diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod
index 3f3fbe4..403e1aa 100644
--- a/pod/perl.pod
+++ b/pod/perl.pod
@@ -299,8 +299,16 @@ aux h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man splain xsubpp
 
 =for buildtoc __END__
 
-On a Unix-like system, these documentation files will usually also be
-available as manpages for use with the F<man> program.
+On Debian systems, you need to install the B<perl-doc> package which
+contains the majority of the standard Perl documentation and the
+F<perldoc> program.
+
+Extensive additional documentation for Perl modules is available, both
+those distributed with Perl and third-party modules which are packaged
+or locally installed.
+
+You should be able to view Perl's documentation with your man(1)
+program or perldoc(1).
 
 Some documentation is not available as man pages, so if a
 cross-reference is not found by man, try it with L<perldoc>.  Perldoc can