doc: added prerequisites to readme

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 ## Install bdk-cli
 
-### From source
+### Prerequisites
+Building BDK requires gcc. If you do not have this installed run:
+``` shell
+sudo apt-get install build-essential
+````
 
+### From source
 To install a dev version of `bdk-cli` from a local git repo with the `electrum` blockchain client enabled:
 
 ```shell