diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bb7220d2..35cf30da 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,8 +12,26 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from torch.utils.cpp_extension import CUDAExtension, BuildExtension
 import os
+import subprocess
 os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
+def check_and_install_libglm():
+    try:
+        print("Checking if libglm-dev is installed...")
+        subprocess.run(["dpkg", "-s", "libglm-dev"], check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        print("libglm-dev is installed.")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        print("libglm-dev is not installed. Trying to install libglm-dev")
+        subprocess.run(["sudo", "apt", "install", "libglm-dev"], check=True)
+        print("libglm-dev is installed.")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("libglm-dev is not installed. Installation also failed. Probable reason, missing root access. Try installing with root access or do the installtion manually.")
+        print("Please share the whole error message with the developers. ref: https://github.com/maifeeulasad/diff-gaussian-rasterization, https://github.com/graphdeco-inria/diff-gaussian-rasterization")
+        print("Error: ", e)
+        raise RuntimeError("libglm-dev is not installed. Please install it using 'sudo apt install libglm-dev'")
+    
+check_and_install_libglm()
+
 setup(
     name="diff_gaussian_rasterization",
     packages=['diff_gaussian_rasterization'],