SetupConda.md

+# Install Conda
+
+1. Download the conda installer.  You may have to install ```curl``` first.
+
+```
+curl -L -O https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Mambaforge-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh
+```
+
+1. Run the conda installer.
+
+```
+bash Mambaforge-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh
+```
+
+Some questions will be asked.  Make sure to accept the terms of service.  The default answers are otherwise ok.
+
+# Activate conda
+
+conda creates an environment in your shell.  Conda starts with one environment called 'base' When active, the environment name appears in parenthesis at the start of the prompt, e.g. ```(base) /current/working/dir$```.
+
+To activate the ```base``` conda environment,
+
+``
+source ~/mambaforge/bin/activate
+```
+
+the exact command depends on where conda was installed.
+
+# create a new environment from an environment file
+