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-Please read the COPYING file first.
+Please read the **COPYING** file first.
 
-Please read the INSTALL file if you intend to build from source.
+Please read the **INSTALL** file if you intend to build from source.
 
 Requirements
---------------------------------
+==========
 The following packages *MUST* be installed in order for Gramps to work:
-   Python 3.2 or greater
+
-   GTK 3.10 or greater
+* Python 3.2 or greater
-   pygobject 3.12 or greater
+* GTK 3.10 or greater
-   cairo, pango, pangocairo with introspection bindings (the gi packages)
+* pygobject 3.12 or greater
-   librsvg2 (svg icon view)
+* cairo, pango, pangocairo with introspection bindings (the gi packages)
-   xdg-utils
+* librsvg2 (svg icon view)
-   bsddb3
+* xdg-utils
+* bsddb3
 
 The following package is needed for full translation of the interface
 to your language:
-   language-pack-gnome-xx
+
+*   language-pack-gnome-xx
+
  Translation of GTK elements to your language, with
  xx your language code; e.g. for Dutch you need
  language-pack-gnome-nl. The translation of the
  Gramps strings is included with the gramps source.
 
 
-The following packages are *STRONGLY RECOMMENDED* to be installed:
+The following packages are **STRONGLY RECOMMENDED** to be installed:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+*  **osmgpsmap**
 
-   osmgpsmap        Used to show maps in the geography view.
+ Used to show maps in the geography view.
  It may be osmgpsmap, osm-gps-map, or python-osmgpsmap,
  but the Python bindings for this must also be present.
  Without this the GeoView will not be active, see
  https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_4.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Categories#Geography_Category
 
-   Graphviz         Enable creation of graphs using Graphviz engine.
+* **Graphviz**
+
+  Enable creation of graphs using Graphviz engine.
   Without this, three reports cannot be run.
   Obtain it from: http://www.graphviz.org
 
-   PyICU            Improves localised sorting in Gramps. In particular, this
+* **PyICU**
+
+ Improves localised sorting in Gramps. In particular, this
  applies to sorting in the various views and in the
  Narrative Web output. It is particularly helpful for
  non-Latin characters, for non-English locales and on MS
@@ -45,48 +54,70 @@ The following packages are *STRONGLY RECOMMENDED* to be installed:
  (These are Python bindings for the ICU package. 
  https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyICU/)
 
-The following packages are optional
+The following packages are optional:
+------------------------------------
+* **gtkspell** 
 
-   gtkspell         Enable spell checking in the notes. Gtkspell depends on
+ Enable spell checking in the notes. Gtkspell depends on
  enchant. A version of gtkspell with gobject introspection
  is needed, so minimally version 3.0.0
 
-   rcs              The GNU Revision Control System (RCS) can be used to manage
+* **rcs**
+
+ The GNU Revision Control System (RCS) can be used to manage
  multiple revisions of your family trees. See info at
  https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gramps_4.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Manage_Family_Trees#Archiving_a_Family_Tree
  Only rcs is needed, NO python bindings are required
 
-   PIL              Python Image Library is needed to crop
+* **PIL**
+
+ Python Image Library is needed to crop
  images and also to convert non-JPG images to
  JPG so as to include them in LaTeX output.
  (For Python3 a different source may be needed,
  python-imaging or python-pillow or python3-pillow)
 
-   GExiv2           Enables Gramps to manage Exif metadata embedded in your
+* **GExiv2**
+
+ Enables Gramps to manage Exif metadata embedded in your
  media. Gramps needs version 0.5 or greater.
-                    See http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_029:_GTK3-GObject_introspection_Conversion#GExiv2_for_Image_metadata
+ See https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=GEPS_029:_GTK3-GObject_introspection_Conversion#GExiv2_for_Image_metadata
 
-   ttf-freefont     More font support in the reports
+* **ttf-freefont**
 
-   goocanvas2       Required for the (user-downloadable) GraphView plugin
+ More font support in the reports
 
-No longer needed in 4.2:
+* **goocanvas2** 
-   gir-webkit
+
-No longer needed in 4.0:
+ Required for the (user-downloadable) GraphView plugin
-   pygoocanvas, pygtk, pyexiv2
+
-No longer needed in 3.3:
+No longer needed:
-   python-enchant Enchant
+-----------------
-No longer needed in 3.2:
+* Since Gramps 4.2:
-   python glade bindings
+   **gir-webkit**
-No longer needed in 3.1:
+
-   yelp             Gnome help browser. No offline help is shipped see Gramps website for User manual
+* Since Gramps 4.0:
+   **pygoocanvas, pygtk, pyexiv2**
+
+* Since Gramps 3.3:
+   **python-enchant Enchant**
+
+* Since Gramps 3.2:
+   **python glade bindings**
+
+* Since Gramps 3.1:
+   **yelp** -             Gnome help browser. No offline help is shipped see Gramps website for User manual
 
 
 Documentation
----------------------------------
+-------------
-The User Manual is maintained on the Gramps website,
+The User Manual is maintained on the Gramps website:
-http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_manual
+
+* https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=User_manual
+
+
+The Gramps Project ( https://gramps-project.org )
+-------------------------------------------------
+We strive to produce a genealogy program that is both intuitive for hobbyists and feature-complete for professional genealogists.
+
 
---------------------------------
-The Gramps Project
-http://gramps-project.org