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@@ -13,12 +13,27 @@ Client library for using Tango Station Control.
 
 Table of Contents:
 
+- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
 - [Installation](#installation)
 - [Usage](#usage)
 - [Development](#development)
 - [Debug](#debug)
 - [Releasenotes](#releasenotes)
 
+##  Prerequisites
+
+This package uses [PyTango](https://pytango.readthedocs.io), which wraps the Tango C++ library. You will need to install the Tango C++ headers & library to allow `pip` to install PyTango as part of this package's requirements:
+
+Debian and Ubuntu provide these natively:
+
+```shell
+apt-get install libtango-dev
+```
+
+Under Arch, install the [tango-cpp AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/tango-cpp).
+
+For other distros and installation methods, see [Tango's Linux installation manual](https://tango-controls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/tango-on-linux.html).
+
 ##  Installation
 
 Wheel distributions are available from the [gitlab package registry](https://git.astron.nl/lofar2.0/lofar-station-client/-/packages/),
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ numpy>=1.21.0 # BSD
 nptyping>=2.3.0 # MIT
 matplotlib>=3.5.0 # PSF
 pyDeprecate>=0.3.0 # MIT
-tango # LGPLv3
+PyTango # GNU LGPL v3