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 See [Complete Installation Instructions](https://github.com/iurimatias/embark-framework/wiki/Installation).
 
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+**updating from embark 1**
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+Embark's npm package has changed from ```embark-framework``` to ```embark```, this sometimes can create conflicts. To update first uninstall embark-framework 1 to avoid any conflicts. ```npm uninstall -g embark-framework``` then ```npm install -g embark```
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 Usage - Demo
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 You can easily create a sample working DApp with the following: