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index a55cce639..91109d3cd 100644
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@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ Node's package management tool.
     brew install node
 ```
 
-n is a tool for managing different versions of node. The following installs n and uses the latest version of node.
-
+n is a tool for managing different versions of node. The following installs n
+and uses the latest version of node.
+```shell
     npm install -g n
     n latest
     npm rebuild node-sass
+```
 
-Most of the frontend dependencies are managed using Git Submodules. Some are
-managed with NPM and Bower. To install or update *all the things*, run
+The frontend dependencies are managed using NPM and Bower. To install or update
+*all the things*, run
 ```shell
-    git submodule init
-    git submodule update
     npm install
     npm run build
 ```