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 Currently, only Ubuntu 14.04+ is officially supported as primary development environment.
 
-There are several dependencies, that should be installed manually. The following list is required for building:
+There are several dependencies, that should be installed manually. The following list is the absolute minimum for building:
 
-- `gcc` or any C99-compliant compiler
-  - native
-  - arm-none-eabi
+- `gcc` or any C99-compliant compiler (native or cross, e.g., arm-none-eabi)
 - `cmake` >= `2.8.12.2`
+
+Several scripts and tools help the building and development process, thus it is recommended to have the following installed as well:
+
 - `bash` >= `4.3.11`
 - `cppcheck` >= `1.61`
 - `vera++` >= `1.2.1`
 - `python` >= `2.7.6`
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get install gcc g++ gcc-arm-none-eabi cmake cppcheck vera++ python
+sudo apt-get install gcc gcc-arm-none-eabi cmake cppcheck vera++ python
 ```
 
 To make our scripts run correctly, several shell utilities should be available on the system: