diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b4a53bbba1b..d183fceb9ae 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ wiki pages:
 
 On Linux (Debian):
 
- Note: you will need to add the Debian 'unstable' distribution to your source
+ Note: you will need to add the Debian 'unstable' distribution to your sources
  file first.
 
  Add the following line to your `/etc/apt/sources.list` file:
 
- deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
+   deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
 
- Install the gRPC library
- $ sudo apt-get install libgrpc-dev
+ Install the gRPC library:
+
+ $ [sudo] apt-get install libgrpc-dev
 
 OR
 
@@ -27,21 +28,21 @@ OR
  $ cd grpc
  $ git submodule update --init
  $ make 
- $ sudo make install
+ $ [sudo] make install
 
 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
+ $ [sudo] apt-get install build-essential autoconf libtool
 
 Building the python wrapper requires the following:
 
- $ apt-get install python-all-dev python-virtualenv
+ $ [sudo] 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
+ $ [sudo] make install prefix=/opt
 
 
 *******************************
diff --git a/src/node/README.md b/src/node/README.md
index 08ccedf7d81..a945295ff30 100644
--- a/src/node/README.md
+++ b/src/node/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Alpha : Ready for early adopters
 
 **Linux (Debian):**
 
-Add [debian unstable][] (sid) to your `sources.list` file. Example:
+Add [Debian unstable][] to your `sources.list` file. Example:
 
 ```sh
 echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free" | \
@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ An object with factory methods for creating credential objects for servers.
 
 [homebrew]:http://brew.sh
 [gRPC install script]:https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grpc/homebrew-grpc/master/scripts/install
-[debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/
+[Debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/
diff --git a/src/php/README.md b/src/php/README.md
index b40a0d41781..01c4db61aee 100644
--- a/src/php/README.md
+++ b/src/php/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $ sudo php -d detect_unicode=0 go-pear.phar
 
 **Linux (Debian):**
 
-Add [debian unstable][] (sid) to your `sources.list` file. Example:
+Add [Debian unstable][] to your `sources.list` file. Example:
 
 ```sh
 echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free" | \
@@ -172,4 +172,4 @@ $ ./bin/run_gen_code_test.sh
 [homebrew]:http://brew.sh
 [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/
+[Debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/
diff --git a/src/python/README.md b/src/python/README.md
index b3b2f303d45..a7afd581b2f 100644
--- a/src/python/README.md
+++ b/src/python/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ INSTALLATION
 
 **Linux (Debian):**
 
-Add [debian unstable][] (sid) to your `sources.list` file. Example:
+Add [Debian unstable][] to your `sources.list` file. Example:
 
 ```sh
 echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free" | \
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install libgrpc-dev
 ```
 
+Install the gRPC Python module
+```sh
+sudo pip install grpcio
+```
+
 **Mac OS X**
 
 Install [homebrew][]. Run the following command to install gRPC Python.
@@ -45,11 +50,6 @@ Please read our online documentation for a [Quick Start][] and a [detailed examp
 BUILDING FROM SOURCE
 ---------------------
 - Clone this repository
-- Build the gRPC core from the root of the
-  [gRPC Git repository](https://github.com/grpc/grpc)
-```
-$ make shared_c static_c
-```
 
 - Use build_python.sh to build the Python code and install it into a virtual environment
 ```
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ $ ../../tools/distrib/python/submit.py
 [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
-[debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/
+[Debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/
diff --git a/src/ruby/README.md b/src/ruby/README.md
index 979fb1a70b6..71404a26716 100644
--- a/src/ruby/README.md
+++ b/src/ruby/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ INSTALLATION
 
 **Linux (Debian):**
 
-Add [debian unstable][] (sid) to your `sources.list` file. Example:
+Add [Debian unstable][] to your `sources.list` file. Example:
 
 ```sh
 echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free" | \
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ Directory structure is the layout for [ruby extensions][]
 [ruby extensions]:http://guides.rubygems.org/gems-with-extensions/
 [rubydoc]: http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/grpc
 [grpc.io]: http://www.grpc.io/docs/installation/ruby.html
-[debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/
+[Debian unstable]:https://www.debian.org/releases/sid/