updated README, added pyproject.toml

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- [iwd][] for controlling the WiFi adapter
- python3
- python3-setuptools, for building and installing naxalnet
- python3-systemd, for logging to systemd journal
- [python-systemd][], for logging to systemd journal
- [dasbus][], for communicating with iwd
- two or more machines with a WiFi adapter having ad-hoc support, called
- two or more machines with a WiFi adapter having ibss support, called
nodes or peers
- batctl (optional, for debugging)
- python3-pip (optional, for `make uninstall` to work)
- python3-pip (for installing dasbus on Debian-based distributions)
## Installing
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git clone http://k51qzi5uqu5dlye74be0n9iihwk6sm54vexo7bf7pdr4w811y6mmrcp25djozv.ipns.localhost:8080/naxalnet.git
```
Now, install naxalnet:
Now, build and install naxalnet:
```sh
make
sudo make install
```
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sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
To upgrade, clean the build files, update the repo and reinstall:
```sh
make clean
git pull
make
sudo make uninstall install
```
This will keep the configuration files.
## How to use
You need more than one machine running naxalnet for the connection to work.
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## How it works
There are three modes commonly supported by WiFi adapters - `ap` (WiFi
hotspot), `station` (for joining WiFi networks) and `ad-hoc` (for
hotspot), `station` (for joining WiFi networks) and `ad-hoc` (or ibss, for
decentralised networks). There are other modes supported by some WiFi
adapters too, like `p2p` (WiFi direct), but this program doesn't use them.
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[enablenx]: #running-at-boot
[requirements]: #requirements
[install-manual]: #manually
[python-systemd]: https://github.com/systemd/python-systemd

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[build-system]
requires = ["setuptools", "wheel"]
build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"