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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The [Marlowe tutorials](https://alpha.marlowe.iohkdev.io/doc/marlowe/tutorials/i
 
 The `master` branch contains the latest version of Marlowe, version `3.0`.
 
-An earlier version of Marlowe is described in a [paper](https://iohk.io/research/papers/#2WHKDRA8) that was presented at ISoLA 2018. This versin is tagged `v1.3` and a minor update on this is taggedn `v1.3.1`.
+An earlier version of Marlowe is described in a [paper](https://iohk.io/research/papers/#2WHKDRA8) that was presented at ISoLA 2018. This version is tagged `v1.3` and a minor update on this is tagged `v1.3.1`.
 Versions `1.x`, and `2.0` can also be found in the `master` branch under `semantics-1.0`, and `semantics-2.0`, respectively.
 
 ## Build on MacOS
@@ -29,7 +29,16 @@ Install Haskell Stack if you haven't already
     $ brew install glpk
     $ stack setup
     $ stack build
+
+## Build on Ubuntu
+
+    $ sudo apt-get install -y haskell-platform haskell-stack # Install haskell tooks and stack
+    $ sudo apt-get install -y glpk-utils libglpk-dev # Install glpk solver
+    $ sudo stack upgrade  # Upgrade to the latest version of stack. apt downloads v1.9.3 of stach which cannot fetch lts-15.6 version of ghci. https://github.com/nh2/static-haskell-nix/issues/95
     
+    $ stack setup
+    $ stack build
+
 ## Build Isabelle proofs
 
 Requirements: Isabelle CLI