diff --git a/docs/Installing-Lmod-without-root-permissions.rst b/docs/Installing-Lmod-without-root-permissions.rst
index c2bd9cdc..133f2808 100644
--- a/docs/Installing-Lmod-without-root-permissions.rst
+++ b/docs/Installing-Lmod-without-root-permissions.rst
@@ -5,18 +5,25 @@ Installing Lmod without root permissions
 ========================================
 
 This short guide will show how to install Lmod (and Lua, on which it
-depends) on Linux, without requiring root permissions.
+depends) on Linux, without requiring root permissions.   
+For full instructions on installing Lmod and its prerequisites check
+the `Lmod documentation<https://lmod.readthedocs.io/en/latest/030_installing.html>`_.
 
 Lua
 ~~~
 
-Build and install Lua using the source tarball available in the Lmod
-SourceForge repository (`http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/`_).
+Build and install Lua using the source tarball available in the `Lmod
+SourceForge repository<https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/>`_.
 This version is a lot easier to build, and already includes the required
 extra Lua modules. At the time of writing this relates to the
-``lua-5.1.4.8.tar.gz`` tarball.
+``lua-5.1.4.9.tar.bz2`` tarball.
 
-**Step 1**: Download and unpack `lua-5.1.4.8.tar.gz`_.
+**Step 1**: Download and unpack Lua:
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/lua-5.1.4.9.tar.bz2
+    tar xf lua-5.1.4.9.tar.bz2 && cd lua-5.1.4.9
 
 **Step 2**: Configure the Lua build, provide a custom installation
 prefix (e.g. ``$HOME/lua``) and specify to statically link libraries
@@ -51,11 +58,13 @@ Lmod
 ~~~~
 
 **Step 1**: Download and unpack the latest available Lmod version,
-`Lmod-6.1.tar.bz2`_ at the time of writing.
+8.3.1 at the time of writing, from `the Github releases page
+<https://github.com/TACC/Lmod/releases>`_.
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    tar xfvj Lmod-6.1.tar.bz2 && cd Lmod-6.1
+    wget https://github.com/TACC/Lmod/archive/8.3.1.tar.gz
+    tar xf 8.3.1.tar.gz && cd Lmod-8.3.1
 
 **Step 2**: Configure, build and install Lmod build, in a custom prefix:
 
@@ -63,20 +72,28 @@ Lmod
 
     ./configure --prefix=$HOME && make install
 
-**Step 3**: Update ``$PATH`` so ``lmod`` is available (put this in your
-``.bashrc``):
+**Step 3**: Update ``$LMOD_CMD`` to point to the Lmod executable
+(put this in your ``.bashrc``):
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+    export LMOD_CMD=$HOME/lmod/lmod/libexec/lmod
+
+Note that you can also use the specific version but the ``lmod``
+directoy symlink above allows updates without changing this export:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    export PATH=$HOME/lmod/6.1/libexec:$PATH
+    export LMOD_CMD=$HOME/lmod/8.3.1/libexec/lmod
+
 
 Optionally, give it a spin:
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    $ lmod --version
+    $ $LMOD_CMD --version
 
-    Modules based on Lua: Version 6.1  2016-02-05 16:31
+    Modules based on Lua: Version 8.3.1  2020-02-16 19:46 :z
         by Robert McLay mclay@tacc.utexas.edu
 
 **Step 4**: Define ``module`` function to use ``lmod`` (optional for use
@@ -84,10 +101,5 @@ with EasyBuild):
 
 .. code:: bash
 
-    source $HOME/lmod/6.1/init/bash
-    export LMOD_CMD=$HOME/lmod/6.1/libexec/lmod
-
-.. _`http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/`: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/
-.. _lua-5.1.4.8.tar.gz: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/lua-5.1.4.8.tar.gz/download
-.. _Lmod-6.1.tar.bz2: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lmod/files/Lmod-6.1.tar.bz2/download
-
+    source $HOME/lmod/lmod/init/bash
+