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[i3/i3status] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@ i3status has the following dependencies:
   * libyajl-dev
   * libasound2-dev
   * libnl-genl-3-dev
-  * libcap2-bin (for getting network status without root permissions)
   * asciidoc (only for the documentation)
   * libpulse-dev (for getting the current volume using PulseAudio)
 
 On debian-based systems, the following line will install all requirements:
 ```bash
-apt-get install libconfuse-dev libyajl-dev libasound2-dev libiw-dev asciidoc libcap2-bin libpulse-dev libnl-genl-3-dev
+apt-get install libconfuse-dev libyajl-dev libasound2-dev libiw-dev asciidoc libpulse-dev libnl-genl-3-dev
 ```
 
 ## Upstream
@@ -31,7 +30,15 @@ i3status is developed at https://github.com/i3/i3status
 
 ## Compilation 
 
-Compiling is done with the usual make-line
+Prefer installing i3status via your Linux distribution’s package manager.
+
+If you absolutely have to build from source, use:
+
 ```bash
-  make && sudo make install
+  autoreconf -fi
+  mkdir build
+  cd build
+  ../configure
+  make -j8
+  sudo make install
 ```