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@@ -37,80 +37,13 @@ pass:[<p align="center">] image:https://weechat.org/media/images/screenshots/wee
 
 On WeeChat's website you can find https://weechat.org/about/screenshots/[more screenshots].
 
-== Install
+== Installation
 
-=== Dependencies
+WeeChat can be installed using your favorite package manager (recommended)
+or by compiling it yourself.
 
-Following packages are *required*:
-
-* CMake
-* libncurses
-* libcurl
-* zlib
-* libgcrypt
-
-Following packages are optional:
-
-* for i18n: gettext
-* for SSL: gnutls, ca-certificates
-* for spell checking: aspell or enchant
-* for scripting: python, perl, ruby, lua, tcl, guile, libv8 (javascript), php
-* for building doc and man page: asciidoctor
-* for building tests: C++ compiler, CppUTest
-
-For a complete list of dependencies and versions recommended, please look at
-https://weechat.org/files/doc/devel/weechat_user.en.html#dependencies[user's guide].
-
-=== Compile
-
-WeeChat can be built with https://cmake.org/[CMake] (recommended) or autotools.
-
-[NOTE]
-Only CMake is officially supported to build WeeChat. You should only use
-autotools if you are not able to use CMake. +
-Building with autotools requires more dependencies and is slower than with CMake.
-
-* Installation in system directories (requires _root_ privileges):
-
-----
-$ mkdir build
-$ cd build
-$ cmake ..
-$ make
-$ sudo make install
-----
-
-* Installation in custom directory (for example your home):
-
-----
-$ mkdir build
-$ cd build
-$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/to/directory
-$ make
-$ make install
-----
-
-For more information or installation with autotools, please look at
-https://weechat.org/files/doc/devel/weechat_user.en.html#compile_with_autotools[user's guide].
-
-=== Run tests
-
-Following packages are *required* to compile tests:
-
-* libcpputest-dev
-* C++ compiler
-
-Tests must be enabled when compiling WeeChat:
-
-----
-$ cmake .. -DENABLE_TESTS=ON
-----
-
-They can be launched after compilation from the build directory:
-
-----
-$ ctest -V
-----
+For detailed instructions, please check the
+https://weechat.org/files/doc/stable/weechat_user.en.html#install[WeeChat user's guide].
 
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