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@@ -33,33 +33,25 @@ for example, the GNU C++ compiler g++.
 
 * Getting started
 
-MUSIC can be built and installed using the generic installation
-instructions found in the file INSTALL.  At the top of the source
-distribution directory, do:
+NOTE: This project uses **Autotools** for its build system. CMake is currently not supported.
 
+**Prerequisites:**
+Before building, ensure you have the following packages installed on your system:
+* `build-essential`
+* `autoconf`
+* `automake`
+* `libtool`
+* `MPI` (e.g., OpenMPI or MPICH)
+
+**Build and Installation Steps:**
+Run the following commands from the root directory of the source distribution:
+
+```bash
 ./autogen.sh
 ./configure --prefix=<PREFIX>
 make
 make install
 
-(On some UNIX distributions you might need to run `ldconfig' or define
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
-
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
-
-for the music utility to find its library.)
-
-A MUSIC co-simulation is specified in a configuration file given as
-the first argument to the music utility.  The test subdirectory
-contains a collection of examples, for example:
-
-cd test
-mpirun -np 4 /usr/local/bin/music demo.music
-
-On some systems, this way of invoking a MUSIC co-simulation isn't
-supported. Se blow for an alternative method.
-
-
 * Compilation and linking flags
 
 configure.ac contains mechanisms which try to identify which MPI