diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f837d5..6b53112 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ uninstall:
 	echo "Do 'sudo make purge' to remove it."
 
 # remove config files, like apt purge
-purge:
+purge: uninstall
 	rm -rf /etc/naxalnet
 
 clean:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5fbaed..f17e363 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ Install the requirements from the Ubuntu repositories:
 
 ```sh
 # batctl is optional
-pkcon install systemd python3-pip iwd batctl
+sudo apt install systemd python3-pip iwd batctl build-essential
 # Now, install dasbus with pip
-pkexec pip3 install dasbus
+sudo pip3 install dasbus
 ```
 
 Now follow the instructions in the
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ available on Fedora 34 and above. Install the dependencies:
 
 ```sh
 # systemd-resolved may be required for rawhide
-pkcon install systemd-networkd iwd python3-dasbus python3-setuptools
+sudo dnf install systemd-networkd iwd python3-dasbus python3-setuptools
 ```
 
 Now head over to the [next section][install-manual] to install naxalnet.
@@ -258,14 +258,15 @@ When a shutdown occurs, [enable naxalnet][enablenx]
 ## Uninstalling
 
 If you installed naxalnet manually, use make uninstall to remove
-naxalnet and its data files:
+naxalnet and its data files. This requires python pip to be installed.
 
 ```sh
+# Uninstall the program, keeping the config files
 sudo make uninstall
+# Or, to uninstall and remove config files
+sudo make purge
 ```
 
-This requires python pip to be installed.
-
 ## Contributing or reporting bugs
 
 See [HACKING.md](HACKING.md)