diff --git a/docs/development/contributing.rst b/docs/development/contributing.rst
index 0303bdc7..782d2f20 100644
--- a/docs/development/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/development/contributing.rst
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Running tests
 To run tests, you need a couple of dependencies. They can be installed through
 Debian/Ubuntu package management::
 
-    sudo aptitude install python-coverage python-mock python-nose
+    sudo apt-get install python-coverage python-mock python-nose
 
 Or, they can be installed using ``pip``::
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ from the documentation files, you need some additional dependencies.
 
 You can install them through Debian/Ubuntu package management::
 
-    sudo aptitude install python-sphinx python-pygraphviz graphviz
+    sudo apt-get install python-sphinx python-pygraphviz graphviz
 
 Then, to generate docs::
 
diff --git a/docs/installation/index.rst b/docs/installation/index.rst
index 8dd47ada..b9d76e60 100644
--- a/docs/installation/index.rst
+++ b/docs/installation/index.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ install Mopidy from PyPI using Pip.
 
 #. Then, you need to install Pip::
 
-       sudo aptitude install python-setuptools python-pip   # On Ubuntu/Debian
+       sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-pip   # On Ubuntu/Debian
        sudo easy_install pip                                # On OS X
 
 #. To install the currently latest stable release of Mopidy::
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Mopidy's ``develop`` branch.
 
 #. Then, you need to install Pip::
 
-       sudo aptitude install python-setuptools python-pip   # On Ubuntu/Debian
+       sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-pip   # On Ubuntu/Debian
        sudo easy_install pip                                # On OS X
 
 #. To install the latest snapshot of Mopidy, run::
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ If you want to contribute to Mopidy, you should install Mopidy using Git.
 
 #. Then install Git, if haven't already::
 
-      sudo aptitude install git-core      # On Ubuntu/Debian
+      sudo apt-get install git-core      # On Ubuntu/Debian
       sudo brew install git               # On OS X using Homebrew
 
 #. Clone the official Mopidy repository, or your own fork of it::