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                         libraries:<br clear="none" />
                         * <i>libSDL 1.2</i><br clear="none" />
                         * <i>libSDL_image</i><br clear="none" />
-                        * <i>OpenAL</i>
+                        * <i>OpenAL</i><br clear="none" />
+                        (Note: To use the client provided with the linux package, you will need <i>OpenAL-Soft</i> instead of
+                        OpenAL, otherwise you will need to compile your own client if you would rather use normal OpenAL).
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