diff --git a/README b/README
index d579913..5006cda 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ OSM PBF
 
 See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/PBF_Format .
 
+There is a Java and a C version of the PBF library code here.
+
+C Version
+=========
+
+To compile:
+  cd src
+  make
+
+To install:
+  cd src
+  make install
+
+To build the Debian/Ubuntu package call:
+  debuild -I -us -uc
+
+To install the Debian/Ubuntu package call:
+  sudo dpkg --install ../libosmpbf-dev*.deb
+
 To include in your program use:
 
 #include <osmpbf/osmpbf.h>
@@ -11,6 +30,3 @@ To include in your program use:
 and link with:
     -lpthread -lz -lprotobuf-lite -losmpbf
 
-To build the Debian/Ubuntu package call:
-    debuild -I -us -uc
-