jeremejazz · May 20, 2025 01:00 · May 20, 2025 · May 20, 2025 · May 20, 2025 · May 20, 2025
diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Here are steps to install GDAL in Anaconda with python bindings.
 1. Download and Install [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) (or [Miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) for minimal setup) 
     - For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated.   
     - For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked remove the automatic initialization, if you choose `yes`, you will need to manually run `conda init <shell>`.
-      - *Note: After initialization, everytime you run the shell, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default. If you don't prefer having the base environment activated by default, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
+      - *Note: After initialization, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default everytime you open the terminal. If you don't prefer this configuration, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
 2. (*Optional*. You can skip this step if you want to only use `base` environment) Create a Conda environment with python. 
 ```
 conda create -n geospatial python=3.11

diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 Here are steps to install GDAL in Anaconda with python bindings. 
 
 1. Download and Install [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) (or [Miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) for minimal setup) 
-
-  - For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated.   
-  - For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked remove the automatic initialization, if you choose `yes`, you will need to manually run `conda init <shell>`.
-    - *Note: After initialization, everytime you run the shell, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default. If you don't prefer having the base environment activated by default, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
+    - For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated.   
+    - For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked remove the automatic initialization, if you choose `yes`, you will need to manually run `conda init <shell>`.
+      - *Note: After initialization, everytime you run the shell, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default. If you don't prefer having the base environment activated by default, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
 2. (*Optional*. You can skip this step if you want to only use `base` environment) Create a Conda environment with python. 
 ```
 conda create -n geospatial python=3.11

diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 Here are steps to install GDAL in Anaconda with python bindings. 
 
 1. Download and Install [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) (or [Miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) for minimal setup) 
-For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated. For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked remove the automatic initialization, if you choose `yes`, you will need to manually run `conda init <shell>`.
- *Note for Linux/Mac: After initialization, everytime you run the shell, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default. If you don't prefer having the base environment activated by default, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
+
+  - For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated.   
+  - For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked remove the automatic initialization, if you choose `yes`, you will need to manually run `conda init <shell>`.
+    - *Note: After initialization, everytime you run the shell, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default. If you don't prefer having the base environment activated by default, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
 2. (*Optional*. You can skip this step if you want to only use `base` environment) Create a Conda environment with python. 
 ```
 conda create -n geospatial python=3.11

diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu
  *Note for Linux/Mac: After initialization, everytime you run the shell, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default. If you don't prefer having the base environment activated by default, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
 2. (*Optional*. You can skip this step if you want to only use `base` environment) Create a Conda environment with python. 
 ```
-conda create -n geospatial python=3.9
+conda create -n geospatial python=3.11
 ```
 To list environments 
 ```

diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 Here are steps to install GDAL in Anaconda with python bindings. 
 
 1. Download and Install [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) (or [Miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) for minimal setup) 
-For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated. For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked to make conda automatically start whenever bash starts. You can also activate it manually later `conda init`.  
- *Note for Linux/Mac: to prevent from conda from activating base everytime, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
-2. (*Optional*. You can skip this if you want to only use base) Create a Conda environment with python. 
+For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated. For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked remove the automatic initialization, if you choose `yes`, you will need to manually run `conda init <shell>`.
+ *Note for Linux/Mac: After initialization, everytime you run the shell, conda will automatically activate the `base` environment by default. If you don't prefer having the base environment activated by default, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
+2. (*Optional*. You can skip this step if you want to only use `base` environment) Create a Conda environment with python. 
 ```
 conda create -n geospatial python=3.9
 ```

diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu
  *Note for Linux/Mac: to prevent from conda from activating base everytime, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
 2. (*Optional*. You can skip this if you want to only use base) Create a Conda environment with python. 
 ```
-conda create -n geospatial python=3.9   
+conda create -n geospatial python=3.9
 ```
 To list environments 
 ```

diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 Here are steps to install GDAL in Anaconda with python bindings. 
 
 1. Download and Install [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) (or [Miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) for minimal setup) 
-For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated. In **Linux** you will be asked to make conda automatically start whenever bash starts. You can also activate it manually.
+For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated. For **Linux/Mac** you will be asked to make conda automatically start whenever bash starts. You can also activate it manually later `conda init`.  
+ *Note for Linux/Mac: to prevent from conda from activating base everytime, run `conda config --set auto_activate_base false`*
 2. (*Optional*. You can skip this if you want to only use base) Create a Conda environment with python. 
 ```
-conda create -n geospatial python=3.9
+conda create -n geospatial python=3.9   
 ```
 To list environments 
 ```

diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Should output something like this
 ```
 GDAL 3.4.1, released 2021/12/27
 ```
-Also for python bindings
-```
+To test python bindings:
+```python
 from osgeo import gdal
 print(gdal.__version__)
 ```
diff --git a/installing_gdal.md b/installing_gdal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+# Installing GDAL with Anaconda 
+
+Here are steps to install GDAL in Anaconda with python bindings. 
+
+1. Download and Install [Anaconda](https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual) (or [Miniconda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) for minimal setup) 
+For **Windows** a shortcut to anaconda prompt will be created in the start menu which should open command prompt with conda activated. In **Linux** you will be asked to make conda automatically start whenever bash starts. You can also activate it manually.
+2. (*Optional*. You can skip this if you want to only use base) Create a Conda environment with python. 
+```
+conda create -n geospatial python=3.9
+```
+To list environments 
+```
+conda env list 
+```
+To activate an environment
+```
+conda activate geospatial
+```
+3. Install [GDAL](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/gdal)
+```
+conda install -c conda-forge gdal
+```
+4. Test your installation 
+```bash
+gdalinfo --version 
+```
+Should output something like this 
+```
+GDAL 3.4.1, released 2021/12/27
+```
+Also for python bindings
+```
+from osgeo import gdal
+print(gdal.__version__)
+```