README.md:

Previously, the link to releases was pointing to offlineimap. I now point the link to the offlineimap3's releases.
  I added a note explaining how one may install imaplib2 from git repository. This is related to issue #69.
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## Downloads ## Downloads
You should first check if your distribution already packages OfflineIMAP for you. You should first check if your distribution already packages OfflineIMAP for you.
Downloads releases as [tarball or zipball](https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap/tags). Downloads releases as [tarball or zipball](https://github.com/OfflineIMAP/offlineimap3/tags).
If you are running Linux Os, you can install offlineimap with: If you are running Linux Os, you can install offlineimap with:
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* Python v3+ * Python v3+
* rfc6555 (required) * rfc6555 (required)
* imaplib2 >= 3.5 * imaplib2 >= 3.5
* If you encounter an error that `cannot import name 'IMAP4' from 'imaplib2'`, it means that you need to install imaplib2 from the git repository.
* First, clone https://github.com/jazzband/imaplib2.git to your local computer.
* Then, enter the directory of the repository, run `pip install .` or `pip install --user .`.
* gssapi (optional), for Kerberos authentication * gssapi (optional), for Kerberos authentication
* portalocker (optional), if you need to run offlineimap in Cygwin for Windows * portalocker (optional), if you need to run offlineimap in Cygwin for Windows