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apt install gcc python3-dev
+Installing runtime dependencies
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+To be able to run BuildStream from the tests, BuildStream's runtime
+dependencies must also be installed. Instructions on how to do so can be found
+in :ref:`install-dependencies`.
+
+
Running tests
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To run the tests, simply navigate to the toplevel directory of your BuildStream