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 # Installation
 1. download latest node.js version from <http://nodejs.org/> and build it with this instructions <https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation>. <br>THE NODE.JS VERSION OF YOUR LINUX REPOSITORY MAY BE TOO OLD. PLEASE COMPILE FROM THE SOURCE TO GET SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST VERSION.
 2. install npm `curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh`
-3. install etherpad-lite `npm install ep-lite`
+3. install etherpad-lite `npm install -g ep-lite`
 4. start with `ep-lite`
 5. Open your web browser and visit <http://localhost:9001>