diff --git a/doc/Installation.adoc b/doc/Installation.adoc
index fc13a16..971acdd 100644
--- a/doc/Installation.adoc
+++ b/doc/Installation.adoc
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ though.
 
 == Installation
 
-This following steps applies to any GNU/Linux-like system, although it
+The following steps apply to any GNU/Linux-like system, although it
 was written for Debian GNU/Linux.  If you do not know which OS to use,
-we recommend a default choice of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS since it is a
+we recommend a default choice of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS since it is a
 well-known distribution that comes with 5 years of security support.
 Install the OS following its manual and enable automatic security
 upgrades if prompted.
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ user@val:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server php5-mysql
 
 The installation asks you for a MySQL "root" password, and I recommend
 to specify one. To avoid having to specify a password when using the
-'mysql' tool interactively, you can store the password in ~/.my.cnf,
-see /usr/share/doc/mysql-server-5.0/README.Debian.gz.  For example:
+'mysql' tool interactively, you can store the password in `~/.my.cnf`,
+see `/usr/share/doc/mysql-server-5.0/README.Debian.gz`.  For example:
 
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