diff --git a/scripts/install.sh b/scripts/install.sh
index 0135799..247da5b 100755
--- a/scripts/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/install.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ say "RoamCode installer"
 
 # 1. Preflight — fail early with an actionable message (no half-installs).
 command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "git not found. Install git, then re-run."
-command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Node.js not found. Install Node >= 24 (https://nodejs.org), then re-run."
+command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "Node.js not found. Install Node >= 24 (https://nodejs.org — or 'nvm install 24' on any distro), then re-run."
 NODE_MAJOR="$(node -p 'process.versions.node.split(".")[0]' 2>/dev/null || echo 0)"
 [ "$NODE_MAJOR" -ge 24 ] || die "Node >= 24 required (found $(node -v 2>/dev/null)). Upgrade Node, then re-run."
 
@@ -60,8 +60,13 @@ fi
 if command -v tmux >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ok "Found $(tmux -V 2>/dev/null)"
 else
-  warn "'tmux' was not found on PATH — it's REQUIRED for terminal sessions. Install it (macOS: 'brew install"
-  warn "tmux'; Debian/Ubuntu: 'sudo apt install tmux'), then re-run, or sessions won't start."
+  warn "'tmux' was not found on PATH — it's REQUIRED for terminal sessions. Install it, then re-run,"
+  warn "or sessions won't start:"
+  warn "  macOS:         brew install tmux"
+  warn "  Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install tmux"
+  warn "  Fedora/RHEL:   sudo dnf install tmux"
+  warn "  Arch:          sudo pacman -S tmux"
+  warn "  openSUSE:      sudo zypper install tmux"
 fi
 
 # 2. Clone or update.