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 Advantage: running uninstalled is detected, and windows are *not* called via
 D-Bus, so that all the traces are visible.
 
+Note: You'll need recent version of hamster installed on your system (or 
+[this workaround](https://github.com/projecthamster/hamster/issues/552#issuecomment-585166000)).
+
 #### Migrating from hamster-applet
 
 Previously Hamster was installed everywhere under `hamster-applet`. As