From e4066c86aeb9791402b513f09cd90da8169f5f7f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joshua Boyd <jdboyd@jdboyd.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 02:25:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

Mention package pre-requisites for common Linux systems.
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 README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
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 # Installation
 
+## Pre-reqs
+
+On linux, you will want to install `liblzo2-dev` or your distributions equivelent.
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install liblzo2-dev
+```
+or
+```bash
+sudo yum install liblzo2-devel
+```
+and the two most likely ways.
+
+## Actual Install
+
 ```
 pip install python-lzo
 ```