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 # minesweeper
 
-Minesweeper game in C++ and GTK4
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+Minesweeper game in C++ and GTK4
+
+## Instructions to build
+
+Install dependencies
+
+```
+sudo apt install libgtkmm-4.0-dev libsigc++-3.0-dev
+```
+
+Go to the project folder
+```
+cd minesweeper
+```
+
+Setup meson and compile the project
+
+```
+meson setup build
+meson compile -C build
+```