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diff --git a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
index 959709e5..3d743421 100644
--- a/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/linux_gsg/sys_reqs.rst
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
 
 *   coreutils: ``cmp``, ``sed``, ``grep``, ``arch``, etc.
 
-*   gcc: versions 4.5.x or later is recommended for ``i686/x86_64``. Versions 4.8.x or later is recommended
-    for ``ppc_64`` and ``x86_x32`` ABI. On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
+*   gcc: versions 4.9 or later is recommended for all platforms.
+    On some distributions, some specific compiler flags and linker flags are enabled by
     default and affect performance (``-fstack-protector``, for example). Please refer to the documentation
     of your distribution and to ``gcc -dumpspecs``.
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
 .. note::
 
     x86_x32 ABI is currently supported with distribution packages only on Ubuntu
-    higher than 13.10 or recent Debian distribution. The only supported  compiler is gcc 4.8+.
+    higher than 13.10 or recent Debian distribution. The only supported  compiler is gcc 4.9+.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ Compilation of the DPDK
 *   libpcap headers and libraries (libpcap-devel) to compile and use the libpcap-based poll-mode driver.
     This driver is disabled by default and can be enabled by setting ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_PCAP=y`` in the build time config file.
 
+*   libarchive headers and library are needed for some unit tests using tar to get their resources.
+
+
 Running DPDK Applications
 -------------------------