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+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,37 +45,29 @@ The _gettext_ dependency of _libvips_ [can lead](https://github.com/lovell/sharp
 
 	brew link gettext --force
 
-### Install libvips on Ubuntu Linux
+### Install libvips on Linux
 
-#### Ubuntu 14.x
+#### Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
 
 	sudo apt-get install libvips-dev
 
-#### Ubuntu 13.x
+#### Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
 
-Compiling from source is recommended:
-
-	sudo apt-get install automake build-essential git gobject-introspection gtk-doc-tools libglib2.0-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev libpng12-dev libwebp-dev libtiff5-dev libexif-dev libxml2-dev swig libmagickwand-dev
+	sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:lyrasis/precise-backports
+	sudo apt-get update
+	sudo apt-get install -y automake build-essential git gobject-introspection gtk-doc-tools libglib2.0-dev libjpeg-turbo8-dev libpng12-dev libwebp-dev libtiff4-dev libexif-dev libxml2-dev swig libmagickwand-dev
 	git clone https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips.git
 	cd libvips
-	git checkout 7.38
+	git checkout 7.40
 	./bootstrap.sh
 	./configure --enable-debug=no --enable-cxx=yes --without-python --without-orc --without-fftw
 	make
 	sudo make install
 	sudo ldconfig
 
-#### Ubuntu 12.x
+#### Debian Jessie
 
-Requires `libtiff4-dev` instead of `libtiff5-dev` and has [a bug](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwebp/+bug/1108731) in the libwebp package. Work around these problems by running these commands first:
-
-	sudo add-apt-repository ppa:lyrasis/precise-backports
-	sudo apt-get update
-	sudo apt-get install libtiff4-dev
-
-Then follow Ubuntu 13.x instructions.
-
-### Install libvips on Redhat/Centos Linux
+	apt-get install libvips-dev
 
 #### Centos 6