diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a75d20c..a1e83df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ R7000P, R6800, R8000, R8000P, R8500, RAX40, RBR40, RBS40, RBR50, RBS50, SRR60, S
 WNDR4700, WNR3500), but is likely to be compatible with most other Netgear devices as well.
 
 Prebuilt binaries for Linux, macOS and Windows are available [here](https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash/releases)
-([Npcap](https://nmap.org/npcap/#download) is required on Windows). Note that on Linux and macOS, using
-[Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nmrpflash) is the preferred method. FreeBSD packages can be fetched and
-installed using the FreeBSD `pkg` command.
+([Npcap](https://nmap.org/npcap/#download) is required on Windows). 
+
+On Linux and macOS, using [Homebrew](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nmrpflash) is the preferred method. Packages maintained
+by your Linux distribution may be hopelessly outdated (as of 2024-10-01, the current version in Debian based distros such
+as Ubuntu is 0.9.14, released more than 4 years earlier!).
+
+A [FreeBSD package](https://ports.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=nmrpflash) can be fetched and installed using the `pkg` command.
 
 ```
 Usage: nmrpflash [OPTIONS...]
@@ -246,7 +250,7 @@ or
 
 `-A 192.168.1.2 -a 192.168.1.1`
 
-### Building and installing
+### Building
 ###### Linux, Mac OS X, BSDs
 
 On Linux, developer packages for `libpcap`, `libnl` and `libnl-route` must be installed:
@@ -258,26 +262,7 @@ $ sudo apt install libpcap-dev libnl-3-dev libnl-route-3-dev
 Then, it's as easy as 
 
 ```
-$ make && sudo make install
-```
-
-On Linux and macOS, you can use [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) to install `nmrpflash`:
-
-```
-$ brew install nmrpflash
-```
-
-On FreeBSD (assuming the ports infrastructure is installed and you have root permissions):
-
-```
-$ cd /usr/ports/sysutils/nmrpflash
-$ make install
-```
-
-Or install the FreeBSD binary package with:
-
-```
-$ pkg install nmrpflash
+$ make
 ```
 
 ###### Windows