diff --git a/.github/issue_template.md b/.github/issue_template.md
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+++ b/.github/issue_template.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <!-- For bugs or other problems please provide the following details in addition to 
-     your issue report, if applicable. See also https://wxpython.org/pages/how-to-submit-issue/ -->
+     your issue report, if applicable. See also https://wxpython.org/pages/how-to-submit-issue/ 
+     
+     For issues about building on Linux, please read this page before reporting it here:
+     https://wxpython.org/blog/2017-08-17-builds-for-linux-with-pip/
+-->
 
 **Operating system**:
 **wxPython version**: