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Installation
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Arkouda installation varies depending upon your preferred OS. If you are not planning to do Arkouda development, follow our :ref:`quickstart-label` guide. Otherwise, select the OS you are using for installation instructions.

Overview
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Dependency installation will vary based on a user's operating system and preferred Python package manager. This serves as a top level view of the steps involved for installing Arkouda.

1. Install Chapel
2. Package Manager Installation *(Anaconda Recommended)*
3. Python Dependency Installation *(Anaconda Only)*
4. Arkouda Python Package Installation

Requirements
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For a full list of requirements, click `here <REQUIREMENTS.md>`_.

.. _requirements_pg: REQUIREMENTS.md

Download, clone, or fork the `arkouda github repo`_. Further instructions assume that the current directory is the top-level directory of the repo.

.. _arkouda github repo: https://github.com/Bears-R-Us/arkouda

Install Guides
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    LINUX_INSTALL
    WINDOWS_INSTALL
    MAC_INSTALL