diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ PDFio requires the following to build the software:
 
 IDE files for Xcode (macOS/iOS) and Visual Studio (Windows) are also provided.
 
-On Ubuntu/Debian:
-
-    sudo apt install build-essential libpng-dev zlib1g-dev
-
 
 Documentation
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@@ -74,6 +70,12 @@ To install it, run:
     sudo make install
 
 
+On a stock Ubuntu or Debian installation, the following command will install
+the required build prerequisites:
+
+    sudo apt install build-essential libpng-dev zlib1g-dev
+
+
 Visual Studio Project
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