diff --git a/tutorials/install-distro.md b/tutorials/install-distro.md
index 65935b79430..6ee2341f17b 100644
--- a/tutorials/install-distro.md
+++ b/tutorials/install-distro.md
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@ We also save releases as subprojects. If you'd, for instance, like to use `1.18.
 ## Installation Instructions
 
 ### openSUSE:
+
+Run the following as root:
 ```shell
-sudo zypper install cri-o
+zypper install cri-o
 ```
 
 ### Fedora 31 or later
+
+Run the following as root:
 ```shell
-sudo dnf module enable cri-o:$VERSION
-sudo dnf install cri-o
+dnf module enable cri-o:$VERSION
+dnf install cri-o
 ```
 For Fedora, we only support setting minor versions. i.e: `VERSION=1.18`, and do not support pinning patch versions: `VERSION=1.18.3`
 
@@ -45,12 +49,12 @@ And then run the following as root:
 ```shell
 curl -L -o /etc/yum.repos.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable.repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/$OS/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable.repo
 curl -L -o /etc/yum.repos.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable:cri-o:$VERSION.repo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable:cri-o:$VERSION/$OS/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable:cri-o:$VERSION.repo
-yum install cri-o
+yum install -y cri-o
 ```
 
 ### Apt based operating systems
 
-Note: this tutorial assumes you have curl and gnupg installed
+Note: these are prerequisites for installing
 
 To install on the following operating systems, set the environment variable $OS as the appropriate field in the following table:
 | Operating system | $OS               |
@@ -64,6 +68,10 @@ To install on the following operating systems, set the environment variable $OS
 
 And then run the following as root:
 ```shell
+apt update
+apt install ca-certificates curl gnupg
+apt upgrade
+
 echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/libcontainers-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/$OS/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable.list
 echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/libcontainers-crio-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable:/cri-o:/$VERSION/$OS/ /" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/devel:kubic:libcontainers:stable:cri-o:$VERSION.list
 
@@ -71,6 +79,5 @@ mkdir -p /usr/share/keyrings
 curl -L https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable/$OS/Release.key | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/libcontainers-archive-keyring.gpg
 curl -L https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic:/libcontainers:/stable:/cri-o:/$VERSION/$OS/Release.key | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/libcontainers-crio-archive-keyring.gpg
 
-apt-get update
-apt-get install cri-o
+apt install cri-o
 ```
diff --git a/tutorials/metrics.md b/tutorials/metrics.md
index f02a2598f68..ef10b8a1b53 100644
--- a/tutorials/metrics.md
+++ b/tutorials/metrics.md
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ simply apply the [cluster.yaml][7] from the root directory of this repository:
 > kubectl create -f contrib/metrics-exporter/cluster.yaml
 ```
 
+or directly without the need to be inside the repo:
+
+```
+> kubectl create -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cri-o/cri-o/main/contrib/metrics-exporter/cluster.yaml
+```
+
 The `CRIO_METRICS_PORT` environment variable is set per default to `"9090"` and
 can be used to customize the metrics port for the nodes. If the deployment is
 up and running, it should log the registered nodes as well as that a new