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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eou pipefail  # "strict" mode
+set -x  # Print executed messages
+
+PYTHON_VER=3.8
+PYTORCH_VER=1.8.1
+CUDA_VER=11.1
+
+echo Installing k2 and PyTorch
+conda install \
+  -c k2-fsa -c pytorch -c conda-forge \
+  k2 \
+  python=$PYTHON_VER \
+  cudatoolkit=$CUDA_VER \
+  pytorch=$PYTORCH_VER \
+  torchaudio
+
+echo Installing Lhotse
+pip install git+https://github.com/lhotse-speech/lhotse
+
+echo "Installing cmake (avoids issues on older systems)"
+pip install cmake
+
+echo Installing Icefall
+pip install -e .
+
+echo Testing installation - imports
+python -c "import k2; import lhotse; import icefall"
+
+echo Testing installation - yesno recipe
+cd egs/yesno/ASR
+./prepare.sh
+tdnn/train.py
+tdnn/decode.py
+
+echo "All set!"