From d2c527cdd79ba0dad4c9aa203812fec5592663dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tommyjanna <25873341+tommyjanna@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:36:53 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Redirect Debian/Ubuntu users to install using git

Resolves #1347
---
 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5989d70f..8434e9b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ If you're on macOS, we recommend installing rbenv with
     ```
 - **Debian, Ubuntu and their derivatives**
     
+    Note that the version of rbenv that is packaged and maintained in the
+    Debian and Ubuntu repositories is out of date. To install the latest
+    version, it is recommended to [install rbenv using git](#basic-github-checkout).
+    
     ```sh
     sudo apt install rbenv
     ```