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@@ -12,6 +12,28 @@ Join the Mycroft Slack(chat) channel: http://mycroft-ai-slack-invite.herokuapp.c
 - run `dev_setup.sh` (feel free to read it, as well)
 - Restart session (reboot computer, or logging out and back in might work).
 
+# Getting Started in other environments
+
+The following packages are required for setting up the development environment,
+ and are what is installed by `build_host_setup.sh`
+
+ - `git`
+ - `python 2`
+ - `python-setuptools`
+ - `python-virtualenv`
+ - `pygobject`
+ - `virtualenvwrapper`
+ - `libtool`
+ - `libffi`
+ - `openssl`
+ - `autoconf`
+ - `bison`
+ - `swig`
+ - `glib2.0`
+ - `s3cmd`
+ - `portaudio19`
+ - `mpg123`
+
 ## Cerberus Device and Account Manager
 Mycroft AI, Inc. - the company behind Mycroft maintains the Cerberus device and account management system. Developers can sign up at https://cerberus.mycroft.ai