diff --git a/modules/install/pages/ubuntu-debian-install.adoc b/modules/install/pages/ubuntu-debian-install.adoc
index 9131d3c52f..2723ce947a 100644
--- a/modules/install/pages/ubuntu-debian-install.adoc
+++ b/modules/install/pages/ubuntu-debian-install.adoc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ curl -O https://packages.couchbase.com/releases/couchbase-release/couchbase-rele
 +
 [source,console]
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-sudo dpkg -i ./couchbase-release-1.0-noarch.deb
+sudo apt install ./couchbase-release-1.0-noarch.deb
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 +
 The meta package installs the necessary information for `apt` to be able to retrieve all of the necessary Couchbase Server installation packages and dependencies.