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Introduction
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.. _savudoc: https://savu.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
.. _savuinstall: https://savu.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dls_installer/

Savu is a Python package to assist with the processing and reconstruction of parallel-beam tomography data. Savu is capable of processing N-dimensional full-field tomography and mapping tomography data, along with concurrent processing of multiple datasets.

Savu & savu-lite
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**savu-lite**
is a minimal Savu installation designed to run on a local machine installed miniconda 2 environment as an introduction to Savu.

  It will only run on a linux 64-bit computer; their is no provision for Windows, Unix, or Mac operating systems.
  No administrator priviliges are required to install.

**Savu** -
comprehensive documentation on the complete Savu can be found at `savudoc`_ and installation instructions at `savuinstall`_.

Environment
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**Anaconda**
is a science based Python and R distribution used by savu-lite as a build (through conda-build) and delivery (through Anaconda Cloud repository) mechanism.

**Miniconda**
is a small version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, and minimal additional packages. 

**Conda**
is the Anaconda package and environment manager that installs and updates conda packages and their dependencies. Provides virtual environment capabilities similar to python venv.