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 == macOS ==
-Become familiar with the concept and ways to run commands as "root" (administrator) - google "mac osx become root". All the installation tasks that are run in a Terminal window require root privileges, since some of the programs and their links are written to /usr/local/bin.
+Become familiar with the concept and ways to run commands as "root" (administrator) - google "mac osx become root". Installation tasks that are run in a Terminal window require root privileges if the programs and their links are written to /usr/local/bin.
 Therefore, if /usr/local/bin does not yet exist, prepare the following steps by opening the Terminal window, and then
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 If you are an academic user,
-  # obtain root permissions (it will ask for your password):
+  # obtain root privileges (it will ask for your password):
   sudo su
   cd /usr/local/bin
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   # release root permissions:
   exit
-(If you don't have root permissions, only the curl and ln commands have to be run in $HOME/bin)
+(If you don't have root privileges and run in $HOME/bin, only the curl and ln commands have to be run)
 Starting with macOS Catalina, you may also need
   sudo xattr -dr XDS-OSX_64/*
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   chmod +x get_folder.sh
   ./get_folder.sh
-Give up root rights:
+Release root privileges:
   exit
 If you want to update the programs some time later, just run these commands again.