diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6a8a39f..13ac0321 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ If you have vim aliased as `vi` instead of `vim`, make sure to either alias it:
 Just do a git rebase!
 
     cd ~/.vim_runtime
+    git reset --hard
+    git clean -d --force
     git pull --rebase
-    python update_plugins.py
+    python update_plugins.py  # use python3 if python is unavailable
 
 
 ## Some screenshots
diff --git a/install_awesome_parameterized.sh b/install_awesome_parameterized.sh
index ee4be411..1ca2ba5f 100755
--- a/install_awesome_parameterized.sh
+++ b/install_awesome_parameterized.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ set -e
 echo 'Installing Awesome Vim from '$1
 cd $1
 
-VIMRC="set runtimepath+=$1
+VIMRC="\" DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
+\" Add your own customizations in $1/my_configs.vim
+
+set runtimepath+=$1
 
 source $1/vimrcs/basic.vim
 source $1/vimrcs/filetypes.vim
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ source $1/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
 source $1/vimrcs/extended.vim
 
 try
-source $1/my_configs.vim
+  source $1/my_configs.vim
 catch
 endtry"
 
diff --git a/install_awesome_vimrc.sh b/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
index 6b94e519..7f722d4f 100755
--- a/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
+++ b/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ set -e
 
 cd ~/.vim_runtime
 
-echo 'set runtimepath+=~/.vim_runtime
+echo '" DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
+" Add your own customizations in ~/.vim_runtime/my_configs.vim
+
+set runtimepath+=~/.vim_runtime
 
 source ~/.vim_runtime/vimrcs/basic.vim
 source ~/.vim_runtime/vimrcs/filetypes.vim
@@ -11,7 +14,7 @@ source ~/.vim_runtime/vimrcs/plugins_config.vim
 source ~/.vim_runtime/vimrcs/extended.vim
 
 try
-source ~/.vim_runtime/my_configs.vim
+  source ~/.vim_runtime/my_configs.vim
 catch
 endtry' > ~/.vimrc