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+## Building on Linux distributions
+
+You can choose to build SparkleShare from source or to get the package through your distribution's repositories.
+To run SparkleShare, you'll need the following packages:
+
+**Note:** Git 1.9 changed the way local projects without a history are handled, and may cause protocol errors. Until a solution is found, it's recommended to use Git 1.8.
+
+```
+git 1.8.x
+gtk-sharp3
+mono-core >= 2.8
+notify-sharp
+webkitgtk-sharp
+```
+
+**Note:** These packages may not overlap with the packages required to perform a build, so please make sure that at least the above packages are installed. 
+
+Optional packages:
+
+```
+gvfs (to change file/folder icons)
+libappindicator (for Ubuntu integration)
+curl (to make the "sparkleshare://" protocol handler work)
+```
+
+
+### Installing common build requirements
+
+You will need the packages listed below for the most used Linux distributions:  
+
+```
+desktop-file-utils
+intltool
+libtool
+mono-devel
+mono-gmcs
+mono-mcs
+monodevelop
+nant
+```
+
+
+### Installing additional source build requirements
+
+Install the `gtk-sharp3` bindings from:  
+https://github.com/mono/gtk-sharp  
+Or on Ubuntu, get it from this PPA:  
+https://launchpad.net/~meebey/+archive/mono-preview
+
+Install the `notify-sharp` bindings from:  
+https://download.gnome.org/sources/notify-sharp/3.0/
+
+Install the `soup-sharp` and `webkitgtk-sharp` bindings from:  
+https://github.com/xDarkice/soup-sharp  
+https://github.com/xDarkice/webkitgtk-sharp
+
+All with the usual:
+
+```
+./autogen.sh
+make
+sudo make install
+```
+
+If you're using Ubuntu, also install the `appindicator-sharp` bindings from:  
+https://github.com/xDarkice/appindicator-sharp
+
+
+
+### Starting the build
+
+You can build and install SparkleShare like this:
+
+```bash
+$ ./configure (or ./autogen.sh if you build from the repository)
+$ make
+$ sudo make install
+```
+
+
+### Resetting SparkleShare settings
+
+```
+rm -Rf ~/SparkleShare
+rm -Rf ~/.config/sparkleshare
+```
+
+
+### Uninstalling
+
+```
+sudo make uninstall
+```