Creating the Conda Virtual Environment

It is recommended that you create a fresh Conda virtual environment, into which the required packages will be installed. This will create a self-contained environment, and avoid causing conflicts with any existing packages and software.

To do this, first navigate to the following folder:

cd <vxdHome>/vxdSetup

where <vxdHome> is the name of the parent folder into which voxelDesk was installed.

Next, create the conda virtual environment, using the environment.yml file:

conda env create -f environment.yml

This will create a new virtual environment named vxd, into which the required python modules will be installed. In addition, third-party applications such as mrtrix3, dcm2niix, and Grassroots DICOM will be installed within this environment.

The vxd virtual environment should now be activated, using:

conda activate vxd