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+## apt-get packages
+~~~
+Required libraries:
+  cmake
+  cmake-data
+  libfontconfig1-dev
+  libfreetype6-dev
+  libghc-x11-xft-dev
+  libx11-xcb-dev
+  libxcb1-dev
+  libxcb-ewmh-dev
+  libxcb-icccm4-dev
+  libxcb-image0-dev
+  libxcb-randr0-dev
+  libxcb-util0-dev
+  libxcb-xkb-dev
+  pkg-config
+  python-xcbgen
+  xcb-proto
+
+Optional dependencies for extended module support:
+  i3-wm
+  libasound2-dev
+  libmpdclient-dev
+  libiw-dev
+~~~
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