From 17bfb8ec3ebbc79ccd50244e65c10f596537902d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SpudGunMan <kellykeeton@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:56:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update xtide.md

---
 modules/xtide.md | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/modules/xtide.md b/modules/xtide.md
index c274d0e..7b36b4a 100644
--- a/modules/xtide.md
+++ b/modules/xtide.md
@@ -12,9 +12,16 @@ This module provides global tide prediction capabilities using the [tidepredict]
 ## Installation
 
 1. Install tidepredict library:
+this takes about 3-500MB of disk
+
 ```bash
 pip install tidepredict
 ```
+note: if you see warning about system packages the override for debian OS to install it anyway is..
+
+```bash
+pip install tidepredict --break-system-packages
+```
 
 2. Enable in `config.ini`:
 ```ini
@@ -34,6 +41,8 @@ python3 -m tidepredict -l <location> -genharm
 
 The station data is cached locally in `~/.tidepredict/` for offline use afterward.
 
+No other downloads will happen automatically, its offline
+
 ## Usage
 
 Once enabled, the existing `tide` command will automatically use tidepredict for global locations: