diff --git a/doc/install/advanced.rst b/doc/install/advanced.rst
index 065b9c1f9e7..d22d9f7770f 100644
--- a/doc/install/advanced.rst
+++ b/doc/install/advanced.rst
@@ -102,47 +102,6 @@ just prefer to use git rather than pip to make frequent updates, there are
 instructions for installing from a ``git clone`` in the :ref:`contributing`.
 
 
-.. _other-py-distros:
-
-Other Python distributions
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-While the `Anaconda`_ Python distribution provides many conveniences, other
-distributions of Python should also work with MNE-Python.  In particular,
-`Miniconda`_ is a lightweight alternative to Anaconda that is fully compatible;
-like Anaconda, Miniconda includes the ``conda`` command line tool for
-installing new packages and managing environments; unlike Anaconda, Miniconda
-starts off with a minimal set of around 30 packages instead of Anaconda's
-hundreds. See the `installation instructions for Miniconda`_ for more info.
-A similar alternative is `MiniForge`_, which uses the ``conda-forge`` channel
-as the default source for package installation (saving you the trouble of
-typing ``--channel=conda-forge`` with each ``conda install`` command).
-
-.. warning::
-
-    If you have the ``PYTHONPATH`` or ``PYTHONHOME`` environment variables set,
-    you may run into difficulty using Anaconda. See the
-    `Anaconda troubleshooting guide`_ for more information. Note that it is
-    easy to switch between ``conda``-managed Python installations and the
-    system Python installation using the ``conda activate`` and ``conda
-    deactivate`` commands, so you may find that after adopting Anaconda it is
-    possible (indeed, preferable) to leave ``PYTHONPATH`` and ``PYTHONHOME``
-    permanently unset.
-
-
-It is also possible to use a system-level installation of Python (version
-|min_python_version| or higher) and use ``pip`` to install MNE-Python and its
-dependencies, using the provided `requirements file`_:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-    $ curl --remote-name https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mne-tools/mne-python/main/requirements.txt
-    $ pip install --user -r requirements.txt
-
-Other configurations will probably also work, but we may be unable to offer
-support if you encounter difficulties related to your particular Python
-installation choices.
-
 .. _CUDA:
 
 GPU acceleration with CUDA
diff --git a/doc/install/manual_install_python.rst b/doc/install/manual_install_python.rst
index 182ee258a01..d97c15b9719 100644
--- a/doc/install/manual_install_python.rst
+++ b/doc/install/manual_install_python.rst
@@ -3,151 +3,23 @@
 .. _install-python:
 
 Installing Python
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+=================
 
 MNE-Python requires Python and several Python packages. MNE-Python
-version |version| requires Python version |min_python_version| or higher. We
-recommend the `Anaconda`_ distribution of Python, which comes with more than
-250 scientific packages pre-bundled and includes the ``conda`` command line
-tool for installing new packages and managing different package sets
-("environments") for different projects.
+version |version| requires Python version |min_python_version| or higher.
 
-To get started, follow the `installation instructions for Anaconda`_.
-When you are done, if you type the following commands in a command shell,
-you should see outputs similar to the following (assuming you installed
-conda to ``/home/user/anaconda3``):
+We recommend using a conda-based Python installation, such as `Anaconda`_, `Miniconda`_,
+`MiniForge`_, or `Mambaforge`_. For new users we recommend our pre-built `installers`_,
+which use conda environments under the hood.
 
 
-.. tab-set::
-    :class: platform-selector-tabset
+.. _other-py-distros:
 
-    .. tab-item:: Linux
-        :name: linux-manual-install
+Other Python distributions
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-        .. code-block:: console
-
-            $ conda --version && python --version
-            conda 4.9.2
-            Python 3.8.13 :: Anaconda, Inc.
-            $ which python
-            /home/user/anaconda3/bin/python
-            $ which pip
-            /home/user/anaconda3/bin/pip
-
-
-    .. tab-item:: macOS
-        :name: macos-manual-install
-
-        .. code-block:: console
-
-            $ conda --version && python --version
-            conda 4.9.2
-            Python 3.8.13
-            $ which python
-            /Users/user/opt/anaconda3/bin/python
-            $ which pip
-            /Users/user/opt/anaconda3/bin/pip
-
-
-    .. tab-item:: Windows
-        :name: windows-manual-install
-
-        Most of our instructions start with ``$``, which indicates
-        that the commands are designed to be run from a ``bash`` command shell.
-
-        Windows command prompts do not expose the same command-line tools as
-        ``bash`` shells, so commands like ``which`` will not work. You can test
-        your installation in Windows ``cmd.exe`` shells with ``where`` instead:
-
-        .. code-block:: doscon
-
-            > where python
-            C:\Users\user\anaconda3\python.exe
-            > where pip
-            C:\Users\user\anaconda3\Scripts\pip.exe
-
-
-.. raw:: html
-
-    <div width="100%" height="0 px" style="margin: 0 0 15px;"></div>
-
-
-.. dropdown:: If you get an error...
-    :color: danger
-    :icon: alert-fill
-
-    .. rubric:: If you see something like:
-
-    ::
-
-        conda: command not found
-
-    It means that your ``PATH`` variable (what the system uses to find
-    programs) is not set properly. In a correct installation, doing::
-
-        $ echo $PATH
-        ...:/home/user/anaconda3/bin:...
-
-    Will show the Anaconda binary path (above) somewhere in the output
-    (probably at or near the beginning), but the ``command not found`` error
-    suggests that it is missing.
-
-    On Linux or macOS, the installer should have put something
-    like the following in your ``~/.bashrc`` or ``~/.bash_profile`` (or your
-    ``.zprofile`` if you're using macOS Catalina or later, where the default
-    shell is ``zsh``):
-
-    .. code-block:: console
-
-        # >>> conda initialize >>>
-        # !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
-        __conda_setup= ...
-        ...
-        # <<< conda initialize <<<
-
-    If this is missing, it is possible that you are not on the same shell that
-    was used during the installation. You can verify which shell you are on by
-    using the command::
-
-        $ echo $SHELL
-
-    If you do not find this line in the configuration file for the shell you
-    are using (bash, zsh, tcsh, etc.), try running::
-
-        conda init
-
-    in your command shell. If your shell is not ``cmd.exe`` (Windows) or
-    ``bash`` (Linux, macOS) you will need to pass the name of the shell to the
-    ``conda init`` command. See ``conda init --help`` for more info and
-    supported shells.
-
-    You can also consult the Anaconda documentation and search for
-    Anaconda install tips (`Stack Overflow`_ results are often helpful)
-    to fix these or other problems when ``conda`` does not work.
-
-
-.. raw:: html
-
-    <script type="text/javascript">
-      var platform = "linux";
-      if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Win") !== -1) {
-        platform = "windows";
-      }
-      if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Mac") !== -1) {
-        platform = "macos";
-      }
-     $(document).ready(function(){
-         let all_tab_nodes = document.querySelectorAll(
-             '.platform-selector-tabset')[0].children;
-         let input_nodes = [...all_tab_nodes].filter(
-             child => child.nodeName === "INPUT");
-         let tab_label_nodes = [...document.querySelectorAll('.sd-tab-label')];
-         let correct_label = tab_label_nodes.filter(
-             // label.id is drawn from :name: property in the rST, which must
-             // be unique across the whole site (*sigh*)
-             label => label.id.startsWith(platform))[0];
-         let input_id = correct_label.getAttribute('for');
-         let correct_input = input_nodes.filter(node => node.id === input_id)[0];
-         correct_input.checked = true;
-     });
-     </script>
+While conda-based CPython distributions provide many conveniences, other types of
+installation (``pip`` / ``poetry``, ``venv`` / system-level) and/or other Python
+distributions (PyPy) *should* also work with MNE-Python. Generally speaking, if you can
+install SciPy, getting MNE-Python to work should be unproblematic. Note however that we
+do not offer installation support for anything other than conda-based installations.
diff --git a/doc/links.inc b/doc/links.inc
index f60bd54c852..6a8adeea08f 100644
--- a/doc/links.inc
+++ b/doc/links.inc
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 .. _anaconda: https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual
 .. _miniconda: https://conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
 .. _miniforge: https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge
+.. _mambaforge: https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/mamba-installation.html#mamba-install
 .. _installation instructions for Anaconda: http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/install
 .. _installation instructions for Miniconda: https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/index.html
 .. _Anaconda troubleshooting guide: http://conda.pydata.org/docs/troubleshooting.html