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@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ The following list of package names should work for arch linux:
 
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+(Note that you will most likely need the -devel variants of your distros packages to be able to compile eww.)
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 ### Building
 
 Once you have the prerequisites ready, you're ready to install and build eww.