diff --git a/.installer/packages b/.installer/packages
index 76cf381..e63d1da 100644
--- a/.installer/packages
+++ b/.installer/packages
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ apt-any:python3,python3-pip
 apt-any:sddm,gstreamer1.0-libav qml-module-qtmultimedia libqt5multimedia5-plugins
 apt-any:codium,vim,ufw,scrot
 apt-any:chromium-browser
+apt-any:cargo,cmake,pkg-config,libfreetype6-dev,libfontconfig1-dev,libxcb-xfixes0-dev,libxkbcommon-dev,python3
 apt-any:libxcb-render0-dev,libffi-dev,python3-dev,python3-cffi
 apt-laptop:brightnessctl
 pip-any:flashfocus
diff --git a/setup_system.sh b/setup_system.sh
index 51a0a79..ece9494 100755
--- a/setup_system.sh
+++ b/setup_system.sh
@@ -205,6 +205,20 @@ function setup_krew_plugins() {
     done
 }
 
+
+function build_alacritty() {
+    local tmp_dir="/tmp/alacritty"
+
+    echo "Installing Alacritty."
+    git clone https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty.git $tmp_dir
+    sudo cargo build --release --manifest-path=$tmp_dir/Cargo.toml
+    sudo cp $tmp_dir/target/release/alacritty /usr/local/bin
+    sudo cp $tmp_dir/extra/logo/alacritty-term.svg /usr/share/pixmaps/Alacritty.svg
+    sudo desktop-file-install $tmp_dir/extra/linux/Alacritty.desktop
+    sudo update-desktop-database
+    rm -Rf /tmp/alacritty
+}
+
 #
 # Setup for Arch-like systems
 #
@@ -323,6 +337,7 @@ function setup_debian() {
     setup_brew_formulas || return 9
     setup_krew || return 10
     setup_krew_plugins || return 11
+    build_alacritty || return 12
 }
 
 ID_LIKE="$(grep ID_LIKE= </etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2)"