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 ## Requiements
 
 For basic usage:
-- Linux 3.14+
-- Python 3.4+
+- `Linux` 3.14+
+- `Python` 3.4+
 
 To show GUI notifications:
-- libnotify (Fedora, Arch) or libnotify-bin (Debian, Ubuntu)
-- sudo and procps if nohang started as root
+- `libnotify` (Fedora, Arch Linux) or `libnotify-bin` (Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu)
+- `sudo` and `procps` if nohang started as root
 
 ## Memory and CPU usage