diff --git a/docs/00-getting-started.md b/docs/00-getting-started.md
index e229b5c..4f5b87a 100644
--- a/docs/00-getting-started.md
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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ We provide a simple installation process for Torch on Mac OS X and Ubuntu 12+:
 Torch can be installed to your home folder in ~/torch by running these three commands:
 
 ```bash
-# in a terminal, run the commands
+# in a terminal, run the commands WITHOUT sudo
 git clone https://github.com/torch/distro.git ~/torch --recursive
 cd ~/torch; bash install-deps;
 ./install.sh