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Clarified first-time install instructions

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Just tried to clarify a few things that confused me as a newbie.  When I actually clicked on the link to use the package manager, it says that sometimes the packaged versions can be old.  I thought that information was helpful, so I added it here.  Also, many projects are best installed by cloning the git repo.  I went down that path next and was left wondering why the 'master' branch wasn't working, so I clarified that you want to download the lein script from the *stable* branch.  Finally, the wording about the lein script bootstrapping itself and taking longer to run was all correct, but I didn't immediately connect the dots that "bootstrapping" meant that the only thing I had to do was to download the script from the right branch and run it.  So I changed "bootstrap" to "installs itself on the first run."
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@ -15,17 +15,18 @@ Leiningen is for automating Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire.
If your preferred
[package manager](https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen/wiki/Packaging)
has a relatively recent version of Leiningen, try that first.
Otherwise you can install by hand:
offers a recent version of Leiningen, try that first. Many package managers still
include version 1.x, which is rather outdated, so you may be better off installing manually.
Leiningen bootstraps itself using the `lein` shell script; there is no
separate install script. It handles installing its own dependencies,
which means the first run will take longer.
Leiningen installs itself on the first run of the `lein` shell script; there is no
separate install script. Follow these instructions to install Leiningen manually:
1. Make sure you have a Java JDK version 6 or later.
2. [Download the script](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/technomancy/leiningen/stable/bin/lein).
2. [Download the `lein` script from the `stable` branch](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/technomancy/leiningen/stable/bin/lein)
of this project.
3. Place it on your `$PATH`. (`~/bin` is a good choice if it is on your path.)
4. Set it to be executable. (`chmod 755 ~/bin/lein`)
5. Run it.
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