Upcoming ISIS version 8.2 and future releases will include the USGSCSM library and does __not__ require a separate installation of the plugin.
ISIS versions 8.0LTS, 8.1, and earlier _require_ a separate installation of the USGSCSM plugin as shown below.
## For users
You can install the latest [USGSCSM](https://github.com/DOI-USGS/usgscsm) library via conda:
```sh
conda install conda-forge::usgscsm
```
## For developers
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For USGSCSM versions 2.0 and above, the plugin is installed in `$CONDA_PREFIX/lib/csmplugins/` in an Anaconda environment.
### Plugin setup
If you are testing a new plugin or using older versions of USGSCSM/ISIS, you will need to update your `IsisPreferences` file located under the `ISIS3/isis` directory with the appropriate plugin path change.
For example, if your `CONDA_PREFIX` path is not the same are your `ISISROOT` path, you can add `"$CONDA_PREFIX/lib/csmplugins/"` to your `IsisPreferences` file under `Group = Plugins`: