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 $ sudo apt install python3-pip
 ```
 
-The authentication details are stored in `secrets`. Therefore, you have a template `secrets.template` that you need to copy:
+The authentication details are stored in `secrets`. Therefore, you have a template `secrets.template` that you need to copy and rename:
 ```sh
-$ cp secrets.template secrets
+$ cp secrets{.template,}
 ```
 Modify the resulting file, and then run `./install.py` with needed flags (`./install.py -h` is your friend).