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diff --git a/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html b/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html
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--- a/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html
+++ b/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/08_platform-specifics/01_ubuntu-linux.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <p>
   Ubuntu Linux is the most popular variety of Linux in use on desktop
   and laptop systems. It has the backing of a for-profit corporation
-  (Canonical Inc.) behind it, a defined philosophy and a huge and
+  (Canonical Inc.), a defined philosophy and a huge and
   worldwide user base. As a result, it is a common platform for people
   who want to use Ardour and other tools for music creation and
   pro-audio work. 
@@ -24,6 +24,23 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   </ul>
 </p>
 
+<h2>High Level Recommendations for Ubuntu Users</h2>
+
+<p>
+  If you are really committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music
+  creation work, you should .... 
+<p>
+<p>
+  If you not yet committed to using Ubuntu for pro-audio or music
+  creation work, you should probably consider using a different
+  distribution that has a demonstrated history of not making life for
+  users like you more complex than it needs to be. In particular you
+  might want to consider a distribution such
+  as <a href="http://www.bandshed.net/AVLinux.html">AVLinux</a>
+  or <a href="http://www.dickmacinnis.com/dreamstudio/">Dreamstudio</a>
+  that is specifically focused on media creation work.
+</p>
+
 <h2>Problems with Ardour Packages</h2>
 
 <dl>
@@ -34,8 +51,9 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
   released by Ubuntu has been correctly built or not. Ubuntu has a
   history of making packaging errors that lead to crashes, missing
   functionality and odd behaviour that is not present in the
-  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from ardour.org
-  (or in the packages released by other distributions)
+  ready-to-run version of the program that you can get from <a
+  href="http://ardour.org/download">ardour.org</a> (or in the packages
+  released by other distributions)
 </p>
 <dt>Symptoms</dt>
 <dd>
@@ -49,8 +67,9 @@ title: Ubuntu Linux
 <dt>How to Fix</dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
-  Download the ready-to-run version from ardour.org. Ardour's lead
-  developer (and many of the most active members of our user
+  Download the ready-to-run version
+  from <a href="http://ardour.org/download">ardour.org</a>. 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