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 How to Clone the GIT repository
 ===================================
 
+Install git large filesystems (git-lfs) in your .gitconfig (1-time step per unix environment)
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+  $ git lfs install
+
+Clone the git repo with git-lfs enabled
+
 .. code-block:: bash
 
   $ git clone --recursive https://github.com/slaclab/Simple-10GbE-RUDP-KCU105-Example.git