Prerequisites

To use GUI packages with Linux, you will need to install the following extended dependencies for Qt:

Installation

For x86 systems.

1. In your browser, download the Anaconda installer for Linux.

2. Optional: Verify data integrity with MD5 or SHA-256.
   (For more information on hashes, see cryptographic hash validation.)

   1. Open a terminal and run the following:

      md5sum /path/filename
      

      OR:

      sha256sum /path/filename
      

      Note

      Replace /path/filename with the actual path and filename of the file you downloaded.

   2. Optional: Verify results against the proper hash page
      to make sure the hashes match.

3. Enter the following to install Anaconda for Python 3.7:

   bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-2019.07-Linux-x86_64.sh
   

   OR Enter the following to install Anaconda for Python 2.7:

   bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda2-2019.07-Linux-x86_64.sh
   

   Note

   Include the bash command regardless of whether or not you are
   using Bash shell.

   Note

   If you did not download to your Downloads directory, replace
   ~/Downloads/ with the path to the file you downloaded.

4. The installer prompts “In order to continue the installation process,
   please review the license agreement.” Click Enter to view license terms.

5. Scroll to the bottom of the license terms and enter “Yes” to agree.

6. The installer prompts you to click Enter to accept the default install location,
   CTRL-C to cancel the installation, or specify an alternate installation
   directory. If you accept the default install location, the installer displays
   “PREFIX=/home/<user>/anaconda<2 or 3>” and continues the installation.
   It may take a few minutes to complete.

   Note

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

7. The installer prompts “Do you wish the installer to initialize Anaconda3
   by running conda init?” We recommend “yes”.

   Note

   If you enter “no”, then conda will not modify your shell scripts at all.
   In order to initialize after the installation process is done, first run
   source <path to conda>/bin/activate and then run conda init.
   See FAQ.

8. The installer finishes and displays “Thank you for installing Anaconda<2 or 3>!”

9. The installer provides a link to install PyCharm for Anaconda at
   https://www.anaconda.com/pycharm.

10. Close and open your terminal window for the installation to take
    effect, or you can enter the command source ~/.bashrc.

11. To control whether or not each shell session has the base environment
    activated or not, run conda config --set auto_activate_base False
or True. To run conda from anywhere without having the base environment
    activated by default, use conda config --set auto_activate_base False.
    This only works if you have run conda init first.

    Note

    conda init is available in conda versions 4.6.12 and later.

12. After your install is complete, verify it by opening Anaconda Navigator, a
    program that is included with Anaconda: Open a terminal window and type
    anaconda-navigator. If Navigator opens, you have successfully installed
    Anaconda. If not, check that you completed each step above, then see our
    Help page.

    Tip

    For more information about Anaconda Navigator,
    see Navigator.

After your install completes, start using Anaconda with the instructions
in Getting started with Anaconda.