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+# Contributing
+
+On Linux, install the following packages:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install libgdk3.0-cil libatk1.0-dev libcairo2-dev libpango1.0-dev libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev
+```
+
+Then run:
+
+```bash
+cargo test --workspace --tests
+```