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diff --git a/misc/gn_installation_notes.txt b/misc/gn_installation_notes.txt
index 173f2819..bad21226 100644
--- a/misc/gn_installation_notes.txt
+++ b/misc/gn_installation_notes.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,27 @@ apt-file search _______
 Install from requirements.txt:
 pip install -r gene/wqflask/requirements.txt -t ve27
 
+
+============================================
+
+Using dpkg
+
+Check which system packages are already installed:
+dpkg -l | less
+
+===========================================
+
+Using Yolk
+
+Install Yolk:
+pip install yolk
+
+Check packages installed in this virtual environment:
+yolk -l
+
+Checks packages that have updates available:
+yolk -U
+
 ===========================================
 
 Installing virtualenv:
@@ -97,6 +118,12 @@ pip install logging_tree
 
 ==========================================
 
+Install colordiff (just to make it easier to view differences in files, not necessary for GN)
+
+sudo apt-get install colordiff
+
+==========================================
+
 To get server running:
 
 !If having seemingly inexplicable problems with imports, make sure I've started the environment!
diff --git a/misc/notes.txt b/misc/notes.txt
index e60102fc..3d4209c9 100644
--- a/misc/notes.txt
+++ b/misc/notes.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ apt-cache show _______
 Search for package with a specified file that can be installed with apt-get
 apt-file search _______
 
+============================================
+
+Check which system packages are installed:
+dpkg -l | less
+
+============================================
+
+
 To fix error "mysql_config not found":
 sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
 
@@ -130,6 +138,9 @@ python setup.py install
 
 Using Yolk
 
+Install Yolk:
+pip install yolk
+
 Check packages installed in this virtual environment:
 yolk -l
 
@@ -147,3 +158,12 @@ To iterate through dictionary items: for X, Y in MyDictionary.items():
 
 Create symbolic link:
 ln -s dir_to_link_to linking_dir
+
+===========================================
+
+Using grep:
+
+grep -ir (search string) (directory)
+
+-i ignores case
+-r searches recursively through subdirectories of directory you specify