diff --git a/doc/source/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributing.rst
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--- a/doc/source/contributing.rst
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@@ -198,10 +198,14 @@ To view your environments::
 
       conda info -e
 
-To return to you home root environment::
+To return to your home root environment in windows::
 
       deactivate
 
+To return to your home root environment in linux::
+
+      source deactivate
+
 See the full conda docs `here <http://conda.pydata.org/docs>`__.
 
 At this point you can easily do an *in-place* install, as detailed in the next section.