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 ### Install
 
-You can install the latest Node.js nightlies or release candidates with `npm install nightly|rc`. Aliases will automatically be created so you can easily `nvm use nightly|rc` in the future:
+You can install the latest Node.js nightlies or release candidates with `nvm install nightly|rc`. Aliases will automatically be created so you can easily `nvm use nightly|rc` in the future:
 
 ```
 % nvm install rc