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+This document is a work in progress
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+# Install prerequisites
+
+Build tools
+
+    apt-get install build-essential autoconf automake make libtool
+
+encfs dependencies
+
+    apt-get install libfuse-dev libssl-dev librlog-dev libboost-all-dev
+
+# Prepare the sources for compiling
+
+```
+libtoolize --force
+aclocal
+autoheader
+touch build-aux/config.rpath
+automake --force-missing --add-missing
+autoconf
+```
+
+# Compile
+
+```
+./configure --with-boost-libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+make
+make install
+```
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