diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 69936cce8..9c8090ac2 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ On all platforms, you will need to install:
   to use a distro-provided Rust, newer Rust versions will typically work for
   building but may fail tests; older Rust versions may not work at all.
 - Ninja (unzip from https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/tag/v1.11.1 and
-  place on your path, or from your distro if it's 1.10+)
+  place on your path, or from your distro/homebrew if it's 1.10+)
 
 Platform-specific requirements:
 
diff --git a/docs/linux.md b/docs/linux.md
index 728fbf9fd..5fbda5c98 100644
--- a/docs/linux.md
+++ b/docs/linux.md
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 ## Requirements
 
 These instructions are written for Debian/Ubuntu; adjust for your distribution.
-Some extra notes have been provided by a forum member:
+Some extra notes have been provided by a forum member, though some of the things
+mentioned there no longer apply:
 https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/guide-how-to-build-and-run-anki-from-source-with-xubuntu-20-04/12865
 
 You can see a full list of buildtime and runtime requirements by looking at the
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ Users on ARM64, see the notes at the bottom of this file before proceeding.
 $ sudo apt install bash grep findutils curl gcc g++ git rsync ninja-build
 ```
 
-The 'find' utility is 'findutils' on Debian.
+- The 'find' utility is 'findutils' on Debian.
+- Your distro may call the package 'ninja' instead of 'ninja-build', or it
+  may not have a version new enough - if so, install from the zip mentioned in
+  development.md.
 
 ## Missing Libraries
 
@@ -63,6 +67,16 @@ There are a few things to be aware of:
   on Qt6 environments.
 - Some of the './ninja check' tests are broken on ARM Linux.
 
+## Packaging considerations
+
+Python and node are downloaded as part of the build. You can optionally define
+PYTHON_BINARY as the full path to a Python binary, to use it instead of the downloaded
+version. A similar approach could be done with node in the future; a PR would be
+welcome.
+
+If rust-toolchain.toml is removed, newer Rust versions can be used. Older versions
+may or may not compile the code.
+
 ## More
 
 For info on running tests, building wheels and so on, please see [Development](./development.md).