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+# OctopusNet
+
+
+###Prepare for Building
+On Debian/Ubuntu:
+
+```
+ >apt-get install build-essential bison flex gettext libncurses5-dev texinfo autoconf automake libtool
+ >apt-get install libpng12-dev libglib2.0-dev libgtk2.0-dev gperf libxt-dev libxp-dev
+ >apt-get install rsync git subversion mercurial
+```
+
+* Ensure bash ist default shell (Debian/Ubuntu standard is dash)
+
+```
+  >git clone -b internal https://github.com/DigitalDevices/internal_octonet.git <your directory>
+  >cd <your directory>
+  >git submodule update --init --remote
+  
+  >sh mk.patch
+```
+  
+###Building
+```
+   TBD
+```
+