update download web page to describe debian-derived systems

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@@ -18,10 +18,20 @@ Monkeysphere relies on:
 ## Debian ##
 
 If you are running a [Debian](http://www.debian.org/) system, the
-[monkeysphere is available in the Debian archive](http://packages.debian.org/sid/monkeysphere).
+[monkeysphere is available in the Debian archive](http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=monkeysphere&searchon=names&section=all&suite=all)
+
+If you are running Debian unstable or testing install the latest monkeysphere
+version as follows:
+
+    aptitude install monkeysphere
+
+If you are running Debian stable, you can get the monkeysphere package
+from [backports.org](http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions)
+
+## Debian derivatives (including Ubuntu) ##
 
 You can also install the Monkeysphere directly from the Monkeysphere
-Debian archive.  You can add this archive to your system by putting
+APT repository.  You can add this archive to your system by putting
 the following lines in `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/monkeysphere.list`:
 
     deb http://archive.monkeysphere.info/debian experimental monkeysphere
@@ -33,6 +43,14 @@ signing key](/archive-key), key id EB8AF314 (fingerprint: `2E8D D26C
 verify the packages, you'll want to [add this key to your apt
 configuration after verifying its integrity](/archive-key).
 
+Note: Ubuntu appears to be planning to ship Monkeysphere 0.22 in their
+"Jaunty Jackalope" release (9.04).  The Monkeysphere developers think
+that [Ubuntu shipping Monkeysphere 0.22-1 is a bad
+idea](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/monkeysphere/+bug/345054).
+If you are an Ubuntu user, we would prefer that you install from the
+APT archive above rather than run 0.22, which we no longer consider
+supported.
+
 ## FreeBSD ##
 
 There is [a FreeBSD port