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Added instructions for installing miniconda on ARM architecture macs
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When this opens, you will see a prompt similar to
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`(base) C:\Users\your_name`.
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**MacOS:** To install miniconda on MacOS, download
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**MacOS:** To install miniconda on MacOS, you will need to use a different
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installation method depending on the type of processor chip your laptop has.
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If your Mac laptop has an Intel x86 processor chip you can download
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the [latest Python 64-bit version from here](https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.pkg).
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After the download has finished, run the installer and accept the default
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configuration for all pages.
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If your Mac laptop has an Apple M1 processor chip you can download
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the [latest Python 64-bit version from here](https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-arm64.sh).
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After the download has finished, you need to run the downloaded script in the terminal.
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Most laptops will save this to the `Downloads` folder. If this is the case for yours you can run the script in the terminal by typing:
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```
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bash Downloads/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-arm64.sh
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```
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**Ubuntu:** To install miniconda on Ubuntu, we first download
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the [latest Python 64-bit version from here](https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh).
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After the download has finished, open the terminal and execute the following

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