@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ Linux(WSL)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/), available in Windows
3232To install the WSL please follow the instructions [ on the Windows Documentation
3333page] ( https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 ) .
3434
35- After installing the WSL, installation can be done using the same instructions for Linux/MacOSX.
35+ After installing the WSL, installation can be done using the same instructions for `` Linux `` .
36+
3637
3738## Install ESMValTool on Linux/MacOSX
3839
@@ -52,24 +53,29 @@ We recommend updating conda before esmvaltool installation. To do so, run:
5253conda update
5354```
5455
55- If conda is ** not** installed, We can use Miniconda minimal installer for conda.
56+ If conda is ** not** installed, we can use Miniconda minimal installer for conda.
5657We recommend a Python 3 based installer. For more information about installing conda,
5758see [ the conda installation documentation] ( https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/index.html ) .
5859
5960To install conda on `` Linux `` or `` MacOSX `` , follow the instructions below:
6061
61- 1 . Please download Miniconda3 by running:
62+ 1 . Please download Miniconda3 at [ the miniconda
63+ page] ( https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html ) .
64+ If you have problems with the 64 bit version in the next step(s)
65+ you can alternatively try a 32 bit version.
66+
67+ 2 . Next, run the installer from the place where you downloaded it:
68+
69+ On `` Linux `` :
6270
6371 ``` bash
64- wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/ Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
72+ bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
6573 ```
6674
67- If you have problems with the 64 bit version in the next step(s) you can alternatively try a 32 bit version.
68-
69- 2. Next, run the installer from the place where you downloaded it
75+ On ` ` MacOSX` ` :
7076
7177 ` ` ` bash
72- bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux -x86_64.sh
78+ bash Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX -x86_64.sh
7379 ` ` `
7480
75813. Follow the instructions in the installer. The defaults should normally
@@ -84,19 +90,6 @@ To install conda on ``Linux`` or ``MacOSX``, follow the instructions below:
8490 conda list
8591 ` ` `
8692
87- Should output something like
88-
89- ```
90- # packages in environment at ~/miniconda3:
91- #
92- # Name Version Build Channel
93- ...
94- conda 4.8.3 py37_0
95- ...
96- ```
97- {: .output}
98-
99-
10093# ## Install Julia
10194
10295Some ESMValTool diagnostics are written in the Julia programming language.
@@ -198,9 +191,8 @@ environment](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/man
198191called `esmvaltool`, with the ESMValTool-Python package and all of its dependencies
199192installed in it.
200193
201- > ## Conda common problems
202- >
203- > Below are some common problems that could happen while installing.
194+
195+ > ## Common issues
204196>
205197> - Installation takes long time
206198> - Downloads and compilations can take several minutes to complete,
@@ -213,6 +205,8 @@ installed in it.
213205> - Downloads fail due to company proxy, see [conda
214206> docs](https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/user-guide/tasks/proxy/) how to
215207> resolve
208+ > - On ``MacOSX``, installation only works fine for ``esmvaltool-python`` and
209+ > ``esmvaltool-ncl`` with Python 3.7.
216210>
217211{: .callout}
218212
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