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+In order to compile and run ViralConsensus, htslib needs to be installed in your environment's library path. If you followed the instructions above (so htslib was installed in `/usr/local`), you may need to add the following to your `.bashrc` file:
+
+```bash
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib"
+```
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 Then, you can simply download the latest release tarball (or clone this repo) and compile with `make`:
 
 ```bash