Welcome to AstroConda Channel's documentation!
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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.

.. _system_requirements:

System Requirements
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    - 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
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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`


IMPORTANT NOTE:     If you are using conda `4.3.30` or older, please upgrade to the latest version before attempting to install or update any packages due to a bug in older versions that makes a large number of packages invisible and unable to be installed. Upgrading conda may require two steps. The following commands will allow you to verify that the upgrade was successful.::

   # source activate root
   # conda --version
   conda 4.3.30
   # conda update conda
   # conda --version
   conda 4.3.31
   # conda update conda
   # conda --version
   conda 4.5.4 (Or whatever the latest version happens to be.)


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
   updating
   further_reading
   releases
   compat
   faq
   contributing
   package_manifest
   release_notes
   resources
   disclaimer