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-Arvados can be installed in multiple ways. Arvados does not depend on any particular cloud operating stack. Arvados runs on one or more GNU/Linux system(s). Arvados is being developed on Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
+Arvados components run on GNU/Linux systems, and do not depend on any particular cloud operating stack. It is developed primarily on Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
 
-The simplest way to try out Arvados is to use the "Docker-based installation":install-docker.html, which installs Arvados in a series of Docker containers.
+Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways. Step-by-step instructions are available for a few specific installation methods: 
+* "Install pre-built docker images":pre-built-docker.html *(quickest)*
+* "Build your own docker images":install-docker.html (from source)
+* "Manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html (most flexible)
 
-For production use or evaluation at scale, a "Manual Installation":install-manual-overview.html is more appropriate.
+For local evaluation and testing on a single computer, use one of the docker installation methods.
+
+For production use or evaluation at scale, the "manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html is more appropriate. This method assumes you have a number of (virtual) machines at your disposal for running the various Arvados components.