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 Description
 ===========
 
@@ -23,47 +8,81 @@ It supports link decryption as well as all important container formats.
 
 pyLoad is written entirely in Python and is currently under heavy development.
 
-To read the newest info, get the latest version, find help or contribute
-to the wiki, visit <http://pyload.org/>
+For news, downloads, wiki, forum and further information visit http://pyload.org/
 
 To report bugs, suggest features, ask a question, get the developer version
-or help us out, visit <http://bitbucket.org/spoob/pyload/>
+or help us out, visit http://bitbucket.org/spoob/pyload/
+
+Documentation about extending pyLoad can be found at http://docs.pyload.org or join us at #pyload on irc.freenode.net
 
-Requirements
+Dependencies
 ============
 
-pycrypto: RSDF/CCF/DLC support
-pycurl: lower memory footprint while downloading
-pyqt4: for the GUI
-tesseract, PIL: Captcha recognition
+You need at least python 2.5 to run pyLoad and all of these required libaries.
+They should be automatically installed when using pip install.
+The prebuilt pyload packages also install these dependencies or have them included, so manuall install
+is only needed when installing pyLoad from source.
+
+Required
+--------
+
+- pycurl a.k.a python-curl
+- jinja2
+- beaker
+- thrift
+- simplejson (for python <= 2.6)
+
+Some plugins require additional packages, only install these when needed.
+
+Optional
+--------
+
+- pycrypto: RSDF/CCF/DLC support
+- tesseract, python-pil a.k.a python-imaging: Automatic captcha recognition for a small amount of plugins
+- jsengine (spidermonkey, ossp-js, pyv8, rhino): Used for several hoster, ClickNLoad
+- feedparser
+- BeautifulSoup
 
 First start
 ===========
 
-First, run
-$ python pyLoadCore.py
-Follow the instructions of the setup assistent.
+Note: If you installed pyload via package-manager `python pyLoadCore.py` is probably equivalent to `pyLoadCore`
+
+Run::
+
+    python pyLoadCore.py
+
+and follow the instructions of the setup assistent.
+
+For a list of options use::
+
+    python pyLoadCore.py -h
 
 Configuration
-===========
+=============
 
-After the first start you can configurate pyLoad with the webinterface or the GUI.
-Additionally you could simply edit the config files located in your pyLoad home dir(defaults to: ~/.pyload)
+After finishing the setup assistent pyLoad is ready to use and more configuration can be done via webinterface.
+Additionally you could simply edit the config files located in your pyLoad home dir (defaults to: ~/.pyload)
 with your favorite editor and edit the appropriate options. For a short description of
-the options take a look at <http://pyload.org/configuration>.
+the options take a look at<http://pyload.org/configuration.
+
+To restart the configure assistent run::
+
+    python pyLoadCore.py -s
 
 Adding downloads
-================
+----------------
+
+To start the CLI and connect to a local server, run::
+
+    python pyLoadCli.py -l
 
-To start the CLI and connect to a local server, run
-$ python pyLoadCli.py -l
+for more options refer to::
 
-If you want to connect from graphical enviroment, you can also use the GUI:
-$ python pyLoadGui.py
+    python pyLoadCli.py -h
 
-Or access the address you setted for the webinterface with your webbrowser.
+The webinterface can be accessed when pointing your webbrowser to the ip and configured port, defaults to http://localhost:8000
 
 Notes
 =====
-For more information, see
-<http://pyload.org/>
+For more information, see http://pyload.org/