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@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ To run the micro binary just run `./bin/micro` (you may want to place the binary
 
 Micro is made in Go so you must have Go installed on your system to build it.
 
+Make sure that you have Go version 1.4 or greater.
+
 You can simply `go get` it.
 
 ```
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ On Linux, clipboard support requires 'xclip' or 'xsel' command to be installed.
 $ sudo apt-get install xclip
 ```
 
+If you don't have xclip or xsel, micro will use an internal clipboard for copy and paste, but it won't work with external applications.
+
 # Usage
 
 Once you have built the editor, simply start it by running `micro path/to/file.txt` or simply `micro` to open an empty buffer.