diff --git a/README b/README
index 703dca8c..cb4a8e5e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 For more information about this package, please see:
  * https://launchpad.net/byobu
+
+If byobu is not packaged for your Linux or Unix OS, or if you do not have
+administrative privileges in order to install byobu, you may be able to
+simply download and extract:
+ * http://people.ubuntu.com/~kirkland/byobu-export.tar.gz
+in your home directory, and then run 'screen'.  Note that this will overwrite
+your ~/.screenrc.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2d48667e..99eff1de 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ byobu (2.10) unreleased; urgency=low
     screen-launcher-install: remove hardcoded /usr/bin paths; some users
     install without root privileges and want to run from a location other
     than /usr/bin, LP: #385762
+  * README: mention the staticly exported byobu tarball, LP: #385762
 
   [ Ciemon Dunville ]
   * byobu.1, byobu-config.1: manpages refactored, to move the status
     descriptions to the main byobu manpage
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:51:59 -0500
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:16:42 -0500
 
 byobu (2.9-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low