diff --git a/sys/unix/README.linux b/sys/unix/README.linux
index d5b9203a6..5348b362b 100644
--- a/sys/unix/README.linux
+++ b/sys/unix/README.linux
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-NetHack 3.4.1 Linux Elf
+NetHack 3.4.2 Linux Elf
 
 This README provides the instructions for using the official Linux binary,
 system platform requirements, as well as steps used to create that binary.
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ The Linux binary package assumes that you have a user and a group named
 "games" on your system.  If you do not, you can simplify installation by
 creating them first.
 
-gunzip and untar the package, preserving permissions, from / to put the
-NetHack files in /usr/games/nethack and /usr/games/lib/nethackdir.
+Log in as or su to "root".  Then, cd /, gunzip and untar the package,
+preserving permissions to put the NetHack files in /usr/games/nethack and
+/usr/games/lib/nethackdir.   For example, if the package in in your
+home directory you might perform these steps.
+    % su
+    # cd /
+    # gunzip -c ~yourlogin/nh342lin.tgz | tar xpvf -
 
 (If you have old record and logfile entries from a previous NetHack version,
 you might want to save copies before they get overwritten by the new empty
-files; old saved games and bones files from 3.4.0 will work with 3.4.1).
+files; old saved games and bones files from 3.4.x will work with 3.4.2).
 
 In addition to data files for running the game, you will find other useful
 things in /usr/games/lib/nethackdir (such as a copy of this README :-).