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@@ -95,7 +95,18 @@ For an example configuration file, see [unl0kr.conf].
 
 ## Building & running
 
-For development and testing you can run the app in a VT. Unless your user account has special privileges, `sudo` will be needed to access input device files.
+Some of unl0kr's dependencies are included as git submodules in this repository. You can clone the repository and initialise the submodules with
+
+```
+$ git clone https://gitlab.com/cherrypicker/unl0kr.git
+$ cd unl0kr
+$ git submodule init
+$ git submodule update
+```
+
+When pulling changes from the remote later, either use `git pull --recurse-submodules` or manually run `git submodule update` as needed after pulling.
+
+Once you have the sources, you can build the app and run it in a VT. Unless your user account has special privileges, `sudo` will be needed to access input device files.
 
 ```
 $ meson _build