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 ##### Debian/Ubuntu
 
-Users of Debian 9 or later or Ubuntu 16.04 or later may simply
+Thanks to Debian contributor [Sean Whitton](https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?email=spwhitton%40spwhitton.name), users of Debian 9 or later or Ubuntu 16.04 or later may simply
 `apt-get install xul-ext-ublock-origin`.
 
 #### Microsoft Edge