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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Sometimes a "successful" flash will still result in a device that does not funct
 <a id="esptool"></a>
 # esptool.py
 
-Esptool is the official tool for flashing ESP8266 chips and is the most reliable. 
+Esptool is the official tool for flashing ESP8266 chips and is the most reliable. Use version 2.8 or up. 
 
 It requires Python, if you do not have an installed copy of Python 2.x or 3.x download and install it from https://www.python.org.
 
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ Go to the folder and install Esptool with command
 ```
 python setup.py install
 ```
-Esptool for [Debian](https://packages.debian.org/stretch/esptool) and [Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/cosmic/esptool) is installed with 
-```
-sudo apt install esptool
-```
 
 ### Upload Tasmota
 Make sure you followed the steps to put your device in flash mode. Place your chosen firmware binary file in the same folder as esptool.py.