Installing on Linux#

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Prerequisites#

To use GUI (Graphical User Interface) packages with Linux, you will need to install the following extended dependencies for Qt:

apt-get install libgl1-mesa-glx libegl1-mesa libxrandr2 libxrandr2 libxss1 libxcursor1 libxcomposite1 libasound2 libxi6 libxtst6

yum install libXcomposite libXcursor libXi libXtst libXrandr alsa-lib mesa-libEGL libXdamage mesa-libGL libXScrnSaver

pacman -Sy libxau libxi libxss libxtst libxcursor libxcomposite libxdamage libxfixes libxrandr libxrender mesa-libgl alsa-lib libglvnd

zypper install libXcomposite1 libXi6 libXext6 libXau6 libX11-6 libXrandr2 libXrender1 libXss1 libXtst6 libXdamage1 libXcursor1 libxcb1 libasound2 libX11-xcb1 Mesa-libGL1 Mesa-libEGL1

emerge x11-libs/libXau x11-libs/libxcb x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXext x11-libs/libXfixes x11-libs/libXrender x11-libs/libXi x11-libs/libXcomposite x11-libs/libXrandr x11-libs/libXcursor x11-libs/libXdamage x11-libs/libXScrnSaver x11-libs/libXtst media-libs/alsa-lib media-libs/mesa

Installation#

  1. To download the installer, open a terminal and use the following command, depending on your Linux architecture:

    # Replace the version number in the installer name, if necessary
curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2023.09-0-Linux-x86_64.sh

    # Replace the version number in the installer name, if necessary
curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2023.09-0-Linux-ppc64le.sh

    # Replace the version number in the installer name, if necessary
curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2023.09-0-Linux-aarch64.sh

    # Replace the version number in the installer name, if necessary
curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2023.09-0-Linux-s390x.sh

    Note

    You can also download installers via the browser:

  2. (Optional) Anaconda recommends verifying your installer’s integrity after downloading it.

    How do I verify my installer’s integrity?

    You can verify your installer’s data integrity with the SHA-256 hash that matches your chosen installer. See the hash index for a list of installers and their hashes. For more information on hash verification, see cryptographic hash validation in the official conda documentation.

    To check your installer’s integrity, run the following command:

    shasum -a 256 /PATH/FILENAME
# Replace /PATH/FILENAME with your installation's path and filename.

  3. To install, run the following command, depending on your Linux architecture:

    # Include the bash command even if you aren't using the Bash shell
# Replace ~/Downloads with your actual path
# Replace the .sh file name with the name of the file you downloaded
bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-2020.05-Linux-x86_64.sh

    # Include the bash command even if you aren't using the Bash shell
# Replace ~/Downloads with your actual path
# Replace the .sh file name with the name of the file you downloaded
bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-2020.05-Linux-ppc64le.sh

    # Include the bash command even if you aren't using the Bash shell
# Replace ~/Downloads with your actual path
# Replace the .sh file name with the name of the file you downloaded
bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-2020.05-Linux-aarch64.sh

    # Include the bash command even if you aren't using the Bash shell
# Replace ~/Downloads with your actual path
# Replace the .sh file name with the name of the file you downloaded
bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-2020.05-Linux-s390x.sh

  4. Press Enter to review the license agreement. Then press and hold Enter to scroll.

  5. Enter yes to agree to the license agreement.

  6. Use Enter to accept the default install location, use CTRL+C to cancel the installation, or enter another file path to specify an alternate installation directory. If you accept the default install location, the installer displays PREFIX=/home/<USER>/anaconda3 and continues the installation. It may take a few minutes to complete.

    Note

    Anaconda recommends you accept the default install location. Do not choose the path as /usr for the Anaconda/Miniconda installation.

  7. Anaconda recommends you enter “yes” to initialize Anaconda Distribution by running conda init.

    If you enter “no”, then conda will not modify your shell scripts at all. In order to initialize conda after the installation process is done, run the following commands:

    # Replace <PATH_TO_CONDA> with the path to your conda install
source <PATH_TO_CONDA>/bin/activate
conda init

    For more information, see the FAQ.

  8. The installer finishes and displays, “Thank you for installing Anaconda3!”

  9. Close and re-open your terminal window for the installation to take effect, or enter the command source ~/.bashrc to refresh the terminal.

  10. You can also control whether or not your shell has the base environment activated each time it opens.

    # The base environment is activated by default
conda config --set auto_activate_base True

# The base environment is not activated by default
conda config --set auto_activate_base False

# The above commands only work if conda init has been run first
# conda init is available in conda versions 4.6.12 and later

  11. Verify your installation.

    Note

    If you install multiple versions of Anaconda, the system defaults to the most current version, as long as you haven’t altered the default install path.

Problems?#

See troubleshooting.

What’s next?#

Get started programming quickly with Anaconda in the Getting started with Anaconda guide.