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+# ruqola
+
+## Requirements
+
+`cmake`, `cmake-extra-tools`, `qt5-websockets`, `qt5-networkauth`, `kirigami2`
+
+## How to build
+
+```bash
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake ..
+make
+`
+