diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d7fe09e6291d5f932ed2ddfd88d75faa65510639..1ada167c978b56fb88e9b17ed624e1286790171e 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ For Debian/Ubuntu (likely incomplete list, but goes a long way):
 	apt-get install libboost-dev libblitz0-dev libfftw3-dev libcfitsio3-dev libxml2-dev liblog4cplus-dev
 	apt-get install libpng12-dev                         # or latest version; for AOFlagger
 	apt-get install libreadline-dev libpqxx-dev doxygen python-coverage  # optional
-	apt-get install libxml++2.6-dev                      # or latest version; optional
+	apt-get install libxml++2.6-dev                      # or newer
 	apt-get install libunittest++-dev                    # optional, for tests that use UnitTest++
-	apt-get install python-pygresql python-psycopg2 python-mysql.connector python-mock python-django  # optional, for some SAS/ tests
+	apt-get install python-xmlrunner                     # for some CEP/Pipeline/ tests
+	apt-get install python-pygresql python-psycopg2 python-mysql.connector  # python mysql and postgresql interfaces
+	apt-get install python-mock python-django            # for some SAS/ tests
 	apt-get install postgresql                           # optional, for some SAS/OTDB_Services/ tests
 
 
@@ -63,15 +65,18 @@ For CentOS/Fedora (likely incomplete list, but goes a long way):
 	yum install subversion cmake make gcc python-devel numpy
 	yum install boost-devel fftw-devel cfitsio-devel libxml2-devel libpng-devel
 	yum install readline-devel libpqxx-devel doxygen python-coverage  # optional
-        yum install libxml++-devel                           # optional
-	yum install PyGreSQL python-psycopg2 mysql-connector-python python2-mock python-django  # optional, for some SAS/ tests
+	yum install libxml++-devel
+	yum install PyGreSQL python-psycopg2 mysql-connector-python  # python mysql and postgresql interfaces
+	yum install python2-mock python-django               # for some SAS/ tests
 	yum install postgresql                               # optional, for some SAS/OTDB_Services/ tests
 
-	The blitz and blitz-devel pkgs are available on some distros, but not on e.g. CentOS 7.
-	If required for your build, but not in your repo, take the two RPMs from CentOS 6 (or build from source).
-	Idem for log4cplus (LOFAR log4cxx support is dodgy).
-	Similar for unittest++ and unitest++-devel (both optional), but take two RPMs from Fedora 22 (or build from source).
-	RPMs known to work on CentOS 7 can be found at: https://support.astron.nl/lofar_issuetracker/issues/8161
+	RPMs for these 3 known to work on CentOS 7 can be found at https://support.astron.nl/lofar_issuetracker/issues/8161
+	- blitz, blitz-devel: available on some distros, but not on e.g. CentOS 7.
+	  If required for your build, but not in your repo, take the two RPMs from CentOS 6 (or build from source).
+	- log4cplus: idem as blitz (LOFAR log4cxx support is dodgy).
+	- unittest++, unitest++-devel (optional): idem, but can take two RPMs from Fedora 22 (or build from source).
+
+	- python-xmlrunner: pip install xmlrunner  # possibly with: --target=/your/path/libdir/pythonversion/site-packages
 
 
 
@@ -80,16 +85,16 @@ NOTE (any OS): For manual builds, the most prominent dependencies you may need t
 	casacore:                  https://github.com/casacore/casacore
 	python-casacore ('pyrap'): https://github.com/casacore/python-casacore
 	IERS/measures tables:      ftp://ftp.astron.nl/outgoing/Measures/WSRT_Measures.ztar (auto-updated weekly),
-                                       also see https://github.com/casacore/casacore-data-update
+	                               also see https://github.com/casacore/casacore-data-update
 	casarest:                  https://github.com/casacore/casarest
 
 	AOFlagger:                 https://sourceforge.net/projects/aoflagger/
-            which may need: Debian/Ubuntu: libgsl-dev libgtkmm-[2.4|3.0]-dev libsigc++-2.0-dev
-                            CentOS/Fedora: gsl-devel gtkmm[24|30]-devel libsigc++20-devel
+	    which may need: Debian/Ubuntu: libgsl-dev libgtkmm-[2.4|3.0]-dev libsigc++-2.0-dev
+	                    CentOS/Fedora: gsl-devel gtkmm[24|30]-devel libsigc++20-devel
 
 	PyBDSF (blob detector & source finder): https://github.com/lofar-astron/PyBDSF
 
-        python-monetdb (if using GSM inside the LOFAR network): pip install python-monetdb  # useful option: --target=/your/path/libdir/pythonversion/site-packages
+	python-monetdb (if using GSM inside the LOFAR network): pip install python-monetdb  # possibly with: --target=/your/path/libdir/pythonversion/site-packages
 
 
 Instructions for Manual Build from Source