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 trying to make a toy OS in rust following [this](https://os.phil-opp.com)
 
+### DEPENDENCIES
+
+- qemu
+- [cargo bootimage](https://github.com/rust-osdev/bootimage)
+
 ### HOWTO
 
 to run this just do:
@@ -10,5 +15,3 @@ to run this just do:
 cargo run
 ```
 
-(ensure qemu is installed)
-