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+# Melvix
+<p align="center">
+    <i>„A lightweight unix-like operating system“</i>
+</p>
+
+## Build
+* Use any system running GNU/Linux (Successfully tried building on Debian, Arch Linux and even OpenBSD)
+* Install build dependencies (package names may vary depending on your operating system)
+    * binutils
+    * gcc
+    * make
+    * bison
+    * flex
+    * gmp
+    * mpc
+    * mpfr
+    * texinfo
+    * curl
+    * nasm
+    * grub
+    * qemu
+* Run `make` 
+* Test Melvix in QEMU (should open automatically after successful `make`)
+* Optional: Flash the built ISO to a USB/Floppy/CD drive using `sudo dd if=./build/melvix.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M oflag=sync`