diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index b0cf457..91e2768 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Prerequisites:
 * hdparm (for shutting disks down)
 * cryptsetup (for setting up LUKS block devices)
 
-For a basic check of prerequisites, you can run "./check_prereq" as root
+Most of these prerequisites commonly come with a Linux desktop. If you want to do a basic prerequisite-check, you can run "./check_prereq" as root
 
 Usage:
 * Installation: ./install