From 9dba20ad546d349ecfee25ec56038749e19502b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik van Sebille Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:50:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update requirement that miniconda needs version 4.2 or higher Added a note about requiring at least version 4.2 of conda for Miniconda installation. This fixes #2015 --- docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md b/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md index d01e60f56..6fd533cc5 100644 --- a/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md +++ b/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The steps below are the installation instructions for Linux, macOS and Windows. (step-1-above)= -**Step 1:** Install Anaconda's Miniconda following the steps at https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/. If you're on Linux or macOS, the following assumes that you installed Miniconda to your home directory. +**Step 1:** Install Anaconda's Miniconda following the steps at https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/. Note that you will need at least version 4.2 of conda. If you're on Linux or macOS, the following assumes that you installed Miniconda to your home directory. **Step 2:** Start a terminal (Linux / macOS) or the Anaconda prompt (Windows). Activate the `base` environment of your Miniconda and create an environment containing Parcels, all its essential dependencies, `trajan` (a trajectory plotting dependency used in the notebooks) and the nice-to-have cartopy and jupyter packages: From 8d461ac83539e6ba44303a568bd7a047460aba6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik van Sebille Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:21:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md Co-authored-by: Nick Hodgskin <36369090+VeckoTheGecko@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md b/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md index 6fd533cc5..5ab098156 100644 --- a/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md +++ b/docs/user_guide/getting_started/installation.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The steps below are the installation instructions for Linux, macOS and Windows. (step-1-above)= -**Step 1:** Install Anaconda's Miniconda following the steps at https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/. Note that you will need at least version 4.2 of conda. If you're on Linux or macOS, the following assumes that you installed Miniconda to your home directory. +**Step 1:** Install Anaconda's Miniconda following the steps at https://docs.anaconda.com/miniconda/. Note that you will need at least version 4.2 of conda, [so make sure to update Conda if needed](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-conda.html#updating-conda-to-the-current-version). If you're on Linux or macOS, the following assumes that you installed Miniconda to your home directory. **Step 2:** Start a terminal (Linux / macOS) or the Anaconda prompt (Windows). Activate the `base` environment of your Miniconda and create an environment containing Parcels, all its essential dependencies, `trajan` (a trajectory plotting dependency used in the notebooks) and the nice-to-have cartopy and jupyter packages: