diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Installing on Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10
 1. Install dependencies:
 
     ```bash
-    sudo apt-get install lxc wget bsdtar curl
+    sudo apt-get install lxc bsdtar
     sudo apt-get install linux-image-extra-`uname -r`
     ```