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@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ xMEN is available through [PyPi](https://pypi.org/project/xmen/):
 
 `pip install xmen`
 
+The most robust way to install `xmen` is to use a `conda` environment, as binaries for some dependencies (e.g, `nmslib`, `faiss`) are available through `conda` for most platforms. 
+
 **Note**:
-If you encounter issues installing `xmen` from `pip`, please see here: https://github.com/hpi-dhc/xmen/issues/37
+If you encounter issues installing `xmen` from `pip`, please see here: https://github.com/hpi-dhc/xmen/issues/37.
 
 ### Development