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@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ $ curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
 $ source $HOME/.cargo/env
 ```
 
+If you plan to run with GPU optimizations enabled (not recommended), you'll need a CUDA library stored in git LFS. Install git-lfs here:
+
+https://git-lfs.github.com/
+
 Now checkout the code from github:
 
 ```bash