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     conda env create -f ./envs/MetaSnk.yaml
     conda activate MetaSnk
 
+If this step fails, be sure that the dependencies listed before are already installed!
+
 ##### Download singularity containers and reference databases
 MetaSnk wraps system requirements and software dependencies within singularity containers.
 Download these containers by running rule 'pullSIFS' :