Better directions for SDK installation (viamrobotics#3882)

stevebriskin · May 2, 2024 · 0491b8e · 0491b8e
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@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ The Go client for the Viam RDK can function as an SDK to connect to a robot.
 
 # Install
 
-To install the Go SDK, run
+To install the Go SDK, run the following command from inside a Go module (use
+`go mod init` to create a module if you do not have one already).
 
 ```
 	go get go.viam.com/rdk/robot/client
 ```
 
+After adding the code below, you may have to run `go mod tidy` to add all required
+dependencies to your `go.mod` file.
+
 # Basic Usage
 
 To connect to a robot as a client, you should instantiate a client.