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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This is code that I've been writing for a basic kernel from the [Writing a Simpl
 
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-I cross-compile from `x86_64` to `x86` (64 to 32-bit) on my machine, but all the code is plain `x86`. To compile just run the makefile.
+I cross-compile from `x86_64` to `x86` (64 to 32-bit) on my machine, but all the code is plain `x86`. You will require `gcc` and `nasm` (as well as the normal GNU core utils) and you can run the final image using [QEMU](https://www.qemu.org/). To compile just run `make`.
 
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