-Many distributions include LilyPond in their normal package
-system. These versions are easier to install and uninstall than
-the generic packages, but they may be older. If you wish to use
-our generic packages, please uninstall the official version from
-your system using the normal package manager for your distribution.
-See your distribution's documentation about how to use their
-package manager.
+Many distributions include LilyPond within their normal package
+repositories that are often @emph{significantly} older than the current
+stable version. While these older packages may be easier to install, we
+@emph{strongly} recommend that you use our generic packages. In this
+case, check that your LilyPond editor is using the correct version.
+See @ref{Easier editing}.