diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb8b94d5..8ec4a7a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Make sure you have the xcode command line tools installed. This can be done by r
 
 ### Linux
 
-#### Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 9, Zorin 15
+#### Debian 9, Ubuntu 18.04, Zorin 15, Parrot 4.7
 
 `sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev`
 
@@ -54,13 +54,17 @@ Make sure you have the xcode command line tools installed. This can be done by r
 
 `sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk gtk3`
 
+#### Centos 7
+
+`sudo yum install webkitgtk3-devel gtk3-devel`
+
 #### Fedora 30
 
 `sudo yum install webkit2gtk3-devel gtk3-devel`
 
-#### Centos 7
+#### Gentoo
 
-`sudo yum install webkitgtk3-devel gtk3-devel`
+`sudo emerge gtk+:3 webkit-gtk`
 
 ### Windows
 
diff --git a/cmd/linux.go b/cmd/linux.go
index 698c2552..c5b22a60 100644
--- a/cmd/linux.go
+++ b/cmd/linux.go
@@ -17,22 +17,22 @@ type LinuxDistribution int
 const (
 	// Unknown is the catch-all distro
 	Unknown LinuxDistribution = iota
+	// Debian distribution
+	Debian
 	// Ubuntu distribution
 	Ubuntu
 	// Arch linux distribution
 	Arch
-	// RedHat linux distribution
-	RedHat
 	// CentOS linux distribution
 	CentOS
 	// Fedora linux distribution
 	Fedora
-	// Debian distribution
-	Debian
 	// Gentoo distribution
 	Gentoo
 	// Zorin distribution
 	Zorin
+	// Parrot distribution
+	Parrot
 )
 
 // DistroInfo contains all the information relating to a linux distribution
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ func parseOsRelease(osRelease string) *DistroInfo {
 		result.Distribution = Gentoo
 	case "zorin":
 		result.Distribution = Zorin
+	case "parrot":
+		result.Distribution = Parrot
 	default:
 		result.Distribution = Unknown
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/system.go b/cmd/system.go
index f607a924..c70e7a83 100644
--- a/cmd/system.go
+++ b/cmd/system.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func CheckDependencies(logger *Logger) (bool, error) {
 		distroInfo := GetLinuxDistroInfo()
 		for _, library := range *requiredLibraries {
 			switch distroInfo.Distribution {
-			case Ubuntu, Zorin, Debian:
+			case Ubuntu, Debian, Zorin, Parrot:
 				installed, err := DpkgInstalled(library.Name)
 				if err != nil {
 					return false, err
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func CheckDependencies(logger *Logger) (bool, error) {
 				} else {
 					logger.Green("Library '%s' installed.", library.Name)
 				}
-			case RedHat, Fedora, CentOS:
+			case CentOS, Fedora:
 				installed, err := RpmInstalled(library.Name)
 				if err != nil {
 					return false, err
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 78c1333e..781e0af0 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package cmd
 
 // Version - Wails version
-const Version = "v0.17.9-pre"
+const Version = "v0.17.11-pre"
diff --git a/cmd/wails/9_issue.go b/cmd/wails/9_issue.go
index 3bc77977..24d7f64d 100644
--- a/cmd/wails/9_issue.go
+++ b/cmd/wails/9_issue.go
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ To help you in this process, we will ask for some information, add Go/Wails deta
 			gomodule = "(Not Set)"
 		}
 
-		// Get versions for GCC, node & npm
+		// get version numbers for GCC, node & npm
 		program := cmd.NewProgramHelper()
+		// string helpers
 		var gccVersion, nodeVersion, npmVersion string
 
+		// choose between OS (mac,linux,win)
 		switch runtime.GOOS {
 		case "darwin":
 			gcc := program.FindProgram("gcc")
@@ -54,11 +56,23 @@ To help you in this process, we will ask for some information, add Go/Wails deta
 				gccVersion = strings.TrimSpace(stdout)
 			}
 		case "linux":
-			gcc := program.FindProgram("gcc")
-			if gcc != nil {
-				gccVersion, _, _, _ := gcc.Run("-dumpfullversion")
-				gccVersion = gccVersion[:len(gccVersion)-1]
-				gccVersion = strings.TrimSpace(gccVersion)
+			// for linux we have to collect
+			// the distribution name
+			distro := cmd.GetLinuxDistroInfo()
+			// and use it as nested switch
+			switch distro.ID {
+			default: // most supported distros are printing the right result with just 'gcc -dumpversion'
+				gcc := program.FindProgram("gcc")
+				if gcc != nil {
+					stdout, _, _, _ := gcc.Run("-dumpversion")
+					gccVersion = strings.TrimSpace(stdout)
+				}
+			case "fedora", "ubuntu": // except fedora & ubuntu that require 'gcc -dumpfullversion'
+				gcc := program.FindProgram("gcc")
+				if gcc != nil {
+					stdout, _, _, _ := gcc.Run("-dumpfullversion")
+					gccVersion = strings.TrimSpace(stdout)
+				}
 			}
 
 			// TODO: windows support