diff --git a/bbot/core/helpers/depsinstaller/installer.py b/bbot/core/helpers/depsinstaller/installer.py
index ffb7e2fb12..f5aac02d03 100644
--- a/bbot/core/helpers/depsinstaller/installer.py
+++ b/bbot/core/helpers/depsinstaller/installer.py
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ class DepsInstaller:
         "bash": "bash",
         "which": "which",
         "tar": "tar",
+        "xz": [
+            {
+                "name": "Install xz-utils (Debian)",
+                "package": {"name": ["xz-utils"], "state": "present"},
+                "become": True,
+                "when": "ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian'",
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Install xz (Non-Debian)",
+                "package": {"name": ["xz"], "state": "present"},
+                "become": True,
+                "when": "ansible_facts['os_family'] != 'Debian'",
+            },
+        ],
         # debian why are you like this
         "7z": [
             {
@@ -53,6 +67,44 @@ class DepsInstaller:
                 "when": "ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Fedora'",
             },
         ],
+        # to compile just about any tool, we need the openssl dev headers
+        "openssl": [
+            {
+                "name": "Install OpenSSL library and development headers (Debian/Ubuntu)",
+                "package": {"name": ["libssl-dev", "openssl"], "state": "present"},
+                "become": True,
+                "when": "ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian'",
+                "ignore_errors": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Install OpenSSL library and development headers (RedHat/CentOS/Fedora)",
+                "package": {"name": ["openssl", "openssl-devel"], "state": "present"},
+                "become": True,
+                "when": "ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' or ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Suse' ",
+                "ignore_errors": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Install OpenSSL library and development headers (Arch)",
+                "package": {"name": ["openssl"], "state": "present"},
+                "become": True,
+                "when": "ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Archlinux'",
+                "ignore_errors": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Install OpenSSL library and development headers (Alpine)",
+                "package": {"name": ["openssl", "openssl-dev"], "state": "present"},
+                "become": True,
+                "when": "ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Alpine'",
+                "ignore_errors": True,
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "Install OpenSSL library and development headers (FreeBSD)",
+                "package": {"name": ["openssl"], "state": "present"},
+                "become": True,
+                "when": "ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'FreeBSD'",
+                "ignore_errors": True,
+            },
+        ],
     }
 
     def __init__(self, parent_helper):