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@@ -40,23 +40,22 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-  If you plan to use Ardour on Ubuntu, you are <strong>strongly
-  recommended</strong> to download the ready-to-run version from
-  ardour.org. Ardour's lead developer (and many of the most active
-  members of our user community) will not provide support for, and
-  will not investigate bugs reported for, Ubuntu's own packages of
-  Ardour.
+  Ardour starts up and basically runs, but you encounter subtle
+  problems (for example, with plugin GUIs or with export, or with the
+  use of certain specific plugins), or are missing functionality, or
+  run into crashes.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>How to Fix</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-  If have already installed the Ubuntu package of Ardour and find that
-  although the program starts up and basically runs, but you are
-  running into more subtle problems (for example, with plugin GUIs or
-  with export, or with the use of certain specific plugins), then you
-  are <strong>strongly recommended</strong> to download the
-  ready-to-run version from ardour.org. 
+  Download the ready-to-run version from ardour.org. Ardour's lead
+  developer (and many of the most active members of our user
+  community) will not provide support for, and will not investigate
+  bugs reported for, Ubuntu's own packages of Ardour. The ardour.org
+  packages install along side your distribution versions, and do not
+  interfere or interact in anyway other than sharing your own personal
+  Ardour settings and configuration choices.
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl>