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+==========================
+ Deluge BitTorrent Client
+==========================
+
+Authors:
+    Andrew Resch
+    Marcos Pinto
+    Martijn Voncken
+    Sadrul Habib Chowdhury
+
+Homepage: http://deluge-torrent.org
+
+==========================
+Contact/Support:
+==========================
+
+We have two options available for support:
+
+	Our Forum, at http://forum.deluge-torrent.org
+		or
+	Our IRC Channel, at #deluge on Freenode
+
+==========================
+Installation Instructions:
+==========================
+
+First, make sure you have the proper build dependencies installed.  On a normal 
+Debian or Ubuntu system:
+
+sudo apt-get install g++ make python-all-dev python-all python-dbus \
+    python-gtk2 python-notify librsvg2-common python-xdg python-support \
+    subversion libboost-dev libboost-python-dev libboost-iostreams-dev \
+    libboost-thread-dev libboost-date-time-dev libboost-filesystem-dev \
+    libboost-serialization-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev python-setuptools
+
+The names of the packages may vary depending on your OS / distro.
+
+Once you have the needed libraries installed, build and install by running:
+
+	$ python setup.py build
+	$ sudo python setup.py install
+
+
+==========================
+FAQ
+==========================
+
+How to start the various user-interfaces
+
+    Gtk:
+        deluge --ui gtk
+    Console:
+        deluge --ui null
+    Web:
+        deluge --ui web
+        Go to http://localhost:8112/ default-password = "deluge"
+
+I started "deluge" but i don't see the gtk-ui
+
+    The deluge command remembers the last interface it started. Be explicit and type one of the full "deluge -u <interface>" commands listed above.
+
+Why is deluge still listed in my system tray even after I close it ? 
+
+    You closed the gtk user-interface but you did not close the daemon. Choose "Quit & Shutdown Daemon" to close both Daemon and gtk-ui.
+
+How do I start the daemon ? 
+
+    deluged
+
+How do I start the daemon with logging to console ?
+
+    deluged -d
+
+I can't connect to the daemon from another machine 
+
+    * Configure the daemon to allow remote connections
+    * Restart the daemon. 
+
+    Note: do not do this on a public ip , use the webui for unsecure networks.
+
+I upgraded from 0.5 and plugin x is missing
+
+    1.0 is a rewrite, all old 0.5 plugins have to be rewritten.