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 ## Prerequisites for Debian based distributions
 
-* `sudo apt install python3 gcc` to install the required compilers
+* `sudo apt install gcc` to install the required compilers
 
 ## Prerequisites for Arch based distributions
 
-* `sudo pacman -S python3 gcc` to install the required compilers
+* `sudo pacman -S gcc` to install the required compilers
 
 ## How to compile and run