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 ## Building
 
-building the ki-doku depends on python, sphinx,
-sphinx-contrib-plantuml und plantuml.
+Building the ki-doku depends on the following Python packages:
+* `sphinx`
+* `sphinxcontrib-plantuml`
 
-building/ using the ki-backend depends on python and flask.
+as well as the system dependency `plantuml`, which you can get e.g. with `apt install plantuml`
+
+Building/using the ki-backend depends on python and flask, see the repo's environment specification for details.
 
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 ## Roadmap