diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 ## Installing Plinth
 
-Install the python-cheetah package.
+Install the python-cheetah package and pandoc:
+
+apt-get install python-cheetah pandoc
 
 Unzip and untar the source into a directory.  Change to the directory
-containing the program.  Run `./plinth.py` and point your web
-browser at `localhost:8000`.  The default username is "admin" and the
-default password is "secret".
+containing the program.  Do `make` and then run `./plinth.py` and
+point your web browser at `localhost:8000`.  The default username is
+"admin" and the default password is "secret".
 
 ## Dependencies