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@@ -29,3 +29,24 @@ To build and install:
cd build
ninja
ninja install
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+The following Debian/Ubuntu packages are required for building libcamera.
+Other distributions may have differing package names:
+
+A C++ toolchain: [required]
+ Either {g++, clang}
+
+for libcamera: [required]
+ meson ninja-build
+
+for device hotplug enumeration: [optional]
+ pkg-config libudev-dev
+
+for qcam: [optional]
+ qtbase5-dev libqt5core5a libqt5gui5 libqt5widgets5
+
+for documentation: [optional]
+ python3-sphinx doxygen