diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 808166dfedec9e68cbc27d7fd2663c216d054a84..5c76de8fb417a97a9418748579dda5d254030b75 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -15,19 +15,29 @@ wiki pages:
  $ make 
  $ sudo make install
 
+OR, on Linux (Debian):
+
+ $ sudo apt-get install libgrpc-dev
+
+ Note: you will need to add the Debian 'unstable' distribution to your source
+ file first. Example: Add the following line to your `/etc/apt/sources.list`
+ file.
+
+ deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
+
 You don't need anything else than GNU Make, gcc and autotools. Under a Debian
 or Ubuntu system, this should boil down to the following packages:
 
-  $ apt-get install build-essential autoconf libtool
+ $ apt-get install build-essential autoconf libtool
 
 Building the python wrapper requires the following:
 
-  # apt-get install python-all-dev python-virtualenv
+ $ apt-get install python-all-dev python-virtualenv
 
 If you want to install in a different directory than the default /usr/lib, you can
 override it on the command line:
 
-  # make install prefix=/opt
+ $ make install prefix=/opt
 
 
 *******************************
diff --git a/src/node/README.md b/src/node/README.md
index 7d3d8c7fa101addfc350bf200656c54e0d6f45a4..61f4a01edd6f8b4dd87e31653acc2988e9bbefb1 100644
--- a/src/node/README.md
+++ b/src/node/README.md
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ Alpha : Ready for early adopters
 
 ## PREREQUISITES
 - `node`: This requires `node` to be installed. If you instead have the `nodejs` executable on Debian, you should install the [`nodejs-legacy`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/nodejs-legacy) package.
-- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X, [linuxbrew][] on Linux.  These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
+- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X.  These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
 
 ## INSTALLATION
-On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. On Linux, install [linuxbrew][].
-Run the following command to install gRPC Node.js.
+On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. Run the following command to install gRPC Node.js.
 ```sh
 $ curl -fsSL https://goo.gl/getgrpc | bash -s nodejs
 ```
@@ -88,5 +87,4 @@ ServerCredentials
 An object with factory methods for creating credential objects for servers.
 
 [homebrew]:http://brew.sh
-[linuxbrew]:https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew#installation
 [gRPC install script]:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
diff --git a/src/php/README.md b/src/php/README.md
index 1804606e0911cce022a4d3e1a6fca6b5967ff79d..b40a0d417813e20d8fc9644be8eb4e87cc0b9f51 100644
--- a/src/php/README.md
+++ b/src/php/README.md
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ This directory contains source code for PHP implementation of gRPC layered on sh
 
 Alpha : Ready for early adopters
 
-## ENVIRONMENT
+## Environment
 
 Prerequisite: PHP 5.5 or later, `phpunit`, `pecl`
 
-Linux:
+**Linux:**
 
 ```sh
 $ sudo apt-get install php5 php5-dev phpunit php-pear
 ```
 
-OS X:
+**Mac OS X:**
 
 ```sh
 $ curl https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar -o phpunit.phar
@@ -28,10 +28,39 @@ $ curl -O http://pear.php.net/go-pear.phar
 $ sudo php -d detect_unicode=0 go-pear.phar
 ```
 
-## Build from Homebrew
+## Quick Install
 
-On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. On Linux, install [linuxbrew][]. Run the following command to
-install gRPC.
+**Linux (Debian):**
+
+Add [debian unstable][] (sid) to your `sources.list` file. Example:
+
+```sh
+echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free" | \
+sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
+```
+
+Install the gRPC debian package
+
+```sh
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install libgrpc-dev
+```
+
+Install the gRPC PHP extension
+
+```sh
+sudo pecl install grpc-alpha
+```
+
+**Mac OS X:**
+
+Install [homebrew][]. Example:
+
+```sh
+ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+```
+
+Install the gRPC core library and the PHP extension in one step
 
 ```sh
 $ curl -fsSL https://goo.gl/getgrpc | bash -s php
@@ -39,6 +68,7 @@ $ curl -fsSL https://goo.gl/getgrpc | bash -s php
 
 This will download and run the [gRPC install script][] and compile the gRPC PHP extension.
 
+
 ## Build from Source
 
 Clone this repository
@@ -71,7 +101,7 @@ $ sudo make install
 Install the gRPC PHP extension
 
 ```sh
-$ sudo pecl install grpc
+$ sudo pecl install grpc-alpha
 ```
 
 OR
@@ -140,6 +170,6 @@ $ ./bin/run_gen_code_test.sh
 ```
 
 [homebrew]:http://brew.sh
-[linuxbrew]:https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew#installation
 [gRPC install script]:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
 [Node]:https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/master/src/node/examples
+[debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/
diff --git a/src/python/README.md b/src/python/README.md
index 2beb3a913a986c849e96cf2c39e0683cf36e44bf..2a8ae3c60449d8c1050b8f19ffc02414d355083c 100644
--- a/src/python/README.md
+++ b/src/python/README.md
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ Alpha : Ready for early adopters
 PREREQUISITES
 -------------
 - Python 2.7, virtualenv, pip
-- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X, [linuxbrew][] on Linux.  These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
+- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X.  These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
 
 INSTALLATION
 -------------
-On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. On Linux, install [linuxbrew][].
-Run the following command to install gRPC Python.
+On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. Run the following command to install gRPC Python.
 ```sh
 $ curl -fsSL https://goo.gl/getgrpc | bash -s python
 ```
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ $ ../../tools/distrib/python/submit.py
 ```
 
 [homebrew]:http://brew.sh
-[linuxbrew]:https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew#installation
 [gRPC install script]:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
 [Quick Start]:http://www.grpc.io/docs/tutorials/basic/python.html
 [detailed example]:http://www.grpc.io/docs/installation/python.html
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/README.rst b/src/python/grpcio/README.rst
index 00bdecf56ffa1e4d18ee5f1d9d62e8c2bb37681b..c7b5a3bde430fd0f6f24bb2a33eefcfdab244159 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/README.rst
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/README.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Package for GRPC Python.
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
-Ensure you have installed the gRPC core.  On Mac OS X, install homebrew_. On Linux, install linuxbrew_.
+Ensure you have installed the gRPC core.  On Mac OS X, install homebrew_.
 Run the following command to install gRPC Python.
 
 ::
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ Otherwise, `install from source`_
 
 .. _`install from source`: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/src/python/README.md#building-from-source
 .. _homebrew: http://brew.sh
-.. _linuxbrew: https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew#installation
 .. _`gRPC install script`: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
diff --git a/src/ruby/README.md b/src/ruby/README.md
index 4b657c0bd4ff49d4c9538cedcc5ddbaf781500cc..dd6671bb6602531765e928a6e97d75f5ef38b2e1 100644
--- a/src/ruby/README.md
+++ b/src/ruby/README.md
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ PREREQUISITES
 -------------
 
 - Ruby 2.x. The gRPC API uses keyword args.
-- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X, [linuxbrew][] on Linux.  These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
+- [homebrew][] on Mac OS X.  These simplify the installation of the gRPC C core.
 
 INSTALLATION
 ---------------
-On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. On Linux, install [linuxbrew][].
-Run the following command to install gRPC Ruby.
+On Mac OS X, install [homebrew][]. Run the following command to install gRPC Ruby.
 ```sh
 $ curl -fsSL https://goo.gl/getgrpc | bash -s ruby
 ```
@@ -26,11 +25,9 @@ This will download and run the [gRPC install script][], then install the latest
 BUILD FROM SOURCE
 ---------------------
 - Clone this repository
-- Build the gRPC C core
-E.g, from the root of the gRPC [Git repository](https://github.com/google/grpc)
+- Install the gRPC core library. Please refer to the [INSTALL](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/INSTALL) file for more instructions.
 ```sh
-$ cd ../..
-$ make && sudo make install
+$ sudo apt-get install libgrpc-dev
 ```
 
 - Install Ruby 2.x. Consider doing this with [RVM](http://rvm.io), it's a nice way of controlling
@@ -77,7 +74,6 @@ Directory structure is the layout for [ruby extensions][]
   GRPC.logger.info("Answer: #{resp.inspect}")
   ```
 [homebrew]:http://brew.sh
-[linuxbrew]:https://github.com/Homebrew/linuxbrew#installation
 [gRPC install script]:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
 [ruby extensions]:http://guides.rubygems.org/gems-with-extensions/
 [rubydoc]: http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/grpc