diff --git a/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh b/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh
index b4e209dd52fb7f4d637cb67ec354bc66c006d015..620f365662d41c09d1b470a1bc0c71f936ed50a5 100755
--- a/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh
+++ b/install/dfall_install_ros_kinetic_ubuntu16.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ sudo rosdep init
 rosdep update
 
 # Add the ROS environment setup to the .bashrc
-echo "source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
+# NOTE: this is added to the .bashrc at the end to keep all such
+#       additions in one place
+#echo "source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
 # Run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
 source /opt/ros/kinetic/setup.bash
 
@@ -147,12 +149,36 @@ catkin_make -j4
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # ADD TO THE .bashrc THE D-FaLL-System CONFIG AND ROS PACKAGE SETUP
 
+# Add a heading for the addition to the .bashrc
+echo "# ADDED AS PART OF THE D-FaLL-System INSTALLATION" >> ~/.bashrc
+
+# Add an evironment variable that point to the D-FaLL-System Repository
+echo "# Environment variable for the home directory" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "export DFALL_HOME=\"/home/agent01/work/D-FaLL-System\"" >> ~/.bashrc
+# And set the environment variable for this terminal session
+export DFALL_HOME="/home/agent01/work/D-FaLL-System"
+
+# Add the ROS environment setup to the .bashrc
+echo "# Source the ROS setup" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "source /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
+
 # Add the D-FaLL ROS Package setup to the .bashrc
+echo "# Source the D-FaLL package setup" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "# > Note that the \"devel\" folder is created as part of running \"catkin_make\"" >> ~/.bashrc
 echo "source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/devel/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
 # And run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
 source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/devel/setup.bash
 
 # Add the "Config.sh" shell script to the .bashrc
+echo "# Source the D-FaLL config shell script" >> ~/.bashrc
 echo "source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/launch/Config.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
 # And run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
-source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/launch/Config.sh
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+source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/launch/Config.sh
+
+# Add an alias for changing directory to the D-FaLL-System repository
+echo "# Alias for changing directory to the \$DFALL_HOME" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "alias dfall=\"cd $DFALL_HOME\"" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "alias cddfall=\"cd $DFALL_HOME\"" >> ~/.bashrc
+# And run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
+alias dfall="cd $DFALL_HOME"
+alias cddfall="cd $DFALL_HOME"
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diff --git a/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh b/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh
index ef4e2c971bc31c047aff624faf7474eef79ec490..0516e944e47fbc778d0670b98a664ffea042cd2c 100755
--- a/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh
+++ b/install/dfall_install_ros_melodic_ubuntu18.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ sudo rosdep init
 rosdep update
 
 # Add the ROS environment setup to the .bashrc
-echo "source /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
+# NOTE: this is added to the .bashrc at the end to keep all such
+#       additions in one place
+#echo "source /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
 # Run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
 source /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash
 
@@ -147,12 +149,36 @@ catkin_make -j4
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- #
 # ADD TO THE .bashrc THE D-FaLL-System CONFIG AND ROS PACKAGE SETUP
 
+# Add a heading for the addition to the .bashrc
+echo "# ADDED AS PART OF THE D-FaLL-System INSTALLATION" >> ~/.bashrc
+
+# Add an evironment variable that point to the D-FaLL-System Repository
+echo "# Environment variable for the home directory" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "export DFALL_HOME=\"/home/agent01/work/D-FaLL-System\"" >> ~/.bashrc
+# And set the environment variable for this terminal session
+export DFALL_HOME="/home/agent01/work/D-FaLL-System"
+
+# Add the ROS environment setup to the .bashrc
+echo "# Source the ROS setup" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "source /opt/ros/melodic/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
+
 # Add the D-FaLL ROS Package setup to the .bashrc
+echo "# Source the D-FaLL package setup" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "# > Note that the \"devel\" folder is created as part of running \"catkin_make\"" >> ~/.bashrc
 echo "source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/devel/setup.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
 # And run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
 source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/devel/setup.bash
 
 # Add the "Config.sh" shell script to the .bashrc
+echo "# Source the D-FaLL config shell script" >> ~/.bashrc
 echo "source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/launch/Config.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
 # And run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
-source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/launch/Config.sh
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+source ~/work/D-FaLL-System/dfall_ws/src/dfall_pkg/launch/Config.sh
+
+# Add an alias for changing directory to the D-FaLL-System repository
+echo "# Alias for changing directory to the \$DFALL_HOME" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "alias dfall=\"cd $DFALL_HOME\"" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "alias cddfall=\"cd $DFALL_HOME\"" >> ~/.bashrc
+# And run it now so that it is valid for this terminal session
+alias dfall="cd $DFALL_HOME"
+alias cddfall="cd $DFALL_HOME"
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