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-## discord-ledger-bot
+# discord-ledger-bot
 
-### Installation / Usage instructions
-1. Clone this repository ( `git clone https://git.greyweather.dev/greyweather/discord-ledger-bot.git` )
-2. Enter the directory ( `cd discord-ledger-bot` )
-3. Create a virtual environment ( `python -m venv .` )
-4. Install the necessary libraries ( `./bin/pip install discord dotenv datetime` )
-5. Set your Discord application token ( `echo "TOKEN='my-token-here'" > .env` )
-6. Run the script ( `./bin/python main.py` )
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+## Prerequisites
+Python must be installed system-wide. See instructions for your operating system below.
+### Windows 11 / 10 [not yet tested]
+Download the installer from [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/), install latest version. If given the option, you should install the 'venv' or 'virtual environment' module as well.
+### Ubuntu / Debian (includes Pop!_OS, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi OS, etc.)
+```
+sudo apt install python3 python3-venv
+```
+### Fedora (includes Nobara, Bazzite, etc.) [not yet tested]
+```
+sudo dnf install python3 python3-virtualenv
+```
+### Arch Linux (includes CachyOS, Manjaro, SteamOS, etc.)
+```
+sudo pacman -S python3 python3-venv
+```
+### OpenSUSE (Tumbleweed/Leap) [not yet tested]
+```
+sudo zypper install python3 python3-virtualenv
+```
+
+
+## Installation / Usage instructions
+1. Clone this repository:
+   ```
+   git clone https://git.greyweather.dev/greyweather/discord-ledger-bot.git
+   ``` 
+2. Enter the directory
+   ```
+   cd discord-ledger-bot
+   ```
+3. Create a virtual environment
+   ```
+   python -m venv .
+   ```
+4. Install the required libraries
+   ```
+   ./bin/pip install discord dotenv datetime
+   ```
+5. Set your Discord application token
+   ```
+   echo "TOKEN='my-token-here'" > .env
+   ```
+   Or add a line reading `TOKEN='my-token-here'` to a file named ".env" using a text editor of your choosing (must be next to your "main.py" file)
+   
+6. Run the script
+   ```
+   ./bin/python main.py
+   ```
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