diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 3003f06cd0..692c209c33 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -191,33 +191,44 @@
         <para>
             Packages and package installation vary depending on your development system.  
             In general, you need to have root access and then install the required packages.
+            The next few sections show you how to get set up with the right packages for
+            Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE.
         </para>
+  
+        <section id='ubuntu'>
+            <title>Ubuntu</title>
 
-        <note><para>
-            If you are using a Fedora version prior to version 15, you will need to take some 
-            extra steps to enable <filename>sudo</filename>.
-            See the <ulink url='https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Configuring_Sudo'>Configuring Sudo</ulink> 
-            wiki page for details.
-        </para></note>
+            <para>
+                If your distribution is Ubuntu, you need to be running the bash shell.  
+                You can be sure you are running this shell by entering the following command and 
+                selecting "No" at the prompt:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure dash
+                </literallayout>
+            </para>
 
-        <para>
-            The packages you need for a Debian-based host are shown in the following command:
-        </para>
+            <para>
+                The packages you need for a supported Ubuntu distribution are shown in the following command:
+            </para>
 
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ sudo apt-get install sed wget cvs subversion git-core coreutils \
      unzip texi2html texinfo libsdl1.2-dev docbook-utils gawk \
      python-pysqlite2 diffstat help2man make gcc build-essential \
      g++ desktop-file-utils chrpath libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev \
      mercurial autoconf automake groff libtool xterm
-            </literallayout>
+                </literallayout>
+        </section>
 
-        <para>
-            The packages you need for an RPM-based host like Fedora and openSUSE, 
-            respectively, are as follows:
-        </para>
+        <section id='fedora'>
+            <title>Fedora</title>
 
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+            <para>
+                The packages you need for a supported Fedora distribution are shown in the following
+                commands:
+            </para>
+
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ sudo yum groupinstall "development tools"
      $ sudo yum install python m4 make wget curl ftp hg tar bzip2 gzip \
      unzip python-psyco perl texinfo texi2html diffstat openjade \
@@ -227,14 +238,31 @@
      perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker tcl-devel gettext chrpath ncurses apr \
      SDL-devel mesa-libGL-devel mesa-libGLU-devel gnome-doc-utils \
      autoconf automake libtool xterm
-            </literallayout>
+                </literallayout>
 
-            <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+            <note><para>
+                If you are using a Fedora version prior to version 15, you will need to take some 
+                extra steps to enable <filename>sudo</filename>, or you will need to run
+                the commands as root user.
+                See the <ulink url='https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Configuring_Sudo'>Configuring Sudo</ulink> 
+                wiki page for details.
+            </para></note>
+        </section>
+
+        <section id='opensuse'>
+            <title>openSUSE</title>
+
+            <para>
+                The packages you need for a supported openSUSE distribution are shown in the following 
+                command:
+            </para>
+
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ sudo zypper install python gcc gcc-c++ libtool \
-     subversion git chrpath automake \
-     help2man diffstat texinfo mercurial wget
-            </literallayout>
- 
+     subversion git chrpath automake make wget help2man \
+     diffstat texinfo mercurial freeglut-devel libSDL-devel
+                </literallayout>
+        </section>
     </section>
 
     <section id='releases'>