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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ We'll first need to install `xwayland` and other dependencies in order to suppor
  sudo apt-get install libgles2-mesa-dev libdrm2 libdrm-dev libegl1-mesa-dev xwayland
 ````
 
-## Installing `wlc`
+## Installing `wlc` <sup name="refLink1">[\[1\]](#ref1)</sup>
 
 Next we'll install [Wlc](https://github.com/Cloudef/wlc) and its dependencies:
 ````
@@ -123,4 +123,6 @@ Here is some additional software you might find useful:
 
 `sway` is extremely popular on [the unixporn subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/search/?q=sway&restrict_sr=1). You may wish too have a look for other recommended applications and configurations there.
 
-Feel free to add additional recommended applications to this list, noting that most users are interested in `sway` as a lightweight, keyboard-driven window manager. Heavy GUI applications like FireFox and LibreOffice are great options for all desktops, but are not specifically relevant to those goals.
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+Feel free to add additional recommended applications to this list, noting that most users are interested in `sway` as a lightweight, keyboard-driven window manager. Heavy GUI applications like FireFox and LibreOffice are great options for all desktops, but are not specifically relevant to those goals.
+
+<a name="ref1">1</a>. [^](#refLink1) According to [this](https://github.com/Cloudef/wlc#deprecation-notice), "wlc is officially deprecated. Interested users are encouraged to use wlroots instead.". Is installing wlc necessary? I couldn't find a better way of raising this question than adding it as this footnote - please feel free to delete/revert this edit as you wish.
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