diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdf9b15b2..4df747267 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ For a full setup and walkthrough, please see [./doc/guide.md](./doc/guide.md).
 ### Debian, Ubuntu
 
 ```bash
-curl -sSOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server_3.3.1_amd64.deb
+curl -OL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server_3.3.1_amd64.deb
 sudo dpkg -i code-server_3.3.1_amd64.deb
 systemctl --user enable --now code-server
 # Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
 ```
 
-### Fedora, Red Hat, SUSE
+### Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat, SUSE
 
 ```bash
-curl -sSOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server-3.3.1-amd64.rpm
-sudo yum install -y code-server-3.3.1-amd64.rpm
+curl -OL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server-3.3.1-amd64.rpm
+sudo rpm -i code-server-3.3.1-amd64.rpm
 systemctl --user enable --now code-server
 # Now visit http://127.0.0.1:8080. Your password is in ~/.config/code-server/config.yaml
 ```
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Add the code-server `bin` directory to your `$PATH` to easily execute `code-serv
 Here is an example script for installing and using a static `code-server` release on Linux:
 
 ```bash
-curl -sSL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server-3.3.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz \
+curl -L https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server-3.3.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz \
   | sudo tar -C /usr/local -xz
 sudo mv /usr/local/code-server-3.3.1-linux-amd64 /usr/local/code-server-3.3.1
 PATH="/usr/local/code-server-3.3.1/bin:$PATH"
diff --git a/doc/guide.md b/doc/guide.md
index ef1d6e0b7..8e2683d9d 100644
--- a/doc/guide.md
+++ b/doc/guide.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ SSH into your instance and run the appropriate commands documented in [README.md
 Assuming Debian:
 
 ```bash
-curl -sSOL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server_3.3.1_amd64.deb
+curl -OL https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases/download/v3.3.1/code-server_3.3.1_amd64.deb
 sudo dpkg -i code-server_3.3.1_amd64.deb
 systemctl --user enable --now code-server
 # Now code-server is running at http://127.0.0.1:8080
diff --git a/doc/npm.md b/doc/npm.md
index 08704c0ca..55cc29201 100644
--- a/doc/npm.md
+++ b/doc/npm.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sudo apt-get install -y \
   libsecret-1-dev
 ```
 
-## Fedora, Red Hat, SUSE
+## Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat
 
 ```bash
 sudo yum groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'