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In addition to the packages needed for running LilyPond (see below), you need the following extra packages for building.
When installing a binary package FOO, you may need to install the FOO-devel, libFOO-dev or FOO-dev package too.
Running LilyPond requires proper installation of the following software
International fonts are required to create music with international text or lyrics.
You can view the documentation online at http://lilypond.org/doc/, but you can also build it locally. This process requires a successful compile of LilyPond, and some additional tools and packages:
This page is for LilyPond-2.11.58 (development-branch).
Report errors to http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs.
Your suggestions for the documentation are welcome.