diff --git a/docs/INSTALL-ubuntu.md b/docs/INSTALL-ubuntu.md
index 4786dcf64..24f0fa940 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL-ubuntu.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL-ubuntu.md
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ We only support Docker based installs now. Please see [our **official install gu
 >     sudo tasksel install mail-server
 >     sudo tasksel install postgresql-server
 
+> If the above installation is stuck, please use the following method instead ([detail](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/+bug/141601)):
+
+>     apt-get install postgresql-server^
+
 > ### Configure the mail server:
 
 > ![screenshot of mail server type configuration screen](https://raw.github.com/discourse/discourse-docimages/master/install/ubuntu%20-%20install%20-%20mail_1%20system%20type.png)
diff --git a/script/bench.rb b/script/bench.rb
index 0df0eb0ba..46720b83f 100644
--- a/script/bench.rb
+++ b/script/bench.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ def prereqs
   puts "Be sure to following packages are installed:
 
 sudo apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev libyaml-dev git libtool libxslt-dev libxml2-dev libpq-dev gawk curl pngcrush python-software-properties software-properties-common tasksel
+
 sudo tasksel install postgresql-server
+OR
+apt-get install postgresql-server^
 
 sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:rwky/redis
 sudo apt-get update