diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 ## SparkleShare
 
-SparkleShare is a collaboration and sharing tool that is designed to keep things simple and to stay out of your way. It allows you to instantly sync with [Git](http://www.git-scm.org/) repositories and is available for Linux distributions, Mac and Windows.  
+SparkleShare is an Open Source collaboration and sharing tool that is designed to keep things simple and to stay out of your way. It allows you to instantly sync with [Git](http://www.git-scm.org/) repositories and is available for Linux distributions, Mac and Windows.
 
 
 ### Resources
 
 |||
-|-----------------------------------:|:----------------------------------|
+|-------------------:|:--------------------------------------------------|
 |       **Website**: | http://www.sparkleshare.org/                      |
 |     **Downloads**: | https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare/downloads   |
 |   **Source code**: | https://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare             |
 |   **IRC channel**: | #sparkleshare on irc.gnome.org                    |
 |          **Wiki**: | http://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare/wiki/        |
 | **Report issues**: | http://github.com/hbons/SparkleShare/issues/      |
-|  **Translations**: | http://www.transifex.net/projects/p/sparkleshare/ |  
+|  **Translations**: | http://www.transifex.net/projects/p/sparkleshare/ |
 
 
 ### License
 
-SparkleShare is Free and Open Source software and licensed under the GNU GPLv3 or later. You are welcome to change and redistribute it under certain conditions. For more information see the legal/LICENSE file.  
+SparkleShare is Open Source software and licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. You are welcome to change and redistribute it under certain conditions.For more information see the legal/LICENSE file.
+
 
 ### Building...
 
diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/README.md b/SparkleShare/Linux/README.md
index ae808ec4..7abf90d5 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/README.md
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
+## Building on Linux distributions
 
-## Running SparkleShare
+You can choose to build SparkleShare from source or get the packages through your distribution's repositories.
 
-### Linux
-
-You can choose to build from source or get the packages through your distribution's repositories.
-
-Requirements:
+To run SparkleShare, you'll need the following packages:
 
 ```
 curl
@@ -16,18 +13,22 @@ notify-sharp
 webkit-sharp
 ```
 
-Optional:
+**Note:** These packages may not overlap with the packages required to perform a build, so please make sure that at least the above packages are installed.
+
+Optional packages:
 
 ```
-nautilus-python
-gvfs
-libappindicator
+gvfs (to change file/folder icons)
+libappindicator (for Ubuntu integration)
+nautilus-python (for Nautilus integration)
 ```
 
+### Installing build requirements
 
-## Building on Linux
+You can use one of the commands listed below for the most used Linux distributions:
 
-### Ubuntu:
+
+#### Ubuntu
 
 ```bash
 $ sudo apt-get install libappindicator0.1-cil-dev gtk-sharp2 mono-runtime mono-devel \
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ $ sudo apt-get install libappindicator0.1-cil-dev gtk-sharp2 mono-runtime mono-d
   mono-gmcs libwebkit-cil-dev intltool libtool python-nautilus libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil-dev
 ```
 
-### Fedora:
+#### Fedora
 
 ```bash
 $ sudo yum install gtk-sharp2-devel mono-core mono-devel monodevelop \
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ $ sudo yum install gtk-sharp2-devel mono-core mono-devel monodevelop \
   desktop-file-utils
 ```
 
-### Debian:
+#### Debian
 
 ```bash
 $ sudo apt-get install gtk-sharp2 mono-runtime mono-devel monodevelop \
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ $ sudo apt-get install gtk-sharp2 mono-runtime mono-devel monodevelop \
   desktop-file-utils
 ```
 
-### openSUSE:
+### openSUSE
 
 ```bash
 $ sudo zypper install gtk-sharp2 mono-core mono-devel monodevelop \
@@ -61,8 +62,9 @@ $ sudo zypper install gtk-sharp2 mono-core mono-devel monodevelop \
   notify-sharp-devel webkit-sharp libwebkitgtk-devel libtool intltool
 ```
 
+### Starting the build
 
-You can then build and install SparkleShare like this:
+You can build and install SparkleShare like this:
 
 ```bash
 $ ./configure --prefix=/usr (or ./autogen.sh if you build from the repository)
@@ -70,5 +72,5 @@ $ make
 $ sudo make install
 ```
 
-**Note:**  The Nautilus extension will only be enabled if you build with `--prefix=/usr`.
+**Note:** The Nautilus extension will only be enabled if you build with `--prefix=/usr`.