diff --git a/quickemu b/quickemu
index 9b65359..41f1623 100755
--- a/quickemu
+++ b/quickemu
@@ -12,7 +12,44 @@ function ignore_msrs_always() {
         # Skip if ignore_msrs is already enabled, assumes initramfs has been rebuilt
         if ! grep -lq 'ignore_msrs=Y' /etc/modprobe.d/kvm-quickemu.conf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "options kvm ignore_msrs=Y" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/kvm-quickemu.conf
-            sudo update-initramfs -k all -u
+
+            # Code to verify if user has update-initramfs(debian exclusive? absent on arch ?) or mkinitcpio(present on arch) utility present
+ 
+            flag=0;
+            man update-initramfs &>2
+            a="$(echo $?)"
+            # echo $a
+            if [[  $a -eq 0 ]]; then
+	            flag=1;
+            else
+	            man mkinitcpio &>2
+	            a="$(echo $?)"
+	            # echo $a
+	            if [[ "$a" -eq 0 ]]; then
+		            flag=2;
+	            else
+		            flag=3;
+	            fi
+            fi
+
+            # echo $flag;
+
+            case "$flag" in
+	            1)
+		            sudo update-initramfs -k all -u
+		            ;;
+	            2)
+		            sudo mkinitcpio -p linux
+                echo "Ran mkinitcpio -p linux"
+		            ;;
+	            3)
+		            echo "ERROR! User does not have update-initramfs or mkinitcpio installed, please find out respective utility to update/regenrate intiramfs."
+		            echo "Run respective command for 'sudo update-initramfs -k all -u'(debian) or 'sudo mkinitcpio -p linux'(arch)"
+                exit 1
+                ;;
+            esac
+
+
         fi
     else
         echo "ERROR! /etc/modprobe.d was not found, I don't know how to configure this system."