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@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ This program is designed for scientific papers with complicate formulas and figu
 
 ## Get started
 
+**Boost library is no longer required**
+
 **Fontforge-git is no longer required, a recent version should be OK** 
 
 ### Ubuntu 
@@ -58,7 +60,6 @@ Special thanks to Arthur Titeica for the [AUR Package](https://aur.archlinux.org
  * GCC >= 4.4.6
 * libpoppler with xpdf header >= 0.20.0 (compile with --enable-xpdf-headers)
  * Install libpng (and headers) BEFORE you compile libpoppler if you want background images generated
-* boost c++ library (program options) 
 * fontforge (with header files)
 
 #### Compiling