diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index 11c8b4bc9f1193dcf850556e062b477a1210cb91..d3b864472ff7263ad384e397619059f15a7993bb 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -102,14 +102,16 @@ javac.version=1.7
 # Location of the junit libraries
 # Defaults to the ant library path if not set.
 # If set, this must point to a directory that contains the file junit4.jar
-#junit.home=
+# Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install junit4
+#junit.home=/usr/share/java
 
 # Location of the hamcrest libraries
 # Defaults to the ant library path if not set
 # If set, this must point to a directory containing the files
 #       hamcrest-core.jar, hamcrest-library.jar, and hamcrest-integration.jar
 # Tested using Hamcrest 1.3
-#hamcrest.home=
+# Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libhamcrest-java
+#hamcrest.home=/usr/share/java
 
 # Location of the mockito libraries
 # Defaults to the ant library path if not set