diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e432ae999bdda5938b601ce5b9bc54f84f6b38b9..9dcbe61d50d6c043b00ca1a5655b3a32ea405fe9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ release v1.9.8 in Oct. 2019. A list of the major changes are summarized below
 efficiently encode special matrices and the addition of ``jsave/jload`` to save
 and restore variables in MATLAB/Octave like the ``save/load`` commands (experimental):
 
-- 2020-06-13 [81feef3] skil no-op markers, update documentation
+- 2020-06-13 [81feef3] skip no-op markers, update documentation
 - 2020-06-13 [4904155] jload load data to struct, test if loadbj input is buffer, update error msg
 - 2020-06-12 [c334799] change default workspace to caller for jload and jsave
 - 2020-06-10 [c883546] fix keeptype single integer bug
@@ -206,6 +206,43 @@ To enable data compression/decompression, you need to install ``octave-zmat`` us
 .. code:: shell
 
    sudo dnf install octave-zmat
+   
+Then open Octave, and type ``pkg load jsonlab`` to enable jsonlab toolbox.
+
+----------
+Install JSONLab on Debian
+----------
+
+JSONLab is currently available on Debian unstable. To install, you may run
+
+.. code:: shell
+
+   sudo apt-get install octave-jsonlab
+
+One can alternatively install ``matlab-jsonlab`` if MATLAB is available.
+
+----------
+Install JSONLab on Ubuntu
+----------
+
+JSONLab is currently available on the below PPA for Ubuntu users:
+
+https://launchpad.net/~fangq/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
+
+To install, please run
+
+.. code:: shell
+
+   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fangq/ppa
+   sudo apt-get update
+
+to add this PPA, and then use
+
+.. code:: shell
+
+   sudo apt-get install octave-jsonlab
+
+to install the toolbox. ``octave-zmat`` will be automatically installed.
 
 ----------
 Install JSONLab on Arch Linux
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 2ecdef02a8e4d29a317ff7bff10667cb772394a0..ea7cfbdd2cf1e7149b40282c2104ae0daa527a05 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ release v1.9.8 in Oct. 2019. A list of the major changes are summarized below
 efficiently encode special matrices and the addition of `jsave/jload` to save
 and restore variables in MATLAB/Octave like the `save/load` commands (experimental):
 
-* 2020-06-13 [81feef3] skil no-op markers, update documentation
+* 2020-06-13 [81feef3] skip no-op markers, update documentation
 * 2020-06-13 [4904155] jload load data to struct, test if loadbj input is buffer, update error msg
 * 2020-06-12 [c334799] change default workspace to caller for jload and jsave
 * 2020-06-10 [c883546] fix keeptype single integer bug
@@ -198,6 +198,32 @@ To enable data compression/decompression, you need to install `octave-zmat` usin
 
    sudo dnf install octave-zmat
 
+
+=== Install JSONLab on Debian ===
+
+JSONLab is currently available on Debian unstable. To install, you may run
+
+   sudo apt-get install octave-jsonlab
+
+One can alternatively install `matlab-jsonlab` if MATLAB is available.
+
+=== Install JSONLab on Ubuntu ===
+
+JSONLab is currently available on the below PPA for Ubuntu users:
+
+https://launchpad.net/~fangq/+archive/ubuntu/ppa
+
+To install, please run
+
+   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:fangq/ppa
+   sudo apt-get update
+
+to add this PPA, and then use
+
+   sudo apt-get install octave-jsonlab
+
+to install the toolbox. `octave-zmat` will be automatically installed.
+
 === Install JSONLab on Arch Linux ===
 
 JSONLab is also available on Arch Linux. You may install it using the below command