diff --git a/docs/installing/os/ubuntu.rst b/docs/installing/os/ubuntu.rst
index ef1fabdfa0..ed614bad23 100644
--- a/docs/installing/os/ubuntu.rst
+++ b/docs/installing/os/ubuntu.rst
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ First, we install our base software stack:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	$ apt-get install git nodejs redis-server imagemagick npm
+	$ sudo apt-get install git nodejs redis-server imagemagick npm
 
 
 If you want to use MongoDB, LevelDB, or another database instead of Redis please look at the :doc:`Configuring Databases <../configuring/databases>` section.
 
-**If your package manager only installed a version of Node.js that is less than 0.8 (e.g. Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04):**
+**If your package manager only installed a version of Node.js that is less than 0.8 (e.g. Ubuntu 12.10, 13.04), use ``node --version`` to determine your version of Node.js:**
 
 
 .. code:: bash
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Next, clone this repository:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-	$ cd /path/to/nodebb/install/location
 	$ git clone git://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB.git nodebb