diff --git a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml
index ae59623e65..c70b91e016 100644
--- a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml
+++ b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-setup-and-use.xml
@@ -116,12 +116,14 @@
             create a superuser by following these steps:
             <orderedlist>
               <listitem><para>
-                  If you used <filename>virtualenv</filename>, which is
+                  If you used <filename>pip3</filename>, which is
                   recommended, to set up the Toaster system dependencies,
-                  you need be sure the virtual environment is activated.
-                  To activate this environment, use the following command:
+                  you need be sure the local user path is in your
+                  <filename>PATH</filename> list.
+                  To append the pip3 local user path, use the following
+                  command:
                   <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-   $ source venv/bin/activate
+   $ export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
                   </literallayout>
                   </para></listitem>
               <listitem><para>
@@ -213,14 +215,14 @@
                   <listitem><para>
                       If you are using Ubuntu 14.04.3, run the following:
                       <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-   $ sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-wsgi mysql-server virtualenv libmysqlclient-dev
+   $ sudo apt-get install apache2 libapache2-mod-wsgi mysql-server python3-pip libmysqlclient-dev
                       </literallayout>
                       </para></listitem>
                   <listitem><para>
                       If you are using Fedora 22 or a RedHat distribution, run
                       the following:
                       <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-   $ sudo dnf install httpd mod_wsgi python-virtualenv gcc mysql-devel
+   $ sudo dnf install httpd mod_wsgi gcc mysql-devel
                       </literallayout>
                       </para></listitem>
               </itemizedlist>
@@ -251,17 +253,15 @@
                       </literallayout>
                       </para></listitem>
                   <listitem><para>
-                      Initialize a virtual environment and install Toaster
-                      dependencies.
-                      Using a virtual environment keeps the Python packages
+                      Install Toaster
+                      dependencies using the --user flag which
+                      keeps the Python packages
                       isolated from your system-provided packages:
                       <literallayout class='monospaced'>
    $ cd /var/www/toaster/
-   $ virtualenv venv
-   $ source ./venv/bin/activate
-   $ pip install -r ./poky/bitbake/toaster-requirements.txt
-   $ pip install mysql
-   $ pip install MySQL-python
+   $ pip3 install --user -r ./poky/bitbake/toaster-requirements.txt
+   $ pip3 install --user mysql
+   $ pip3 install --user MySQL-python
                       </literallayout>
                       <note>
                           Isolating these packages is not required but is
diff --git a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml
index daefa79090..c5c6795f65 100644
--- a/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/toaster-manual/toaster-manual-start.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
             and
             "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#releases'>Yocto Project Release</ulink>"
             sections in the Yocto Project Quick Start.
+ 	    For Ubuntu/Debian, you might also need to do an additional install
+            of pip3.
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
+                </literallayout>
         </para>
     </section>
 
@@ -42,56 +47,6 @@
             install-compatible format.
         </para>
 
-        <section id='toaster-virtual-environment'>
-            <title>Set Up a Python Virtual Environment</title>
-
-            <para>
-                Set up a Python virtual environment that allows you
-                to maintain a dedicated Python executable and its own
-                set of installed modules.
-                Doing so separates the executable from Python and the
-                modules provided by the operating system.
-                This separation avoids any version conflicts.
-                <note>
-                    Creating a virtual environment is not absolutely
-                    necessary.
-                    However, doing so is highly recommended.
-                </note>
-            </para>
-
-            <para>
-                Follow these steps to set up your virtual environment.
-                These steps assume a Ubuntu distribution:
-                <orderedlist>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Install <filename>virtualenv</filename>:</emphasis>
-                        Install the supported
-                        <filename>python-virtualenv</filename> package from your
-                        distribution rather than using <filename>pip</filename>.
-                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ sudo apt-get install python-virtualenv
-                        </literallayout>
-                        </para></listitem>
-                    <listitem><para><emphasis>Create and Activate a Virtual Environment:</emphasis>
-                        <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ virtualenv venv
-     $ source venv/bin/activate
-                        </literallayout>
-                        </para></listitem>
-                </orderedlist>
-                <note>
-                    After setting up a virtual environment in
-                    which to run Toaster, you must initialize that
-                    virtual environment each time you want to start
-                    Toaster.
-                    Use the following to initialize the environment just
-                    before you start Toaster:
-                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ source venv/bin/activate
-                    </literallayout>
-                </note>
-            </para>
-        </section>
-
         <section id='toaster-load-packages'>
             <title>Install Toaster Packages</title>
 
@@ -99,7 +54,21 @@
                 You need to install the packages that Toaster requires.
                 Use this command:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ pip install -r bitbake/toaster-requirements.txt
+     $ $ pip3 install --user -r bitbake/toaster-requirements.txt
+                </literallayout>
+                The previous command installs the necessary Toaster modules
+                into a local python 3 cache in your
+                <filename>$HOME</filename> directory.
+                The caches is actually located in
+                <filename>$HOME/.local</filename>.
+                To see what packages have been installed into your
+                <filename>$HOME</filename> directory, do the following:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ pip3 list installed --local
+                </literallayout>
+                If you need to remove something, the following works:
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ pip3 uninstall PackageNameToUninstall
                 </literallayout>
             </para>
         </section>