diff --git a/scripts/build-linux.sh b/scripts/build-linux.sh
index 80a7f81..ba61c99 100755
--- a/scripts/build-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-linux.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # VT_Player Build Script
-# Cleans dependencies and builds the application with proper error handling
+# Builds the application with proper dependency checking
 
 set -e
 
@@ -25,16 +25,54 @@ echo ""
 # Change to project directory
 cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
 
-echo "🧹 Cleaning previous builds and cache..."
-go clean -cache -modcache -testcache 2>/dev/null || true
-rm -f "$BUILD_OUTPUT" 2>/dev/null || true
-echo "✓ Cache cleaned"
+# Check for system dependencies (X11 development libraries)
+echo "🔍 Checking system dependencies..."
+MISSING_DEPS=()
+
+# Check for essential X11 libraries needed by Fyne/GLFW
+if ! pkg-config --exists x11 2>/dev/null; then
+    MISSING_DEPS+=("libX11-devel")
+fi
+if ! pkg-config --exists xcursor 2>/dev/null; then
+    MISSING_DEPS+=("libXcursor-devel")
+fi
+if ! pkg-config --exists xrandr 2>/dev/null; then
+    MISSING_DEPS+=("libXrandr-devel")
+fi
+if ! pkg-config --exists gl 2>/dev/null; then
+    MISSING_DEPS+=("mesa-libGL-devel")
+fi
+
+if [ ${#MISSING_DEPS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo "⚠️  Missing system dependencies: ${MISSING_DEPS[*]}"
+    echo "📥 Attempting to install dependencies..."
+
+    if [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/scripts/install-deps-linux.sh" ]; then
+        bash "$PROJECT_ROOT/scripts/install-deps-linux.sh" || {
+            echo "❌ Failed to install dependencies automatically"
+            echo "Please run: sudo bash $PROJECT_ROOT/scripts/install-deps-linux.sh"
+            exit 1
+        }
+    else
+        echo "❌ Dependency installer not found"
+        echo "Please install missing packages manually: ${MISSING_DEPS[*]}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "✓ System dependencies OK"
+fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "⬇️  Downloading and verifying dependencies..."
+echo "🧹 Cleaning previous build..."
+rm -f "$BUILD_OUTPUT" 2>/dev/null || true
+go clean 2>/dev/null || true
+echo "✓ Cleaned"
+echo ""
+
+echo "⬇️  Ensuring Go modules are downloaded..."
 go mod download
 go mod verify
-echo "✓ Dependencies verified"
+echo "✓ Dependencies ready"
 echo ""
 
 echo "🔨 Building VT_Player..."