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-zathura-pdf-poppler
-===================
-The zathura-pdf-poppler plugin adds PDF support to zathura by using the poppler
-rendering library.
-
-Requirements
-------------
-zathura (>= 0.4.4)
-girara
-poppler-glib (>= 0.18)
-
-Installation
-------------
-To build and install the plugin:
-
-  make install
-
-Uninstall:
-----------
-To delete the plugin from your system, just type:
-
-  make uninstall
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+zathura-pdf-poppler
+===================
+
+zathura is a highly customizable and functional document viewer based on the girara user interface
+library and several document libraries. This plugin for zathura provides PDF support using the
+`poppler` rendering library.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+The following dependencies are required:
+
+* `zathura` (>= 0.4.4)
+* `girara`
+* `poppler-glib` (>= 0.18)
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+To build and install the plugin using meson's ninja backend:
+
+    meson build
+    cd build
+    ninja
+    ninja install
+
+Note that the default backend for meson might vary based on the platform. Please
+refer to the meson documentation for platform specific dependencies.
+
+Bugs
+----
+
+Please report bugs at http://git.pwmt.org/pwmt/zathura-pdf-poppler.