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 The following tools must exist within your PATH:
 
 * make
-* cmake
+* cmake (>= 2.6.4)
 * g++ or clang++
 
+The following libraries are required:
+
+* Qt 4 (>= 4.6)
+* libgcrypt
+* zlib
+
+On Debian you can install them with:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libqt4-dev libgcrypt11-dev zlib1g-dev
+```
+
 #### Build Steps
 
 To compile from source: