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@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ This codebase is supported on Ubuntu and has not been tested on Windows or macOS
 Install the requirements with:
 ```
 conda create -n lwm python=3.10
+conda activate lwm
 pip install -U "jax[cuda12_pip]==0.4.23" -f https://storage.googleapis.com/jax-releases/jax_cuda_releases.html
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```