diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b854b32ce..ed6d96aad 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -6,11 +6,19 @@ For that use your package manager, the rest is already done by the packager.
 
 uninstall old version
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-If you do a source install in the same place of an existing install, you need
-to remove the old version first (just delete the directory).
-GRAMPS is a python application, so loading happens on reading the files, 
-meaning that files of a previous version that are no longer present in the
-new version can still be loaded, making the new install unstable.
+If you do a source install in the same place of an existing install,
+you need to remove the old version first. You can delete the old
+version by:
+
+  * deleting the installed directories (for example,
+    /usr/share/gramps)
+  * OR by running "make uninstall" from the old directory where you
+    ran "make install" (not the new GRAMPS directory)
+
+GRAMPS is a python application, so loading happens on reading the
+files, meaning that files of a previous version that are no longer
+present in the new version can still be loaded, making the new install
+unstable.
 
 configure vs autogen scripts
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