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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 4b47ba0d0..16dcb122a 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ WARNING: The simpleinit and some other programs in this package are
To install from source:
1) Get source distribution (see the .lsm file for locations)
-2) Untar util-linux-2.10X.tar.gz somewhere
-3) cd util-linux-2.10X
+2) Untar util-linux-2.11X.tar.gz somewhere
+3) cd util-linux-2.11X
4) Edit MCONFIG
5) ./configure
6) Look at defines.h and make_include, and edit if necessary
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ To install from source:
compatible init!), or you will be hosed. If you are using the SysV
init and/or some other getty, they you can keep using those.
+People ask: I want to link statically and install in /foo. How?
+Answer: Try the following:
+ LDFLAGS="-static"
+ DESTDIR=/foo
+ export LDFLAGS DESTDIR
+ ./configure
+ make
+ make install
If you have compilation problems: tell util-linux@math.uio.no about it.