diff --git a/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst b/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst
index cd702c7e5..de9b7a4ea 100644
--- a/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/maintenance/update.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@ installation. You should keep your ownCloud server updated and not skip any
releases. The Updater app is enabled in your ownCloud Server instance by
default, which you can confirm by looking on your Apps page.
-.. note:: The Updater app is not enabled and not supported in ownCloud
- Enterprise Subscription.
+.. note:: The Updater app is **not enabled and not supported** in ownCloud
+ Enterprise Subscription.
+
+ The Updater app is **not included** in the
+ `Linux packages on our Open Build Service
+ `_,
+ but only in the `tar and zip archives
+ `_. When you install
+ ownCloud from packages you should keep it updated with your package manager.
**Downgrading** is not supported and risks corrupting your data! If you want
to revert to an older ownCloud version, install it from scratch and then
@@ -19,8 +26,9 @@ default, which you can confirm by looking on your Apps page.
The Updater App is not required, and it is recommended to use other methods for
keeping your ownCloud server up-to-date, if possible. (See :doc:`upgrade`.) The
Updater App is useful for installations that do not have root access,
-such as shared hosting, and for installations with a smaller number of users
-and data.
+such as shared hosting, for installations with a smaller number of users
+and data, and it automates updating
+:doc:`manual installations<../installation/source_installation>`.
You should maintain regular backups (see :doc:`backup`), and make a backup
before every update. The Updater app does not backup your database or data