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README: update info about Debian build process
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Install the Prometheus [Go client library](https://github.com/prometheus/client_golang)
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>>> apt install -t jessie-backports golang-github-prometheus-client-golang-dev
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>>> apt install golang-github-prometheus-client-golang-dev
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Use the [Makefile](Makefile) to build and test the code.
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**Debian Jessie**: in this release, the Prometheus client library package was available only through the backport archives but the Debian maintainers discontinued it, as explained [here](https://lists.debian.org/debian-backports-announce/2018/07/msg00000.html). Now only __Debian Stretch__ is supported with the previous build method.
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### CentOS
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Under CentOS not all the GOlang dependencies are available as packages.

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