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@@ -19,16 +19,47 @@ sudo apt install mono-devel gtk-sharp3
 sudo pacman -S mono gtk-sharp-3
 ```
 
+### installing on windows 10
+- first you need mono and msys2.
+	- **chocolatey:** `choco install mono msys2`
+	- **otherwise:** download and install mono from [here](https://www.mono-project.com/download/stable/#download-win), and *don't* install gtk#. then, install msys2 from [here](https://www.msys2.org/).
+- then, open msys2 and run `pacman -Syu mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3`. 
+- now you need gtk sharp 3, but you need the dotnet sdk to install it. download and install ".NET Core SDK" from [this page](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download).
+- add msys2's mingw `bin` folder (and mono's `bin` folder if required) to your $PATH:
+	- open control panel
+	- click "system and security"
+	- click "system"
+	- click "advanced system settings"
+	- choose the "advanced" tab
+	- click "environment variables..."
+	- in the "system variables" box (the bottom one), find the variable named "Path", click it, then click the edit button
+	- click "new"
+	- type in the full path to your msys2 mingw `bin` folder. for me, this path was `C:\tools\msys64\mingw64\bin`, but it may be different for you.
+	- if mono is not currently on your $PATH, you'll also need to add its bin folder here - for me, this path was `C:\Program Files\Mono\bin`.
+	- click "ok"
+- open a new command prompt/powershell window to ensure environment variables get updated.
+- `cd` to the folder you downloaded buypeeb into.
+- run `dotnet restore`
+- mono's `pkg-config` is broken because they forgot to link against a few DLLs, which is just great, so you'll need to download [this zip file](https://cloud.lynnesbian.space/s/qDB2cM7rgWoSXtK), extract it, and copy the four dll files inside it to your mono bin path, which is probably `C:\Program Files\Mono\bin`.
+- fixing `pkg-config` will allow you to compile the project
+
+
 ## compiling
+### linux
 ```
 mcs -pkg:gtk-sharp-3.0 -resource:ui.glade *.cs
 ```
+### windows
+```
+dotnet build
+```
 
 ## running
-```
-./BuypeebApp.exe
-```
-or
+### linux
 ```
 mono ./BuypeebApp.exe
 ```
+### windows
+```
+dotnet run
+```