Add build instructions

- document how to install all dependencies
- document how to get source via tarball or git
- document how to build eudev
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Building eudev
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The following instructions provide the steps needed to acquire and build the eudev
software on the Debian, Devuan, and compatible Linux distributions. Similar instructions
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1. Installing dependencies
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The first thing we need to do is install the dependencies required to build eudev.
This can be accomplished by running the following two commands:
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2. Downloading the source code
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There are two common approaches to downloading the project's source code. The first
is to visit the eudev GitHub releases page (https://github.com/eudev-project/eudev/releases)
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3. Configuring and building eudev
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To build the eudev source code, run the following commands:
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4. Install eudev
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Please note that, in most situations, people will not wish to install eudev manually.
This work is typically performed by your distribution's package manager. Installing
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5. Removing eudev
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Please note that removing eudev can damage your system.