diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 064616d..1dafa37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,3 +9,10 @@ All pins are on GPIO2.
     P8.7   2_2    Horizontal
     P8.9   2_5    Video
 
+Packages
+========
+
+Needs ubuntu/debian for the BBB. Required packages:
+
+sudo apt-get install xvfb libxtst-dev xterm
+sudo apt-get install libxcb-xtest0-dev make libc6-dev g++ gcc libext-dev