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@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ A simple front-end for emulators made with SDL, designed for controller navigati
 Building
 ========
 
-EmulationStation has a few dependencies. For building, you'll probably need:
--libsdl1.2-dev
--libsdl-ttf2.0-dev
+EmulationStation has a few dependencies. For building, you'll probably need `libsdl1.2-dev` and `libsdl-ttf2.0-dev`.
 
-You can build it by just typing "make".
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+You can build it by just running `make`.
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