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 Installation
 ============
 
-Installing Tadah! Software
+This section provides step-by-step instructions for installation of Tadah!MLIP and Tadah!LAMMPS.
+
+.. _requirements:
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+Both Tadah!MLIP and Tadah!LAMMPS utilize CMake for configuration and building of its components.
+The Tadah!LAMMPS interface and Tadah!MLIP toolkit require C++11 and C++17 compatible compilers, respectively. 
+LAPACK and ScaLAPACK (Tadah!MLIP MPI version only) must be available on the user’s system.
+
+Other necessary libraries are either included in the codebase or downloaded during the compilation process.
+The internet connection is required during the installation process.
+
+Installing Tadah!MLIP Software
 --------------------------
 
 Tadah!MLIP provides a command-line interface binary, ``tadah``, for developing machine learning interatomic potentials.
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     git clone https://git.ecdf.ed.ac.uk/tadah/tadah.mlip.git
 
-.. _requirements:
-
-Requirements
-............
-
-Tadah!MLIP includes all necessary libraries, so no external downloads are needed.
 
-The internet connection is required during the installation process.
 
 .. _building_tadah:
 
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 Compiling and Linking with Library
 ..................................
 
-For C++ library use, compile with C++17 or higher. Include library headers using the prefix `tadah/`.
+For C++ library use, compile with C++17 or higher. Include library headers using the prefix `tadah/` and link relevant libraries. For ``libtadah.mlip`` it is often the case that both ``libtadah.models`` and ``libtadah.core`` must be linked as well.
 
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