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+# CAPS client library
+
+This file describes how to build the CAPS client library from source.
+
+## Runtime Dependencies
+
+* Boost
+	* Program options
+	* Filesystem
+	* System
+* OpenSSL
+* Python*
+
+### Installation
+
+#### Ubuntu 14.04
+```
+sudo apt-get install libboost-filesystem1.54.0 libboost-program-options1.54.0 libboost-system1.54.0 libssl0.9.8
+```
+
+#### Ubuntu 16.04
+```
+sudo apt-get install libboost-filesystem1.58.0 libboost-program-options1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libssl1.0.0
+```
+
+#### Ubuntu 18.04
+```
+sudo apt-get install libboost-filesystem1.65.1 libboost-program-options1.65.1 libboost-system1.65.0 libssl1.1
+```
+
+#### Ubuntu 20.04
+```
+sudo apt install libboost-filesystem1.71.0 libboost-program-options1.71.0 libboost-system1.71.0 libssl1.1
+```
+
+#### RHEL/CentOS
+```
+yum install boost-filesystem boost-program-options boost-system openssl
+```
+
+## Build Dependencies
+
+* CMake
+* GCC, G++
+* Boost
+* OpenSSL
+* Swig*
+
+### Installation
+
+#### Ubuntu
+```
+ sudo apt-get install cmake gcc g++ libboost-all-dev cmake-curses-gui make libssl-dev
+```
+#### RHEL/CentOS
+```
+yum install cmake gcc-c++ openssl-devel boost-devel
+```
+
+## Build
+
+1. Extract the package
+```
+tar xf libcapsclient-1.0.0.tar.gz
+```
+2. Change working directory and create a build directory
+```
+cd libcapsclient
+mkdir build
+cd build
+```
+3. Setup build environment
+```
+ccmake ..
+```
+4. Adjust the CMake settings to your needs
+   1. Press 'c'
+   2. Change the installation directory
+   3. Switch on/off features e.g. examples
+   4. ...
+5. Press 'c' two time followed by 'g' to generate the build configuration
+6. Build and install
+```
+make install
+```