@@ -271,8 +271,11 @@ failed() {

 # an error.  It is also useful for following along as the install occurs.

 set -o xtrace

+# create the destination directory and ensure it is writable by the user

 sudo mkdir -p $DEST

-sudo chown `whoami` $DEST

+if [ ! -w $DEST ]; then

+    sudo chown `whoami` $DEST

+fi

 # Install Packages

 # ================

@@ -301,8 +304,6 @@ function git_clone {

     fi

     if [ ! -d $2 ]; then

-        sudo mkdir $2

-        sudo chown `whoami` $2

         git clone $1 $2

         cd $2

         # This checkout syntax works for both branches and tags