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@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ To list available options, type <kbd>./configure --help</kbd>
When building from GIT, use <kbd>./autogen.sh</kbd> to generate the
`configure` script. For this you need the full suite of the GNU
autotools: autoconf (>=2.69), automake (>=1.14), libtool (>=2.4.2).
-On Debian/Ubuntu systems:
+
+How to install the dependencies varies by system, but on many debian derived
+systems, `apt` can be used:
sudo apt install autoconf automake libtool
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ On Debian/Ubuntu systems:
To build the documentation (optional) you need doxygen and pod2man:
- sudo apt install doxygen pod2man
+ sudo apt install doxygen
+ sudo apt install pod2man || sudo apt install perl
For neat graphics in the HTML documentation, also install graphviz.
There is also a PDF version of the docs, to build that you need quite a