+## Installation using pip
+
+Install the following packages using your package manager:
+
+* Python 3.2+ (including dev package)
+* ffmpeg or libav-tools
+
+Clone the WebDL repository:
+```
+git clone https://bitbucket.org/delx/webdl
+cd webdl
+```
+
+Set up a Python virtualenv and use pip to install the other dependencies:
+```
+virtualenv --python python3 .virtualenv
+. .virtualenv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Whenever you want to run WebDL you must source the `.virtualenv/bin/activate` script from your shell.
+
+
+## Installation on Debian/Ubuntu
+
+Install Python 3 and needed libraries:
+```
+apt-get install python3 python3-lxml python3-requests python3-requests-cache
+```
+
+You must also install Streamlink, or if it unavailable, the older Livestreamer. Depending on the age of your distro you'll need either:
+
+- `apt-get install streamlink`
+- `apt-get install livestreamer python-crypto`
+
+
+Install ffmpeg:
+```
+apt-get install ffmpeg
+```
+