diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RemoteServerUpdateStatus.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RemoteServerUpdateStatus.tsx
index 40dc49dcc5f..5d02889fb7f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RemoteServerUpdateStatus.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/settings/RemoteServerUpdateStatus.tsx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function getRemoteServerManualUpdateHelp(entry: RemoteServerUpdateEntry):
   if (entry.support?.reason === 'manual-service-update-required') {
     return translate(
       'auto.components.settings.RemoteServerUpdateStatus.serviceManagerHelp',
-      'Update Orca through the service manager that starts this server.'
+      'Update Orca on the server host — through its system package manager if it was installed from a .deb or .rpm, otherwise through the service manager that starts it.'
     )
   }
   if (entry.support?.reason === 'unpackaged-build') {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 712cfbce3c5..e6d1f19269e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -10930,7 +10930,7 @@
           "restarting": "Restarting…",
           "updated": "Updated",
           "failed": "Update failed",
-          "serviceManagerHelp": "Update Orca through the service manager that starts this server.",
+          "serviceManagerHelp": "Update Orca on the server host — through its system package manager if it was installed from a .deb or .rpm, otherwise through the service manager that starts it.",
           "unpackedHelp": "Development builds must be updated from their source checkout.",
           "legacyHelp": "Update this server manually once to enable remote updates."
         },