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 ### installation
 
 ```
-npm i atom-shell-packager
-npm i atom-shell # if you dont have it already
+# for use in npm scripts
+npm i atom-shell-packager --save-dev
+
+# for use from cli
+npm i atom-shell-packager -g
+
+# you also need atom-shell installed
+npm i atom-shell
 ```
 
 ### usage