diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0f1ae37..0fc100f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /OdfEdit.egg-info
 /venv
+OdfEdit.cfg
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1df8fc7..2a62914 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Releases notes can be found in github : https://github.com/GrandOrgue/OdfEdit/re
 Way to run directly the script file :
 
 - install Python >=3.10 on your computer (from https://www.python.org/downloads/ to make sure it contains tkinter)
+  - on Fedora Linux 43, run `sudo dnf install python3-tkinter python3-pillow-tk`
+  - on Ubuntu Linux 25.10, run `sudo apt update; sudo apt install python3-venv python3-tk cmake libjpeg-dev zlib1g-dev libtiff-dev libfreetype-dev liblcms2-dev libwebp-dev libopenjp2-7-dev tcl-dev tk-dev python3-dev`
 - clone this repository or download its contents (https://github.com/GrandOrgue/OdfEdit/archive/refs/heads/main.zip)
 - install and run the application with one of the following methods:
   - automated:
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 256929f..3cb8cd3 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 # Step 2: Create new venv
 # ---------------------------
 echo "Creating virtual environment..."
-$PYTHON_BIN -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
+$PYTHON_BIN -m venv "$VENV_DIR" --system-site-packages
 
 # ---------------------------
 # Step 3: Activate venv
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ source "$VENV_DIR/bin/activate"
 # Step 4: Install ODFEdit dependencies
 # ---------------------------
 echo "Installing ODFEdit dependencies..."
+if ! python3 -c "from PIL import ImageTk" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Pillow missing or ImageTk unavailable, installing from source..."
+    pip install --force-reinstall --no-binary :all: pillow
+else
+    echo "Pillow with ImageTk is already installed."
+fi
 pip install .
 
 echo "ODFEdit setup complete!"