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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index f46086d..c6dc16b 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ gzip scripts, the recommended method is to configure gzip as follows:
./configure --program-transform-name='s/^z/gz/'
This renames, at installation time, the gzip scripts and man pages to
-'gzcat', 'gzcat.1', etc, avoiding the name clashing with the programs
-and man pages from zutils.
+'gzcat', 'gzcat.1', etc, avoiding the name clashing with the programs and
+man pages from zutils.
Procedure
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ extracted from the archive.
4. Optionally, type 'make check' to run the tests that come with zutils.
5. Type 'make install' to install the programs and any data files and
- documentation.
+ documentation. You need root privileges to install into a prefix owned
+ by root.
Or type 'make install-compress', which additionally compresses the
info manual and the man pages after installation.