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@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ Then run the usual autoconfigure style build (you may need to use ```sudo``` to
     make
     make install
 
+There are various dependencies that may be satisfied on Ubuntu by installing these packages:
+
+    sudo apt install automake autoconf libtool make curl gcc g++ git gperf     \ 
+        libssl-dev libboost-all-dev libevent-dev libhiredis-dev libpq-dev      \ 
+        libtokyocabinet-dev python3-sphinx uuid-dev
+
 You can also run ```make test``` before installing to make sure everything
 checks out ok. You can also streamline the process of building and testing by running: