From f7f46f50b3f9f7992455866872746d166ce30b26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cvlc12 <97767846+cvlc12@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:33:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Readme: add ToolsTreeProfiles

---
 README.md | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b123202e..f602993b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@ First, configure the variant you'd like to build in `mkosi.local.conf`. For a
 desktop system, you'll want the `desktop` and one of `gnome`, `kde`, or
 `sway` profiles.
 
+```conf
+[Config]
+Profiles=desktop,kde
+```
+
+When building for a different distribution than the one you are currently running,
+you must also specify the distribution and include the required tools:
+
 ```conf
 [Distribution]
 Distribution=arch
 
-[Config]
-Profiles=desktop,kde
+[Build]
+ToolsTreeProfiles=package-manager
 ```
 
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