diff --git a/docs/core/install/includes/package-manager-failed-to-find-deb.md b/docs/core/install/includes/package-manager-failed-to-find-deb.md
index dd1738619cda3..96a765ccff471 100644
--- a/docs/core/install/includes/package-manager-failed-to-find-deb.md
+++ b/docs/core/install/includes/package-manager-failed-to-find-deb.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-If you receive an error message similar to **Unable to locate package {netcore-package}**, run the following commands.
+If you receive an error message similar to **Unable to locate package {netcore-package}** or **Some packages could not be installed**, run the following commands.
 
 There are two placeholders in the following set of commands.
 
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ This represents the .NET Core package you're installing, such as `aspnetcore-run
 - `{os-version}`\
 This represents the Linux version you are on. This is used in the `wget` command below.
 
-Try purging the package list:
+First, try purging the package list:
 
 ```bash
 sudo dpkg --purge packages-microsoft-prod && sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
 sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install {dotnet-package}
 ```
 
-If that doesn't work, you can run a manual install with the following commands:
+Then, try to install .NET Core again. If that doesn't work, you can run a manual install with the following commands:
diff --git a/docs/core/install/linux-debian.md b/docs/core/install/linux-debian.md
index 308c505db28ea..516d97216a6e1 100644
--- a/docs/core/install/linux-debian.md
+++ b/docs/core/install/linux-debian.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ sudo apt-get upgrade
 
 This section provides information on common errors you may get while using APT to install .NET Core.
 
-### Unable to locate
+### Unable to locate \\ Some packages could not be installed
 
 [!INCLUDE [package-manager-failed-to-find-deb](includes/package-manager-failed-to-find-deb.md)]
 
diff --git a/docs/core/install/linux-ubuntu.md b/docs/core/install/linux-ubuntu.md
index 19dd10426ef61..4c4568fc072cd 100644
--- a/docs/core/install/linux-ubuntu.md
+++ b/docs/core/install/linux-ubuntu.md
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ sudo apt-get upgrade
 
 This section provides information on common errors you may get while using APT to install .NET Core.
 
-### Unable to locate
+### Unable to locate \\ Some packages could not be installed
 
 [!INCLUDE [package-manager-failed-to-find-deb](includes/package-manager-failed-to-find-deb.md)]