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Problem: simple-network-setup docs trouble Ubuntu 16.04 users (#2432)

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Solution: Make that docs page super-clear that it's for Ubuntu 18.04, and give hints for users of other distros
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## Before We Start
This tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge on how to manage a GNU/Linux machine. The commands are tailored for an up-to-date *Debian-like* distribution. (We use an **Ubuntu 18.04 LTS** Virtual Machine on Microsoft Azure.) If you are on a different Linux distribution then you might need to adapt the names of the packages installed.
This tutorial assumes you have basic knowledge on how to manage a GNU/Linux machine.
**Please note: The commands on this page work on Ubuntu 18.04. Similar commands will work on other versions of Ubuntu, and other recent Debian-like Linux distros, but you may have to change the names of the packages, or install more packages.**
We don't make any assumptions about **where** you run the Node.
You can run BigchainDB Server on a Virtual Machine on the cloud, on a machine in your data center, or even on a Raspberry Pi. Just make sure that your Node is reachable by the other Nodes. Here's a **non-exhaustive list of examples**:
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BigchainDB Server requires **Python 3.6+**, so make sure your system has it. Install the required packages:
```
# For Ubuntu 18.04:
sudo apt install -y python3-pip libssl-dev
# Ubuntu 16.04, and other Linux distros, may require other packages or more packages
```
Now install the latest version of BigchainDB. You can find the latest version by going to the [BigchainDB project release history page on PyPI][bdb:pypi]. For example, to install version 2.0.0b3, you would do: