INSTALL.md file provides wrong commands for Fedora

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Description

Describe the bug
INSTALL.md file says use apt-get to install on Fedora. Fedora uses dnf, not apt-get.

To Reproduce
Read Fedora install instructions in INSTALL.md file.

Sysmon version
Not Applicable. Documentation Issue.

Distro/kernel version
Not Applicable.

Sysmon configuration
Not Applicable.

Logs
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Expected behavior
Expected to see sudo dnf makecache or sudo dnf update
and sudo dnf install sysmonforlinux

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