Added ubuntu dependencies to readme
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@
 out-of-tree build.  It is recommended that you create an empty directory
 somewhere to hold the build.  This directory will get big.
 
+On Ubuntu 14.04 the following packages are required to build the default target
+```
+sudo apt-get install -y git build-essential libsdl1.2-dev texinfo gawk chrpath diffstat
+```
+
 To start a build:
 
+```
     cd <builddir>
     . <repodir>/openbmc-env
     bitbake obmc-phosphor-image
-
+```