Merge pull request #198 from MetOffice/improve_install_instructions

Document installing CSET into its own environment
MetOffice · Oct 5, 2023 · 622a19b · 622a19b
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 .. Tutorial saying how to install CSET. For edge cases should link elsewhere.
 
 The recommended way to install CSET is via conda. It is packaged on
-`conda-forge`_ and can be installed with a simple ``conda install -c conda-forge
-cset``.
+`conda-forge`_ and can be installed with a simple ``conda create --name=cset
+--channel=conda-forge cset``. This will install CSET into its own conda
+environment, which is the recommended way to use it, but it is also possible to
+install it into an existing environment.
 
 If you instead want to run a development version that has yet to be released,
 the easiest way is via an editable install. You can learn how to do this in the