diff --git a/documentation/18.01/eiffelstudio/getting_started/setup-and-installation/software-installation-eiffelstudio/eiffelstudio-linux.wiki b/documentation/18.01/eiffelstudio/getting_started/setup-and-installation/software-installation-eiffelstudio/eiffelstudio-linux.wiki
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@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ cp -r /mnt/cdrom/EiffelXX .</code>
 
 This will install the EiffelStudio files into /usr/local/EiffelXX. To complete the installation of EiffelStudio, jump to the next section, [[#Setting up EiffelStudio|Setting up EiffelStudio]].
 <span id="setting_up"></span> 
+
 ==Setting up EiffelStudio==
 
 Once the files have been installed, you should define the following environment variables in order to run EiffelStudio: 
@@ -78,6 +79,23 @@ set path = ($path $ISE_EIFFEL/studio/spec/$ISE_PLATFORM/bin)</code>
 
 
 If you are using the Enterprise edition, please follow the instructions of the next section, [[#Registering the Enterprise Edition|Registering the Enterprise Edition]], otherwise jump to the [[#Using EiffelStudio|Using EiffelStudio]] section at the end of this document.
+
+== Installing EiffelStudio on Ubuntu ==
+An alternative to previous solution for Ubuntu, is to use the ppa repository.
+```shell
+sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eiffelstudio-team/ppa 
+sudo apt-get update 
+sudo apt-get install eiffelstudio
+```
+It installs EiffelStudio using the linux layout, so you don't need to set specific environment variable. The executable are located under `/usr/bin`, libraries under `/usr/lib/eiffelstudio`
+
+To reinstall, or update:
+```shell
+sudo apt-get purge eiffelstudio 
+sudo apt-get update 
+sudo apt-get install eiffelstudio 
+```
+
 <span id="registering"></span> 
 ==Registering the Enterprise Edition==