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+XInhibit Applet
+===============
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+XInhibit Applet is a system tray applet that allows users to inhibit automatic
+power management.
+
+Build Instructions
+------------------
+
+XInhibit Applet requires GNU make, GNU gettext, GNU or BSD install, the
+xsltproc tool from libxml2 and the following shared libraries to be installed:
+
+- GLib version 2.12 or later
+- GTK+ version 2.18 or later
+- libunique
+- Xlib and the XTEST extension library
+
+Furthermore, it requires an X11 implementation which provides the XTEST
+extension at runtime as well.
+
+License
+-------
+
 Except otherwise noted, all files are Copyright (C) 2013 Guido Berhoerster and
 distributed under the following license terms: