diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ Usage
 Let's pretend you want to create a Django project called "redditclone". Rather than using `startproject`
 and then editing the results to include your name, email, and various configuration issues that always get forgotten until the worst possible moment, get cookiecutter_ to do all the work.
 
+Install necessary dependencies (tested on ubuntu 14.04)::
+    $ apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade && apt-get install build-essential git 
+    $ pip install pyyaml markupsafe
+
 First, get cookiecutter. Trust me, it's awesome::
 
     $ pip install cookiecutter