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authoragurusa <agurusa@gmail.com>2017-12-20 08:52:32 -0800
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DOC:Add installation notes for Linux users
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python setup.py build_ext --inplace -j 4
+Note that, due to the way most Linux distributions are handling the Python 3 migration, Linux users may have to replace the ``python`` command with ``python3``. See `Requirements for Installing Packages <https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/>`_ for more details.
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The number of build jobs can also be specified via the environment variable
NPY_NUM_BUILD_JOBS.