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 - Submitting ideas, and reporting issues in the [tracker](https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift/issues)
 - Translating this application to other languages in [Launchpad](https://translations.launchpad.net/linuxmint/latest/+translations)
 - Contributing code changes by fixing issues and submitting a pull request (do not modify translations, this is done in Launchpad)
+- To get started with coding, see the [development](/docs/development.md) docs
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+# Timeshift Development
+
+This documentation provides instructions for developing Timeshift.
+
+## Prerequisites 
+
+- make 
+- gettext 
+- valac 
+- libvte-2.91-dev 
+- libgee-0.8-dev 
+- libjson-glib-dev 
+
+If you are using a Debian-based distribution, you can install these dependencies by running the following command in a terminal:
+
+```bash 
+sudo apt install make \
+gettext \
+valac \
+libvte-2.91-dev \
+libgee-0.8-dev \
+libjson-glib-dev
+``` 
+
+## Building and Installing 
+
+### Step 1. Clone the Timeshift repository
+
+```bash
+git clone git@github.com:linuxmint/timeshift.git
+``` 
+
+### Step 2. Navigate to the Timeshift folder
+
+```bash
+cd timeshift
+``` 
+
+### Step 3. Build Timeshift
+
+```bash
+make 
+``` 
+
+### Step 4. Install Timeshift
+
+```bash
+sudo make install
+```
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