diff --git a/dist/.gitignore b/dist/.gitignore
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 *
 !.gitignore
-!*.gz
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+!*.md
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diff --git a/dist/README.md b/dist/README.md
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+## For windows users:
+- unzip the "eSpeak NG.tar.gz" file to this folder
+- Your dist folder should look like the following Project tree
+
+** Project tree **
+.
+├── eSpeak NG
+│   ├── espeak-ng-data
+│   ├── espeak-ng.exe
+│   └── libespeak-ng.dll
+├── .gitignore
+├── eSpeak NG.tar.gz
+└── README.md
+
+1 directory, 3 files
+
+## For Ubuntu users:
+- install the following: `apt update && apt install -y -qq ffmpeg espeak`
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