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+# COSMIC Compositor
+
+This is the Wayland compositor used by COSMIC Epoch.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+You'll need a Rust toolchain installed.
+
+You'll also need the following libraries installed.
+
+```sh
+sudo apt install libudev-dev libseat-dev libdisplay-info-dev libinput-dev libgbm-dev
+```