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 * Grunt - You're going to use the [Grunt Task Runner](http://gruntjs.com/) to automate your development process. Make sure you've installed Node.js and npm first, then install grunt globally using npm:
 
 ```bash
-$ sudo npm install -g grunt-cli
+$ npm install -g grunt-cli
 ```
 
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