diff --git a/docs/README.ubuntu b/docs/README.ubuntu
index a8e1041992172..d9134c2869d00 100644
--- a/docs/README.ubuntu
+++ b/docs/README.ubuntu
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ In this case you will have to manually compile the latest version.
    # make
    # sudo make install
 
-We currently need an unreleased version of taglib. We supply a Makefile in
-lib/taglib to make it easy to install into /usr/local until taglib makes a release.
+We currently need a version of taglib that has not been packaged yet. We supply a Makefile in
+lib/taglib to make it easy to install into /usr/local until it is available in apt.
 
    # make -C lib/taglib
    # sudo make -C lib/taglib install
 
+Unless you are proficient with how linux libraries and versions work, do not
+try to provide it yourself.
+
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 3.2. Use a single command to get all build dependencies
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