diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d79ee8a06..f142abd10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -107,3 +107,4 @@ unsuccessfulbuild
 #
 build
 local-build
+install-build
diff --git a/packaging/NOTES b/packaging/NOTES
index 657923b0a..9882df003 100644
--- a/packaging/NOTES
+++ b/packaging/NOTES
@@ -23,3 +23,14 @@ ${HELP2MAN_OUT_PATH}${TARGET_NAME_MANPAGE} ${HELP2MAN_OUT_PATH}${TARGET_NAME}
 # Searcn and replace using 'git grep'
 
 git grep -l 'original_text' | xargs sed -i 's/original_text/new_text/g'
+
+
+# installing to a temp directory, preparation for packaging
+
+mkdir install-build
+cd install-build
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr -DWANT_INSTALL_DATA=ON
+make -j? (where ? is the number of CPU cores)
+make install DESTDIR=$PWD/install-test
+
+