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@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ If you are not using any of these distros you'll need to compile the program :(
 but don't worry, it's pretty easy!
 
 ## Compilation
-The compilation requires Qt version 5.3 or higher (this is the version that Debian 8 has in its repos, so most modern distros should be able to compile without installing newer Qt versions).
+The compilation requires Qt version 5.3 or higher and GCC 4.9.2 or higher.
 
 ### Debian
 Compilation Dependencies: