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## Installation
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### Method 1: conda
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If you have conda installed, you can easily install Orca from the plotly
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conda channel using:
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$ conda install -c plotly plotly-orca
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```
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which makes the `orca` executable available on the path of current conda
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environment.
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### Method 2: npm
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If you have Node.js installed (recommended v8.x), you can easily install Orca
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which makes the `orca` executable available in your path.
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### Method 3: Standalone binaries
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Alternatively, you can download the standalone Orca binaries corresponding to
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your operating system from the
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[release](https://github.com/plotly/orca/releases) page. Then, on
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### Mac OS
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#### Mac OS
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- Unzip `mac-release.zip` from your `Downloads/` folder
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- Double-click on `orca-X.Y.Z.dmg` file, that should open an installation window
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- Right-click on the orca icon and click on _Open_, this should open an _Installation Succeeded_ window
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- Open the terminal and start using Orca!
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### Windows
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#### Windows
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- Extract the `window-release.zip` file
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- In the `release` folder, double-click on `orca Setup X.Y.Z`, this will create an orca icon on your Desktop
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- Right-click on the orca icon, then click on _Properties_ and copy the _Starts in_ field
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- In the command prompt, run `PATH %PATH%;<paste the "Starts in" field here>`
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### Linux
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#### Linux
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- Run `$ chmod +x orca-X.Y.Z-x86_64.AppImage`
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- Add it to your `$PATH`

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