update README to clarify libmysqlclient-dev requirement

HDI-Project · Mar 2, 2018 · d9600fb · d9600fb
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    ```
 
 2. **Install a database**
+  You will need to install the libmysqlclient-dev package (for sqlalchemy) and at least one of the following databases.
+
+  ```
+  $ sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev
+  ```
+
    - for SQLite (simpler):
    ```
    $ sudo apt install sqlite3
    ```
 
    - for MySQL: 
    ```
-   $ sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
+   $ sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client
    ```
 
 3. **Install python dependencies**