diff --git a/getting_started/getting_started.bat b/getting_started/getting_started.bat
index c536cc21103aa721dcda68066fe732e3bd81eed9..10a5d4f32beb37b666be449252b9d61a26d1e0ba 100644
--- a/getting_started/getting_started.bat
+++ b/getting_started/getting_started.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cd %FLATLAND_BASEDIR%
 call conda install -y -c conda-forge tox-conda || goto :error
 call conda install -y tox || goto :error
 call tox -v -e start_jupyter --recreate || goto :error
-
+rem call tox -v -e start_jupyter || goto :error
 
 goto :EOF
 
diff --git a/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index 0e63b083fae77b7c1a2f8599852e9f8719537976..fb366bb38bef134ab11720a514fd03021fa28213 100644
--- a/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ set -e # stop on error
 set -x # echo commands
 
 
-# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4774054/reliable-way-for-a-bash-script-to-get-the-full-path-to-itself
 FLATLAND_BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")/..
-FLATLAND_BASEDIR=$(realpath "$FLATLAND_BASEDIR")
 cd ${FLATLAND_BASEDIR}
 
 conda install -y -c conda-forge tox-conda