diff --git a/russell_sparse/README.md b/russell_sparse/README.md
index 57ace300..8e0532e4 100644
--- a/russell_sparse/README.md
+++ b/russell_sparse/README.md
@@ -10,46 +10,50 @@ Documentation:
 
 ## Installation
 
-Install some libraries:
+Essential dependencies:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get install \
-    liblapacke-dev \
-    libmumps-seq-dev \
-    libopenblas-dev \
-    libsuitesparse-dev
+sudo apt-get install liblapacke-dev libopenblas-dev libsuitesparse-dev
 ```
 
-[![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/russell_sparse.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/russell_sparse)
+**Important:** The Debian `libmumps-seq-dev` package does not come with Metis or OpenMP, which makes it possible slower. Therefore, it may be advantageous to use a locally compiled MUMPS library with Metis and OpenMP. Below we recommend Option 1, but Option 2 is also available.
 
-👆 Check the crate version and update your Cargo.toml accordingly:
+### Option 1: Locally compiled MUMPS solver
 
-```toml
-[dependencies]
-russell_sparse = "*"
+Follow the steps in https://github.com/cpmech/script-install-mumps and set the environment variable:
+
+```bash
+export USE_LOCAL_MUMPS=1
 ```
 
-### Optional: Use a locally compiled MUMPS library
+### Option 2: Debian/Ubuntu package for the MUMPS solver
+
+Install:
 
-The standard Debian `libmumps-seq-dev` does not come with Metis or OpenMP that may lead to faster calculations. Therefore, it may be advantageous to use a locally compiled MUMPS library.
+```shell
+sudo apt-get install libmumps-seq-dev
+```
 
-We just need the include files in `/usr/local/include/mumps` and a library file named `libdmumps_open_seq_omp` in `/usr/local/lib/mumps`.
+### Crates.io
 
-Follow the instructions from https://github.com/cpmech/script-install-mumps and then set the environment variable `USE_LOCAL_MUMPS=1`:
+[![Crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/russell_sparse.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/russell_sparse)
 
-```bash
-export USE_LOCAL_MUMPS=1
+👆 Check the crate version and update your Cargo.toml accordingly:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+russell_sparse = "*"
 ```
 
 ### Number of threads
 
-By default OpenBLAS will use all available threads, including Hyper-Threads that make the performance worse. Thus, it is best to set the following environment variable:
+By default OpenBLAS will use all available threads, including Hyper-Threads which may make the performance worse. Thus, it is best to set the following environment variable:
 
 ```bash
 export OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=<real-core-count>
 ```
 
-Furthermore, if working on a multi-threaded application, it is recommended to set:
+Furthermore, if working on a multi-threaded application where the solver should not be multi-threaded, you may set:
 
 ```bash
 export OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS=1