This article enables us to install the Anaconda on Ubuntu 20.04 in an easy way.
Prerequisites
Firstly, open terminal on your Ubuntu system and execute the command mentioned below to update packages repository: Then install the curl package, which is further required for the downloading the installation script.
Step 1 – Prepare the Anaconda Installer
Now I will go to the /tmp directory and for this purpose, we will use the cd command. Next, use the curl command line utility to download the Anaconda installer script from the official site. Visit the Anaconda installer script download page to check for the latest versions. Then, download the script as below: To check the script SHA-256 checksum, I will use this command with the file name, though this step is optional: Check if the hash code is matching with code shown on the download page.
Step 2 – Installing Anaconda on Ubuntu
Your system is ready to install Anaconda. Let’s move to the text step and execute the Anaconda installer script as below: Follow the wizard instructions to complete Anaconda installation process. You need to provide inputs during installation process as described below:
- Use above command to run the downloaded installer script with the bash shell.Run Anaconda Installer Script in A Shell02. Type “yes” to accept the Anaconda license agreement to continue.Accept License Agreement03. Verify the directory location for Anaconda installation on Ubuntu 20.04 system. Just hit Enter to continue installer to that directory.Continue the Anaconda Installer Process04. Type “yes” to initialize the Anaconda installer on your system.Intialize Anaconda during Installation05. You will see the below message on successful Anaconda installation on Ubuntu 20.04 system.Anaconda Installation Completed Sucessfully
The Anaconda Installation Completed Sucessfully on your Ubuntu system. Installer added the environment settings in .bashrc file. Now, activate the installation using following command: 03. Verify the directory location for Anaconda installation on Ubuntu 20.04 system. Just hit Enter to continue installer to that directory. 04. Type “yes” to initialize the Anaconda installer on your system. 05. You will see the below message on successful Anaconda installation on Ubuntu 20.04 system. Anaconda Installation Completed Sucessfully Now we are in the default base of the programming environment. To verify the installation we will open conda list.
How to Update Anaconda
You can easily update the Anaconda and packages using the conda binary. To upgrade the Anaconda on your system, type: Press “y” to proceed with the update process. The output will show you all the packages that are newly installed, or upgrading current packages and remove unnecessary packages.
Conclusion
You can use Anaconda to manage scientific computing, workloads for data science, analytics, and large-scale data processing. In this article, we have learned how to install anaconda on Ubuntu from its original source.
