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@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ There are also some optional dependencies:
 - libbfd (for backtrace)
 - binutils (for libiberty, required for compilation in OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Arch and etc)
 
+On a Debian/Ubuntu/Linux Mint machine just run the following command to install all
+these packages:
+
+    sudo apt-get install git cmake build-essential libgcrypt11-dev libyajl-dev \
+        libboost-all-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat1-dev libcppunit-dev binutils-dev
+
+FreeBSD:
+
+    pkg install git cmake boost-libs yajl libgcrypt pkgconf cppunit libbfd
+
 Grive uses cmake to build. Basic install sequence is
 
     mkdir build