installation.md

+Glance requires a Unix-like system such as Linux or Mac OSX.
+
+<h2>Setting up the Environment for Glance</h2>
+
+Glance relies on python 2.7 and several freely available libraries. There are multiple ways to get these prerequisites, but we recommend that you try the Anaconda installation instructions first. 
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+If you are working on an SSEC server there may already be a pre-built installation of Glance's prerequisites available. Check with TC for your specific server if you are unsure.
+
+The currently release version of Glance requires the following:
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+*  numpy
+*  matplotlib
+*  basemap
+*  scipy
+*  mako (version 0.4.1 or newer)
+
+Some of these libraries will have additional requirements as well.
+
+<h3>Installing Glance Using Anaconda</h3>
+
+You will need to have the python 2.7 version of Anaconda installed for these instructions. You can download a desktop version of Anaconda here (https://www.continuum.io/downloads). 
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+On SSEC servers you use this command to load a pre-installed version of Anaconda:
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+module load anaconda27
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+Once you have Anaconda installed, run the following commands on the command line:
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+*  conda create -n glance python=2.7 anaconda
+*  source activate glance
+*  conda install basemap netcdf4 h5py pyqt=4.11.4 mock scipy pillow
+*  conda install -c http://sips.ssec.wisc.edu/conda python-hdf4     
+    # on Mac OSX, you may need to use "conda install -c NSIDC python-hdf4" instead
+*  python -m easy_install -U -vi http://larch.ssec.wisc.edu/eggs/repos uwglance
+
+This will create an Anaconda environment called "glance" that can be used to run Glance at the command line. When you open a new terminal session with your computer to use glance you will need to activate this environment using the command:
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+source activate glance
+