Updated build info.

Now building on linux.
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+# Building Perspex 
+
+## Windows
+
+Perspex requires Visual Studio 2015 to build on Windows.
+
+### Install GTK Sharp
+
+To compile the full project under windows, you must have gtk-sharp installed. However, if you're 
+not interested in building the cross-platform bits you can simply unload the Perspex.Cairo and 
+Perspex.Gtk project in Visual Studio.
+
+### Clone the Perspex repository
+
+    git clone https://github.com/grokys/Perspex.git
+
+We currently need to build our own private version of ReactiveUI as it doesn't work on mono. This
+is linked as a submodule in the git repository, so run:
+
+   git submodule update --init
+
+## Linux
+---------------------------
+
+This guide Written for Ubuntu 15.04 - I'm not sure how well it applies to other distributions, but
+please submit a PR if you have anything to add.
+
+### Install Latest Mono
+
+That the time of writing, mono 4.2 aplha was needed to build. Add mono package sources by following
+instructions below for the stable channel, and then add the alpha channel to 
+`/etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin-alpha.list` as well.
+
+http://www.mono-project.com/docs/getting-started/install/linux/#debian-ubuntu-and-derivatives
+
+Then install the needed packages:
+
+    sudo apt-get install git mono-devel referenceassemblies-pcl monodevelop
+
+### Clone the Perspex repository
+
+    git clone https://github.com/grokys/Perspex.git
+
+We currently need to build our own private version of ReactiveUI as it doesn't work on mono. This
+is linked as a submodule in the git repository, so run:
+
+   git submodule update --init
+   
+### Load the Project in MonoDevelop
+
+Start MonoDevelop and open the `Perspex.sln` solution. Wait for MonoDevelop to install the
+project's NuGet packages.
+
+Set the TestApplication project as the startup project and click Run.
+
+There will be some compile errors in the tests, but ignore them for now. 
+
+You can track the Linux version's progress in the [Linux issue](https://github.com/grokys/Perspex/issues/78).