diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c63b7c9aa..a9e4789ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -453,10 +453,29 @@ if(NOT VOLK_GNSSSDR_FOUND)
 
     #  Mako
     if(NOT MAKO_FOUND)
+        message(STATUS "Mako templates not found.")
+        message(STATUS " You can try to install it by typing:")
+        if(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Fedora" OR ${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Red Hat")
+            message(STATUS " sudo yum install python-mako")
+        elseif(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "openSUSE")
+            message(STATUS " sudo zypper install python-Mako")
+        else(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Fedora" OR ${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Red Hat")
+            message(STATUS " sudo apt-get install python-mako")
+        endif(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Fedora" OR ${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Red Hat")
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Mako templates required to build VOLK_GNSSSDR")
     endif(NOT MAKO_FOUND)
+    
     # Six
     if(NOT SIX_FOUND)
+        message(STATUS "Six not found.")
+        message(STATUS " You can try to install it by typing:")
+        if(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Fedora" OR ${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Red Hat")
+            message(STATUS " sudo yum install python-six")
+        elseif(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "openSUSE")
+            message(STATUS " sudo zypper install python-six")
+        else(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Fedora" OR ${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Red Hat")
+            message(STATUS " sudo apt-get install python-six")
+        endif(${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Fedora" OR ${LINUX_DISTRIBUTION} MATCHES "Red Hat")
         message(FATAL_ERROR "six - python 2 and 3 compatibility library required to build VOLK_GNSSSDR")
     endif(NOT SIX_FOUND)