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--- eman2:install:condainstall [2025/07/06 18:34] – steveludtke
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 ====== Install binary into Anaconda/MiniForge environment (all platforms) ======
+<note>If you are installing EMAN2 on a Windows 11 machine, you __must__ install and set up [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install|WSL2]] first! EMAN2 is installed from the WSL2 terminal once WSL2 is set up. Setting up WSL2 is not part of these instructions and this same WSL2 can be used to install other Linux software on your Win 11 machine once set up.</note>
 . **Install Anaconda or [[https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases|MiniForge]]** (for your platform)
-    * On that page, scroll down to the Latest Release, then download the appropriate file, for example: Miniforge3-Linux-x86_64.sh
+    * Note: If you already have Anaconda installed in your account, you should generally skip this step and move on to step 2
+    * On the MiniForge page above, scroll down to the Latest Release, then download the appropriate file, for example: Miniforge3-Linux-x86_64.sh
     * Run the installer, for example: bash Miniforge3-Linux-x86_64.sh
-    * //On M1/M2 Macs:// make sure you have the ARM64 !MiniForge, not Intel.
+    * //On M1/M2 Macs:// make sure you have the ARM64 MiniForge, not Intel.
-    * //On Windows 11:// the native Windows !MiniForge will not work, you must use the Linux !MiniForge within a [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install|WSL2]] environment!
+    * //On Windows 11:// the native Windows MiniForge will not work, you must use the __Linux__ MiniForge within a [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install|WSL2]] environment!
-    * We suggest !MiniForge to avoid licensing issues with Anaconda, but if your institution subscribes to Anaconda, that's fine too. If you use Anaconda, you may need to install Mamba manually below.
+    * //For Linux running on ARM processors:// See the relevant section further down on this page.
+    * We suggest MiniForge to avoid licensing issues with Anaconda, but if your institution subscribes to Anaconda, that's fine too. If you use Anaconda, you may need to install Mamba manually below.
-. **Install mamba (only if necessary):**
+. **Install mamba (skip with MiniForge):**
     * if you just installed MiniForge above, you will already have mamba. If you have your own Anaconda installation, you may need this step
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 # Linux (NVIDIA):
-pip install jax[cuda12] optax
+pip install "jax[cuda12]" optax
 #Other (cpu):