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@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ should also run with OpenNI devices. Install as stated in realsense readme.
 - [image_pipeline](http://wiki.ros.org/image_pipeline?distro=melodic) for
 preprocessing of the raw camera data
 
+## conan
+Some packages use conan packages. Install conan system wide, conan_cmake fails
+for --user installations:
+```
+sudo pip install conan
+```
+
 ## Math
 - Eigen3 linear algebra (installed with [ROS-Desktop](http://wiki.ros.org/melodic))
 - tf2_ros for transformation pub/sub and calculatiion (installed with 
@@ -67,11 +74,11 @@ conan remote add conan-transit https://api.bintray.com/conan/conan/conan-transit
 - [glm](https://glm.g-truc.net/) linear algebra for OpenGL shaders
 - [assimp](http://www.assimp.org/) 3D model loading
 
-# Unit testing
+## Unit testing
 - [googletest](https://github.com/google/googletest) follow their cmake build
 instructions
 
-# Robot communication
+## Robot communication
 - [protocol buffers v3.5.1](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.5.1).
 - donwload the [ccp-version](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.5.1/protobuf-cpp-3.5.1.tar.gz)
 Build using the -fPIC option and install:
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ make
 sudo checkinstall
 ```
 
-# visp
+## visp
 - for handy-eye-calibration from https://visp.inria.fr/install/
 ```bash
 sudo apt install libvisp-dev libvisp-doc visp-images-data