installation docs

docs/getting_started/installation.rst

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-
+Quick intro about Iliad
 
 Google Cloud Platform server - Linux
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+Install, configure, and run Iliad on GCP
 
 
-Step 1: Install Snakemake and Snakedeploy
-*****************************************
+Step 1: Install Conda and Snakemake
+***********************************
 
-Snakemake and Snakedeploy are best installed via the `Mamba package manager <https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba>`_ (a newer package manager for Conda replacement). 
-From our testing, Conda is perfectly fine as an alternative, and you can use them interchangeably below.
-If you have neither Conda nor Mamba, it can be installed via `Mambaforge <https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge#mambaforge>`_. 
+Conda and Snakemake are best installed via the `Miniconda package manager <https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba>`_ (a newer package manager for Conda). 
+From our testing, Mamba and micromamba are perfectly fine as alternatives, and you can use them interchangeably below.
+If you have neither Conda nor Mamba, it can be installed via `conda-forge <https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge#mambaforge>`_. 
 For other options see `here <https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba>`_.
 
-You will need to add Mamba to PATH so follow their instructions_ for such.
-
-Here is my suggested install guidance for Conda:
+Here is my suggested install guidance for Conda on GCP VM instance:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
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     $ conda init bash
     $ source ~/.bashrc
 
-Given that Mamba (or Conda) is installed, run the following in your command line interface tool 
+Given that Conda (or Mamba) is installed, run the following in your command line interface tool 
 (i.e. `Putty <https://www.putty.org/>`_, 
 `MacOS Terminal <https://support.apple.com/guide/terminal/open-or-quit-terminal-apd5265185d-f365-44cb-8b09-71a064a42125/mac>`_,
 or `VS Code <https://code.visualstudio.com/>`_).
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     $ conda create -c conda-forge -c bioconda --name iliadEnv snakemake=7.19.0 snakedeploy openpyxl pandas
 
-to install Snakemake, Snakedeploy, and a necessary python library for parsing user input tables in an isolated environment.
+to install Snakemake and necessary python libraries.
 For all following commands ensure that this environment is activated via