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 This article will show you how you can help to translate this project.
 
 # General preparation
-1. Install git, gettext and po4a.
-2. Fork this project.
-3. Clone your fork on your computer.
-4. (Optional:) Get an editor for po files or use an online service for it.
+It would be best if you create a Linux work environment. 
+If you're not familiar with Linux, try to take the [Distrochooser test](https://distrochooser.de/en/).  
+It might help you to choose one of the many Linux distributions.  
+Anyway, the following text will assume that you have chosen Ubuntu or Kubuntu or something like that.
+
+1. Install git on your computer.  
+    > **git:** A versioning software so that you can keep track in software projects on which changing has taken place at what time and circumstances. This is what github is all about.  
+
+    **Installation on (K)Ubuntu:** Open the console and type `sudo apt-get install git`, type in your password (you won't see any dots or stars in there while typing) and it is going to be installed.
+
+
+2. If not already done, create a github account. 
+then [add it to your github account](https://help.github.com/articles/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account/).
+3. Go to [this github project page](https://github.com/pampanic/pam_panic/wiki/How-to-translate) and fork this project. (Click on **Fork** in the upper right.)  
+    > **Forking:** You are about to create an own version of a project. It will copy its content to your account under a new project, and github will note that this fork exist. After you pressed the Fork button you will be in your **own** project afterwards.
+
+4. [Clone your fork](https://help.github.com/articles/cloning-a-repository/) you just made from this project
+5. (Optional:) Get an editor for po files like `poedit` or use an online service for it.  
+    **Installation on (K)Ubuntu:** `sudo apt-get install poedit`
 
 Are you new to .po files? You might want to read about [The .po structure](https://github.com/pampanic/pam_panic/wiki/The-.po-structure).