diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 65690a6..3e5a45f 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 * libcrypto
 * libsqlite3 
 * libcrypto++
-* boost libraries
+* boost libraries (>= 1.48)
 * OSX Security framework (on OSX platform only)
 
 Following are the detailed steps for each platform to install the prerequisites.
@@ -30,12 +30,16 @@
 
         sudo port install boost sqlite3 libcryptopp
 
-* Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit and 32 bit), Ubuntu 13.04 (64 bit)
+* Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.10
 
     In a terminal, enter:
 
         sudo apt-get install build-essential
-        sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libcrypto++-dev
+        # For Ubuntu 12.04
+        sudo apt-get install libboost1.48-all-dev
+        # For Ubuntu 13.10
+        sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev
+        sudo apt-get install libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libcrypto++-dev
 
 * Windows Cygwin
 
@@ -87,10 +91,11 @@
 (to be confirmed)
 
 NDN-CPP is tested on the following platforms:
-Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit and 32 bit) (gcc 4.6.3)
-Ubuntu 13.04 (64 bit) (gcc 4.7.3)
-Mac OS X 10.8.4 (clang 4.2)
-Mac OS X 10.8.4 (gcc 4.2)
+
+* Ubuntu 12.04 (64 bit and 32 bit)
+* Ubuntu 13.10 (64 bit and 32 bit)
+* Mac OS X 10.8
+* Mac OS X 10.9
 
 Development Prerequisites
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