+==============
+
+What are the feisty meow dependencies?
+
+The feisty meow scripts depend on these scripting languages and tools:
+ bash
+ perl (including Text::Diff and File::Which)
+ python
+ gnumake
+
+The feisty meow libraries and applications depend on these tools:
+ Gnu C++
+ RTMP streams (?still? not sure.)
+ Curl
+ Open SSL
+
+The feisty meow "kona" library depends on these languages:
+ Java
+
+==============
+
+Bug reporting
+
+Report bugs at the feisty meow trac site:
+https://trac.feistymeow.org/projects/feistymeow/report
+Email fred@gruntose.com for authorization to write up new bug reports.
+
+There is also a github mirror of feisty meow at:
+https://github.com/fredhamster/feisty_meow
+The github repository will accept bug reports without an authorization process.
+
+==============
+
+More information is available at the official site: https://feistymeow.org
+
+==============
+
+Manual Installation Steps:
+
+How to install the feisty meow script dependencies...
+
+A couple of perl modules are required by some of the scripts (including the
+differ utility and the feisty meow customization system). They can be
+installed with either apt or CPAN.
+
+Install using apt (on Ubuntu or Debian-based OS):
+$ sudo apt install libfile-which-perl libtext-diff-perl
+
+Install using yum (on Centos or similar distros):
+$ sudo yum install perl-File-Which perl-Text-Diff
+
+or Install using perl's CPAN:
+$ sudo cpan install Text::Diff File::Which
+
+or on Cygwin (MS-Windows), install with apt-cyg:
+$ apt-cyg install perl-File-Which perl-Text-Diff
+
+How to install the build dependencies for feisty meow...
+
+These dependencies are used for building the applications, tools and tests
+in the "nucleus", "octopi", "graphiq" and other C++ collections.
+
+| Ubuntu / Debian:
+| $ sudo apt install build-essential librtmp-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev libssl-dev
+
+| Centos / Redhat / Fedora:
+| $ sudo yum install gcc gcc-c++ openssl-devel.x86_64 curl-devel
+
+The "kona" collection depends on Java version 8 or better.
+
+| Ubuntu:
+| Set up the java PPA archive as described here:
+| https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/java
+
+==============