diff --git a/ionic/install_ubuntu_src.md b/ionic/install_ubuntu_src.md
index 7768125850..14cffd0396 100644
--- a/ionic/install_ubuntu_src.md
+++ b/ionic/install_ubuntu_src.md
@@ -103,6 +103,38 @@ sudo apt -y install \
   $(sort -u $(find . -iname 'packages-'`lsb_release -cs`'.apt' -o -iname 'packages.apt' | grep -v '/\.git/') | sed '/gz\|sdf/d' | tr '\n' ' ')
 ```
 
+Alternatively, if you want to install dependencies using
+[rosdep](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Tutorials/Intermediate/Rosdep.html),
+ensure that [rosdep is installed](https://docs.ros.org/en/rolling/Tutorials/Intermediate/Rosdep.html#how-do-i-use-the-rosdep-tool)
+and use the following command:
+
+```bash
+cd ~/workspace/src
+rosdep install -i --from-path . -y \
+    --skip-keys "gz-cmake3 DART libogre-dev libogre-next-2.3-dev"
+```
+
+The `rosdep` command attempts to install dependencies listed in `package.xml`
+files, but when problems arise the `--skip-keys` argument is used. Explanations
+for its use in the previous line are given below:
+
+* `gz-cmake3`: `gz-tools2` can build from source against
+  [both `gz-cmake3` and `gz-cmake4`](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-tools/pull/128),
+  and this workspace only contains `gz-cmake4`. The `gz-tools2` `package.xml`
+  file only [depends on gz-cmake3](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-tools/blob/2b228e5b956/package.xml#L13)
+  and since that package is not present, use `--skip-keys gz-cmake3`.
+* `DART`: `gz-physics8` can build against [dartsim](http://dartsim.github.io),
+  which is listed as DART in the [gz-physics package.xml file](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-physics/blob/gz-physics8_8.0.0/package.xml#L16).
+  This package is not in the workspace, so `DART` is added to the `--skip-keys`
+  string.
+  See the discussion in [gz-physics#608](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-physics/pull/608#discussion_r1589512231)
+  for more background on the package name used for `DART`.
+* `libogre-dev` and `libogre-next-2.3-dev`: `gz-rendering9` can build against
+  ogre 1.9 and ogre-next 2.3. The debian package names are listed as
+  dependencies in the [gz-rendering package.xml](https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-rendering/blob/gz-rendering9_9.0.0/package.xml#L22-L23)
+  but they are not available on all Linux versions, so work around with
+  `--skip-keys "libogre-dev libogre-next-2.3-dev"`.
+
 ## Building the Gazebo Libraries
 
 Once the compiler and all the sources are in place it is time to compile them.