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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md
index 92aed7725e..5f674c8f88 100644
--- a/doc/build-unix.md
+++ b/doc/build-unix.md
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ These dependencies are required:
Library | Purpose | Description
------------|------------------|----------------------
- libssl | SSL Support | Secure communications
- libboost | Boost | C++ Library
+ libssl | Crypto | Random Number Generation, Elliptic Curve Cryptography
+ libboost | Utility | Library for threading, data structures, etc
+ libevent | Networking | OS independent asynchronous networking
Optional dependencies:
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ Dependency Build Instructions: Ubuntu & Debian
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Build requirements:
- sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev autoconf pkg-config libssl-dev
+ sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev autoconf pkg-config libssl-dev libevent-dev
For Ubuntu 12.04 and later or Debian 7 and later libboost-all-dev has to be installed: