README.md: added install instructions per suggestion in #336.

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 libmraa - Low Level Skeleton Library for Communication on GNU/Linux platforms
 ==============
 
-Libmraa is a C/C++ library with bindings to javascript & python to interface
-with the IO on Galileo, Edison & other platforms, with a structured and sane
-API where port names/numbering matches the board that you are on. Use of
-libmraa does not tie you to specific hardware with board detection done at
+Libmraa is a C/C++ library with bindings to Python, Javascript and Java to
+interface with the I/O on Galileo, Edison & other platforms, with a structured
+and sane API where port names/numbering matches the board that you are on. Use
+of libmraa does not tie you to specific hardware with board detection done at
 runtime you can create portable code that will work across the supported
 platforms.
 
-The intent is to make it easier for developers and sensor manufacturers to map 
+The intent is to make it easier for developers and sensor manufacturers to map
 their sensors & actuators on top of supported hardware and to allow control of
 low level communication protocol by high level languages & constructs.
 
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ Specific platform information for supported platforms is documented here:
 - @ref de3815
 - @ref minnowmax
 - @ref rasppi
+- @ref bananapi
+- @ref beaglebone
+- @ref nuc5
+- @ref ft4222
 
 ## DEBUGGING
 
@@ -66,6 +70,57 @@ This changelog is meant as a quick & rough guide to what has changed between
 versions. The API is now fairly stable but when new calls/features are added
 they are listed here. Anything pre 0.2.x is ignored.
 
+**0.8.1**
+  * Nodejs 4.1.1 support
+  * Java examples fixes
+  * Nodejs SPI tweaks
+  * Misc fixes
+
+**0.8.0**
+  * Better java support
+  * Support for FT4222 subplatforms
+  * New types.hpp improves C++ & SWIG APIs
+  * Added support for minnowboard max compatible boards
+
+**0.7.5**
+  * 5th Generation NUC i2c support
+  * NPM 0.10.x ia32 fix
+
+**0.7.4**
+  * Minnowboard i2c fix
+  * Add NPM arm support
+  * Uart initialisation improved
+  * Better i2c bus detection on DE3815 & mmax
+
+**0.7.3**
+  * DE3815 i2c fix when using different kernels
+  * Fixed various memory leaks in SWIG wrappers
+  * gpio enums all prefixed with mraa_
+  * Fix SPI CS pin caps causing mux_total to be > 0
+  * Improved error checking/handling
+
+**0.7.2**
+  * Fix node.js npm builds with binding.gyp that didn't use --target-arch
+
+**0.7.1**
+  * Uart now uses binary arrays and has optional 'Str' functions in C++/SWIG
+  * Various Uart module bugfixes
+  * Node.js 0.12.4 support
+  * Node.js documentation support
+
+**0.7.0**
+  * Uart module now contains read/write interactions and configuration
+  * Python API contains more buffer checks
+  * Java support
+  * RPM cpack support
+
+**0.6.2**
+  * Node.js 0.12 support
+  * NPM support
+  * Formatting done with clang-format
+  * Various examples and documentation updates
+  * Supported added for Beaglebone Black + Banana Pi
+
 **0.6.1**
   * 16bit spi iunctions added
   * Node.js ISR now supported