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 Note that you still have to manually copy the required .DLL files from the /dlls folder to your binary folder for the binaries to run.
 
 ## Linux building
-First get the required packages:
-Use root (sudo) and type `apt-get install libsoil-dev libglm-dev libassimp-dev libglew-dev libglfw-dev`
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+First make sure you have CMake, Git, and GCC by typing as root (sudo) `apt-get install g++ cmake git` and then get the required packages:
+Using root (sudo) and type `apt-get install libsoil-dev libglm-dev libassimp-dev libglew-dev libglfw-dev`