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@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ To build this project, you need two libraries:
 
  * [Qt 5](http://www.qt.io/download-open-source/). Note that Qt 4 will not work
  * [libarchive 2 or 3](http://www.libarchive.org). The upcoming version 4 won't work currently
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+For OS X, it is recommended that you install both dependencies with brew using `brew install qt5 libarchive`, but leave both of them keg-only. It's recommended that you download and use [Qt Creator](http://www.qt.io/download-open-source/#section-6) as your IDE.
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+For Linux, search your distro's package manager for libarchive and Qt5. If you're using Ubuntu, follow [these instructions](https://wiki.qt.io/Install_Qt_5_on_Ubuntu) for getting Qt5 installed.