diff --git a/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt b/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt
index 879cff576cd..1b06c02f80d 100644
--- a/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt
+++ b/source/release-notes/3.0-upgrade.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Before upgrading MongoDB, always test your application in a staging
 environment before deploying the upgrade to your production
 environment.
 
-Some changes in MongoDB 2.6 require manual checks and intervention.
+Some changes in MongoDB 3.0 require manual checks and intervention.
 Before beginning your upgrade, see the
 :doc:`/release-notes/3.0-compatibility` document to ensure that your
 applications and deployments are compatible with MongoDB 3.0. Resolve
@@ -55,36 +55,6 @@ If you upgrade to 3.0 and have run :dbcommand:`authSchemaUpgrade`, you
 restoring a pre-upgrade backup, as :dbcommand:`authSchemaUpgrade`
 discards the ``MONGODB-CR`` credentials used in 2.6.
 
-Package Upgrades
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-If you installed MongoDB from the MongoDB ``apt`` or ``yum`` repositories,
-upgrade to 3.0 using the package manager.
-
-For Debian, Ubuntu, and related operating systems, type these commands:
-
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-   sudo apt-get update
-   sudo apt-get install mongodb-org
-
-For Red Hat Enterprise, CentOS, Fedora, or Amazon Linux:
-
-.. code-block:: javascript
-
-   sudo yum install mongodb-org
-
-If you did not install the ``mongodb-org`` package, and installed a subset
-of MongoDB components replace ``mongodb-org`` in the commands above with
-the appropriate package names.
-
-See installation instructions for :doc:`Ubuntu
-</tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu>`, :doc:`RHEL
-</tutorial/install-mongodb-on-red-hat>`,
-:doc:`Debian </tutorial/install-mongodb-on-debian>`, or :doc:`other Linux
-Systems </tutorial/install-mongodb-on-linux>` for a list of the available
-packages and complete MongoDB installation instructions.
-
 Upgrade MongoDB Processes
 -------------------------
 
@@ -93,14 +63,21 @@ Upgrade MongoDB Processes
 Upgrade Standalone ``mongod`` Instance to MongoDB 3.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+The following steps outline the procedure to upgrade a standalone
+:program:`mongod` from version 2.6 to 3.0. To upgrade from version
+2.4 to 3.0, :doc:`upgrade to version 2.6</release-notes/2.6-upgrade>`
+*first*, and then use the following procedure to upgrade from 2.6 to 3.0.
+
 Upgrade Binaries
 ````````````````
 
-The following steps outline the procedure to upgrade a standalone
-:program:`mongod` from version 2.6 to 3.0. To upgrade from version
-2.4 to 3.0, :doc:`upgrade to version 2.6
-</release-notes/2.6-upgrade>` *first*, and then follow the procedure to
-upgrade from 2.6 to 3.0.
+If you installed MongoDB from the MongoDB ``apt``, ``yum``, or ``zypper``
+repositories, you should upgrade to 3.0 using your package manager. Follow the
+appropriate :doc:`installation instructions</administration/install-on-linux>`
+for your Linux system. This will involve adding a repository for the new
+release, then performing the actual upgrade.
+
+Otherwise, you can manually upgrade MongoDB:
 
 ..  include:: /includes/steps/3.0-upgrade-mongod.rst