diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index bedb901..df53624 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ the sample scripts are described in the examples/README
 a small set of samples are provided.  all of them make use of the module
 pywmgeneral.
 
+[REQUIREMENTS DEBIAN/UBUNTU]
+apt-get install mplayer python3-setuptools libx11-dev libxpm-dev libxext-dev
+
 [INSTALLATION]
-python ./setup install
+sudo python ./setup install
 
 [CONTACT]
-Anything related to this piece of software can be e-mailed to me, Mario
-Frasca <mfrasca@interia.pl>.
+This project was originally started as as a Python 2 application. By Mario
+Fransca <mfrasca@interia.pl>. I thank him for all the hard work.
 
+The project has been ported to Python 3 and now maintained by Fredrick
+Warren <fwarren@fastmail.com>