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Release tarballs are available at http://buildroot.org/downloads/[].
+For your convenience, a https://www.vagrantup.com/[Vagrantfile] is
+available in `support/misc/Vagrantfile` in the Buildroot source tree
+to quickly set up a virtual machine with the needed dependencies to
+get started.
+
+If you want to setup an isolated buildroot environment on Linux or Mac
+Os X, paste this line onto your terminal:
+
+--------------------
+wget https://buildroot.org/downloads/Vagrantfile; vagrant up
+--------------------
+
+If you are on Windows, paste this into your powershell:
+
+--------------------
+(new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://buildroot.org/downloads/Vagrantfile","Vagrantfile"); vagrant up
+--------------------
+
If you want to follow development, you can use the daily snapshots or
make a clone of the Git repository. Refer to the
http://buildroot.org/download[Download page] of the Buildroot website
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