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 An embedded key-value store for modern SSDs.
 
 ## Building from source
+
+### Install Dependencies
+
+A few packages that Treeline depends on are
+
+- `libtbb-dev`
+- `autoconf`
+- `libjemalloc-dev`
+
+Depending on the distribution you have, ensure the above packages are installed.
+On Ubuntu, you can install the dependencies using `apt`:
+
+```
+sudo apt install libtbb-dev autoconf libjemalloc-dev
+```
+
+TreeLine's other dependencies are fetched by CMake during compilation.
+
+### Compile
+
 CMake 3.17+ is required for building this project.
 
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