updated conda install to specify using mamba instead

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Kalin Kiesling 2022-05-12 13:18:53 -05:00
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@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ This quick install guide outlines the basic steps needed to install OpenMC on
your computer. For more detailed instructions on configuring and installing
OpenMC, see :ref:`usersguide_install` in the User's Manual.
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Installing on Linux/Mac with conda-forge
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Installing on Linux/Mac with Mamba and conda-forge
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`Conda <https://conda.io/en/latest/>`_ is an open source package management
system and environment management system for installing multiple versions of
software packages and their dependencies and switching easily between them. If
`Conda <https://conda.io/en/latest/>`_ and `Mamba <https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_
are an open source package management systems and environments management
system for installing multiple versions of software packages and their
dependencies and switching easily between them.
All conda packages can be installed with If
you have `conda` installed on your system, OpenMC can be installed via the
`conda-forge` channel. First, add the `conda-forge` channel with:
@ -22,6 +24,12 @@ you have `conda` installed on your system, OpenMC can be installed via the
conda config --add channels conda-forge
Then install `mamba`, which will later be used to install OpenMC in the conda environment.
.. code-block:: sh
conda install mamba
To list the versions of OpenMC that are available on the `conda-forge` channel,
in your terminal window or an Anaconda Prompt run:
@ -33,7 +41,7 @@ OpenMC can then be installed with:
.. code-block:: sh
conda create -n openmc-env openmc
mamba create -n openmc-env openmc
This will install OpenMC in a conda environment called `openmc-env`. To activate
the environment, run:
@ -42,6 +50,10 @@ the environment, run:
conda activate openmc-env
.. note:: If you are already familiar with conda for package management,
please note that OpenMC is currently only supported to be installed
with `mamba` and not `conda` (ie, `conda install openmc` may not work).
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Installing on Linux/Mac/Windows with Docker
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