INSTALL_LINUX.md: update with Natron SDK instructions

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@@ -23,17 +23,33 @@ Natron on GNU/Linux.
     - [CentOS7/Fedora](#centos7)
 
 
-# Libraries
+# Dependencies
 
-***note:*** *The scripts `tools/travis/install_dependencies.sh` and
-`tools/travis/build.sh` respectively install the correct dependencies
-and build Natron and the standard set of plugins on Ubuntu
-12.04. These scripts should always be up-to-date. You can use them as a reference*
+The dependencies necessary to build and install Natron can either be built specifically for Natron, using the Natron SDK, or installed using packages from the Linux distribution.
+
+## Installing the full Natron SDK
+
+The Natron SDK is used for building the official Natron binaries. The script that builds the whole SDK and installs it in the default location (`/opt/Natron-sdk`, which must be user-writable) can be exectuted like this:
+
+    cd tools/jenkins
+	include/scripts/build-Linux-sdk.sh
+
+It puts build logs and the list of files installed by each package in the directory `/opt/Natron-sdk/var/log/Natron-Linux-x86_64-SDK` or `/opt/Natron-sdk/var/log/Natron-Linux-i686-SDK`.
+
+Some packages, especially Qt 4.8.7, have Natron-specific patches. Take a look at the SDK script to see which patches are applied to each packages, and what configuration options are used.
 
-## Install libraries
+The SDK may be updated by pulling the last modifications to the script and re-executing it.
+
+
+## Manually install dependencies
 
 In order to have Natron compiling, first you need to install the required libraries.
 
+***note:*** *The scripts `tools/travis/install_dependencies.sh` and
+`tools/travis/build.sh` respectively install the correct dependencies
+and build Natron and the standard set of plugins on Ubuntu
+14.04. These scripts should always be up-to-date. You can use them as a reference*
+
 ### Qt 4.8.7
 
 You'll need to install Qt4 libraries, usually you can get them from your package manager (depends on your distribution).
@@ -243,6 +259,7 @@ expat: LIBS += -lexpat
 expat: PKGCONFIG -= expat
 cairo: PKGCONFIG -= cairo
 ```
+
 ## CentOS7
 
 Instructions for CentOS and Fedora.