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Expand Up @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The steps below are the installation instructions for Linux, macOS and Windows.

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**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, [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:

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