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 ## dependencies
 
-* [vpype](https://github.com/abey79/vpype), for converting to HPGL, [Installation instructions](https://github.com/abey79/vpype#installation)
+* python
+* flask
+* figlet
+* svgbob
+* [optional] [vpype](https://github.com/abey79/vpype), for converting to HPGL
+
+## installation
+
+Firstly [download](https://gitlab.constantvzw.org/osp/tools.cobbled-paths/-/archive/master/tools.cobbled-paths-master.zip) this repository, or clone it: `git clone git@gitlab.constantvzw.org:osp/tools.cobbled-paths.git`
+
+### Python
+
+The interface uses python and require python 3, find information on how to [install python here](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+
+Then, use pip to install the requirements with: 
+
+```pip install -r requirements.txt```
+
+### Figlet
+
+On **linux**, install it with package manager: `apt install figlet`, or `pacman -S figlet`
+
+On **Mac**, you can either download a pre-built binary from the [figlet website](http://www.figlet.org/), or install it with [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/): `brew install figlet`.
+
+
+### To install SVG Bob
+
+Ensure you have rust installed, [installation instructions here](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install)
+
+Then `cargo install svgbob_cli`
+
+### vpype
+
+Installation of vpype is optional. It is used to convert the SVG files to HPGL.
+
+Please follow the [installation instructions](https://github.com/abey79/vpype#installation)
 
 ## font database
 
 * figlet offical ftp at <ftp://ftp.figlet.org>
-  * `ours` the original default font made by the developper and given with the program, in early 1993
+  * `ours` the original default font made by the developer and given with the program, in early 1993
   * `contributed` fonts made by figlet amateur and submitted to the official figlet ftp, from before 1993 to 2005
     * `c64` are fonts that are only made of the `#` character, the most black ascii char, is if it was a pixel
     * `bdffont` are fonts automatically made using bdf2figlet, converting [Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyph_Bitmap_Distribution_Format), often from adobe to `c64` like font.
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 Flask
-pyinkscape
 requests
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