-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-See README for a list of required software. Don't be afraid of the long
-list of unusal libraries: Most of them are only needed for optional
-programs. Autoconf will detect what is installed on your system and
-will only build those executables that can be built with your setup.
-
-
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+See
+<<
+<a href="REQUIREMENTS.html"> REQUIREMENTS </a>
+>>
+for a list of required software. You don't need everything listed
+there. In particular, mp3, ogg vorbis and aac support are all
+optional. The configure script will detect what is installed on your
+system and will only try to build those executables that can be built
+with your setup.
+
+Note that no mp3 library (not even the mp3 decoding library libmad)
+is needed for para_server if you only want to stream mp3 files. Also,
+it's fine to use para_server on a box without sound card as para_server
+only sends the audio stream to connected clients.
+
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