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+# My Hugo blog
+
+## How I installed the PaperMod theme
+```sh
+git submodule add --depth=1 https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git themes/PaperMod
+git submodule update --init --recursive # needed when you reclone your repo (submodules may not get cloned automatically)
+```
+To update it:
+
+```sh
+git submodule update --remote --merge
+```
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