the OS you are using: