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 - `texlive-fontawesome5`
 - `texlive-sourcesanspro`
 
-After cloning, be certain to initialize the git submodules.
+## System requirements (Ubuntu):
+
+- `texlive`
+- `texlive-fonts-extra`
+- `texlive-xelatex`
+
+*After cloning, be certain to initialize the git submodules.*