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@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ Installers
 |**Installers**|[Download Debian Package](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/dev/Installers/Latest/dotnet-linux-x64.latest.deb)|[Download Msi](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/dev/Installers/Latest/dotnet-win-x64.latest.msi)|[Download Pkg](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/dev/Installers/Latest/dotnet-osx-x64.latest.pkg) |
 |**Binaries**|[Download tar file](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/dev/Binaries/Latest/dotnet-linux-x64.latest.tar.gz)|[Download zip file](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/dev/Binaries/Latest/dotnet-win-x64.latest.zip)|[Download tar file](https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/dev/Binaries/Latest/dotnet-osx-x64.latest.tar.gz) |
 
+Interested in .NET Core RC1 bits?
+---------------------------------
+
+This toolchain is independent from the DNX-based .NET Core RC1 bits. If you are looking for the RC1 bits, you can find instructions on the [ASP.NET documentation site](https://docs.asp.net/en/latest/). 
+
 Docker
 ------
 
@@ -26,7 +31,12 @@ You can also use our Docker base images found on https://hub.docker.com/r/micros
 Basic usage
 -----------
 
-When you have the .NET Command Line Interface installed on your OS of choice, you can try it out using some of the samples on the [main Core repo](https://github.com/dotnet/core/). You can download the sample in a directory, and then do you can kick the tires of the CLI.
+When you have the .NET Command Line Interface installed on your OS of choice, you can try it out using some of the samples on the [dotnet/core repo](https://github.com/dotnet/core/tree/master/samples). You can download the sample in a directory, and then do you can kick the tires of the CLI.
+
+**Note:** on Linux, post-install, please set up the `DOTNET_HOME` environment: `export DOTNET_HOME=/usr/share/dotnet/`.
+
+**Note:** on OS X, post-install, please set up the `DOTNET_HOME` environment: `export DOTNET_HOME=/usr/local/share/dotnet/cli`.
+
 
 First, you will need to restore the packages:
 	
@@ -43,6 +53,8 @@ Compiling to IL is done using:
 	dotnet compile
 This will drop a binary in `./bin/[configuration]/[framework]/[binary name]` that you can just run.
 
+**Note: the below is not currently working with the installers above - fix coming ASAP!**
+
 Finally, you can also try out native compilation on Windows and Linux. **Note:** at this point, only the `helloworld` and `dotnetbot` samples will work with native compilation.
 
 	dotnet compile --native