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 ## HOW TO USE THESE EXERCISES
 Before you start you should have a few things installed on your machine:
 1. NPM.  To check if you have NPM, type `npm --version` in a terminal. If you get back `Command 'npm' not found, but can be installed with:`, do NOT follow the instructions in the terminal to install with `apt-get` (this causes permission issues). Instead, install NPM/Node with NVM by following the instructions [here](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script).
-2. Node. Type `node -v` to check for it. If you need to install it, type `nvm install node`. 
+2. Node. Type `whereis node` You should see `/home/<your name>/.nvm/...`. If you do not see this path, you need to install it, type `nvm install node` to do so. 
 3. 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.
 4. Clone this repo and get started.