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diff --git a/source/index.rst b/source/index.rst index 52bc8da..125ac1c 100644 --- a/source/index.rst +++ b/source/index.rst @@ -1,19 +1,37 @@ -Welcome to AstroConda's documentation! -====================================== +Welcome to AstroConda Channel's documentation! +============================================== -AstroConda is a free software repository maintained by the `Space Telescope Science Institute <http://www.stsci.edu/>`_ (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. This repository provides tools and utilities commonly used by the astronomical community. +AstroConda is a free Conda channel maintained by the `Space Telescope Science Institute <http://www.stsci.edu/>`_ (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. This channel provides tools and utilities required to process and analyze data from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and others. -The components provided through the `astroconda <http://ssb.stsci.edu/astroconda>`_ channel on `ssb.stsci.edu <http://ssb.stsci.edu>`_ include most of the tools the user needs to work with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data and data from other telescopes in a single Anaconda Python environment. Each of the components contains sets of packages which have also been built and tested to ensure that they work with each other in the same environment. +.. _system_requirements: -To receive AstroConda announcements, or to engage in general discussion, feel free to subscribe to our `mailing list <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/astroconda>`_. +System Requirements +------------------- + + - 64-bit Intel/AMD processor (x86_64) + - 64-bit Linux (glibc ≥ 2.12) or Mac OS X (≥ 10.7) + - BASH or ZSH as your default shell environment (T/CSH is NOT supported) + +Powered by Conda +---------------- + +Conda is an open-source software package management system provided and maintained by `Continuum Analytics <https://www.continuum.io/>`_. Many software packages, provided both by Continuum and through third parties, are able to be quickly and easily installed using the Conda utility. AstroConda serves as a third-party add-on channel to provide easy access to STScI's software packages. + +- **New to conda**: :ref:`getting_started_jump` +- **Familiar with conda**: :ref:`configure_astroconda_channel` + + +To receive AstroConda announcements, or engage in general discussion, feel free to subscribe to our `mailing list <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/astroconda>`_. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + getting_started installation - releases updating + further_reading + releases compat faq contributing |