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 ninja
 ```
 
+_Note: `ninja` [must][ninja-user] be run as a non-root user (only `ninja
+install` must be run as root)._
+
+[ninja-user]: https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy/commit/4c49b27e9f6be02b8e63b508b60535426bd0291a
+
+
 ### Run
 
 To run without installing: