diff --git a/source/user/install.md b/source/user/install.md index 37f2de56..8ecac3d2 100644 --- a/source/user/install.md +++ b/source/user/install.md @@ -108,21 +108,29 @@ See [CMake options](#cmake-options) for details about CMake configuration. ## Install with conda -If you have a [Conda](https://conda.io/docs/) (or -[Anaconda](https://www.continuum.io/downloads) environment, PySCF -package can be installed from the Conda cloud (for Linux and macOS -systems), +If you use [Conda](https://conda.io/docs/) (or +[Anaconda](https://www.continuum.io/downloads), PySCF can be installed from the +conda-forge channel on Linux and MacOS ```bash -conda install -c pyscf -c conda-forge pyscf +conda install -c conda-forge pyscf ``` -To prevent potential conflict problems, it is recommended to enable the conda-forge channel in the ``.condarc``, -or create an environment enabling conda-forge like +To avoid potential conflict problems, it is recommended to create a dedicated +environment that uses conda-forge ```bash -conda create -n pyscf-env -c conda-forge -c pyscf python=3.9 pyscf +conda create -n pyscf-env -c conda-forge python=3.12 pyscf conda activate pyscf-env ``` +The conda-forge build of PySCF is available for various platforms, including +Apple Silicon and other ARM64 systems. These builds are linked against OpenBLAS, +which may be less efficient than the MKL library on x86 hardware. If you are +using an x86 CPU and prefer MKL for BLAS functions, an alternative release is +available from the pyscf channel +```bash +conda install -c pyscf pyscf +``` +