update install instructions

Author: blaylockbk

docs/user_guide/install.md

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # 🐍 Installation
 
-## conda install
+There are so many ways to install stuff. Pick the one that fits your workflow.
+
+## Install with conda/mamba
 
 [![Conda](https://img.shields.io/conda/v/conda-forge/herbie-data)](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/herbie-data)
 
-The easiest way to install Herbie and its dependencies is with [Conda](https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html) from conda-forge.
+For conda/mamba users:
 
 ```bash
 mamba install -c conda-forge herbie-data
@@ -14,16 +16,25 @@ mamba install -c conda-forge herbie-data
 conda install -c conda-forge herbie-data
 ```
 
-## pip install
+## Install with uv
 
-[![PyPI - Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/herbie-data)](https://pypi.org/project/herbie-data/)
+For [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) users, add herbie as project dependency:
+
+```bash
+uv add herbie-data
+```
 
-Herbie is published on PyPI and you can install it with pip, _but_ it requires some dependencies that you will have to install yourself:
+The Herbie CLI may be installed as a tool:
 
-- Python 3.10+
-- _Optional:_ [wgrib2](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/wgrib2)
+```bash
+uv tool install herbie-data
+```
+
+## Install with pip
+
+[![PyPI - Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/herbie-data)](https://pypi.org/project/herbie-data/)
 
-When those are installed within your environment, _then_ you can install Herbie with pip.
+For pip users:
 
 ```bash
 # Install last published version
@@ -34,18 +45,17 @@ To install the full functionality in the library which includes
 [xarray accessors](https://github.com/blaylockbk/Herbie/blob/main/src/herbie/accessors.py) for plotting and data manipulation, please install the "extras" dependencies:
 
 ```bash
-# Install last published version
 pip install 'herbie-data[extras]'
 ```
 
-The code can also be installed directly from github.
+The latest updates code can be installed directly from GitHub:
 
 ```bash
 # Install current main branch
 pip install git+https://github.com/blaylockbk/Herbie.git
 ```
 
-or
+If you are developing Herbie, you might want to do something like this:
 
 ```bash
 # Clone and install editable source code
@@ -54,16 +64,23 @@ cd Herbie
 pip install -e .
 ```
 
-## uv install
+---
 
-You can add Herbie to your [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) project with:
+## Optional Software: wgrib2
 
-```bash
-uv add herbie-data
+Herbie provides some very basic, limited wrappers for [wgrib2](https://wgrib2-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). For Linux or Mac users, the easiest way to install wgrib2 is from [conda-forge](https://anaconda.org/channels/conda-forge/packages/wgrib2/overview).
+
+I recommend installing wgrib2 globally with [Pixi](https://pixi.sh/latest/):
+
+```
+pixi global install wgrib2
 ```
 
-Herbie CLI tools can be installed with
+Alternatively, you can install in a conda environment:
 
-```bash
-uv tool install herbie-data
+```
+mamba install wgrib2
+```
+```
+conda install wgrib2
 ```

docs/user_guide/tutorial/wgrib2-wrapper.ipynb

@@ -7,10 +7,19 @@
    "source": [
     "# 🎁 Wrapper for `wgrib2`\n",
     "\n",
-    "Herbie provides a very basic wrapper for wgrib2. Note that the **wgrbi2** functionality requires **wgrib2** is in your path (it can be installed via conda on Linux), and it can only perform actions on _local_ grib2 files.\n",
+    "Herbie provides a very basic wrapper for wgrib2. Note that the **wgrbi2** functionality requires **wgrib2** is in your path. Note that wgrib2 can only perform actions on _local_ GRIB2 files, not remote files.\n",
     "\n",
-    "> Note: I attempted to open-source and re-publish the wgrib2 docs here: https://wgrib2-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/  \n",
-    "> (these are _unofficial_ wgrib2 docs)."
+    "## Install wgrib2\n",
+    "\n",
+    "For Linux or Mac, the easiest way to install wgrib2 is installing from [conda-forge](https://anaconda.org/search?q=wgrib2). My preferred method is with [Pixi](https://pixi.sh/latest/):\n",
+    "\n",
+    "```bash\n",
+    "pixi global install wgrib2\n",
+    "```\n",
+    "\n",
+    "## Unofficial wgrib2 docs\n",
+    "\n",
+    "I attempted to re-publish [wgrib2 docs (unofficial)](https://wgrib2-docs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) that may or may not be helpful to you."
    ]
   },
   {