diff --git a/08-lzo.sh b/08-lzo.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f167c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/08-lzo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "`whoami`" == "root" ]; then
+  echo "Danger, Will Robinson!"
+  echo "Do not execute me as r00t"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+TARBALL="lzo-2.10.tar.gz"
+DNL="https://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/download/lzo-2.10.tar.gz"
+SHA256="c0f892943208266f9b6543b3ae308fab6284c5c90e627931446fb49b4221a072"
+
+[ -d lzo-2.10 ] && rm -rf lzo-2.10
+
+if [ ! -f ${TARBALL} ]; then
+  wget ${DNL}
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Could not retrieve ${DNL}"
+    echo "Sorry."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+CHECK="`sha256sum ${TARBALL} |awk ' { print $1 } ' `"
+if [ "${CHECK}" != "${SHA256}" ]; then
+  echo "${TARBALL} does not match expected SHA256. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+tar -zxf ${TARBALL} && cd lzo-2.10
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr \
+            --enable-shared \
+            --disable-static \
+            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/lzo-2.10
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Configure script failed for LZO. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+make
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed building LZO. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "running make check"
+make check > lzo.check.log 2>&1
+
+echo
+echo "Inspect lzo-2.10/lzo.check.log"
+echo "If it looks good, as root:"
+echo
+echo "  cd lzo-2.10"
+echo "  make install"
+echo
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e38b634..559fcb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,4 +61,12 @@ Justification: Needed for libarchive.
 * Script: [`07-libxml2.sh`](07-libxml2.sh)
 * Status: Script Untested
 
+Dependency Eight: LZO
+---------------------
+
+Justification: Needed for libarchive.
+
+* Script: [`08-lzo.sh`](08-lzo.sh)
+* Status: Script Untested
+