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 #### Linux
 
 - Should work out of the box on most Linux distributions with `iproute2` installed.
-- systemd service scripts are included in the `contrib/systemd/` folder so that it runs automatically in the background (using `/etc/yggdrasil.conf` for configuration):
-  - Copy the service files into `/etc/systemd/system`
-  - Copy `yggdrasil` into your `$PATH`, i.e. `/usr/bin`
-  - Enable the service:
+- systemd service scripts are included in the `contrib/systemd/` folder so that it runs automatically in the background (using `/etc/yggdrasil.conf` for configuration), copy the service files into `/etc/systemd/system`, copy `yggdrasil` into your `$PATH`, i.e. `/usr/bin`, and then enable the service:
 ```
 systemctl enable yggdrasil
 systemctl start yggdrasil
 ```
-  - Read the `yggdrasil` output:
+- Once installed as a systemd service, you can read the `yggdrasil` output:
 ```
 systemctl status yggdrasil
 journalctl -u yggdrasil