diff --git a/libexec/basher-_deps b/libexec/basher-_deps
index 0317738..f28148e 100755
--- a/libexec/basher-_deps
+++ b/libexec/basher-_deps
@@ -30,3 +30,15 @@ for dep in "${deps[@]}"
 do
   basher-install "$dep"
 done
+
+IFS=: read -ra deps <<< "$DPKG_DEPS"
+if [ -n "$deps" ]; then
+  case "$(uname -s)" in
+    Linux*)  install_cmd="sudo apt install -y" ;;
+    Darwin*) install_cmd="brew install" ;;
+  esac
+  for dep in "${deps[@]}"
+  do
+    eval "${install_cmd} $dep"
+  done
+fi