diff --git a/doc/setup.rst b/doc/setup.rst
index 513684d789..dc07ccf71a 100644
--- a/doc/setup.rst
+++ b/doc/setup.rst
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ And to edit an existing configuration, copy it over first:
     cp config.inc.php config/           # copy current configuration for editing
     chmod o+w config/config.inc.php     # give it world writable permissions
 
+.. note::
+
+    Debian and Ubuntu have simplified this setup and all you need to do is to
+    execute :program:`/usr/sbin/pma-configure`.
+
 On other platforms, simply create the folder and ensure that your web
 server has read and write access to it. :ref:`faq1_26` can help with
 this.
@@ -208,6 +213,11 @@ measure:
     chmod o-rw config.inc.php          # remove world read and write permissions
     rm -rf config                      # remove not needed directory
 
+.. note::
+
+    Debian and Ubuntu have simplified this setup and all you need to do is to
+    execute :program:`/usr/sbin/pma-secure`.
+
 Now the file is ready to be used. You can choose to review or edit the
 file with your favorite editor, if you prefer to set some advanced
 options which the setup script does not provide.