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 ## HOW TO USE THESE EXERCISES
 Before you start you should have a few things installed on your machine:
-1. NodeJS.  To check if you have it type `node -v` in a terminal.  If you get back a number bigger than `6` that means you've got it installed.  Best way to install node is with NVM.  Check link for instructions [here](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script)
+1. NPM.  To check if you have it type `npm --version` in a terminal.  If you get back `Command 'npm' not found, but can be installed with:`, install NPM/Node with NVM. Not with `apt-get` (it causes permission issues). Check link for instructions [here](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script)
 2. Jasmine.  Jasmine is a testing framework for Javascript.  Type `jasmine -v` to check for it.  If you need to install it type `npm install -g jasmine` to do so.
 3. Clone this repo and get started.