Quick Start
Install Anaconda on Mac:
brew cask install anaconda
Install Anaconda on Ubuntu:
The url of the latest Anaconda distribution can be found at: https://repo.continuum.io/archive/
wget https://repo.continuum.io/archive/Anaconda3-5.0.1-Linux-x86_64.sh
sh Anaconda3-5.0.1-Linux-x86_64.sh
Verification
Verify the installation:
conda list
Check current version of Python and conda:
conda --version
python --version
python3 --version
Determine which Python are you using:
which python
Please note that Python/Python3 comes with Anaconda package. It is not required to download/install an individual version of Python/Python3.
Set Environment Path
Please ignore this step if Anaconda is installed for one and the only user.
Add the install directory to the system environment path:
nano /[USERNAME]/.bashrc
Prepend the following content:
# added by Anaconda3 installer
export PATH="/[USERNAME]/local/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
Reload the .bashrc:
source /[USERNAME]/.bashrc
Updating Anaconda
First update conda, then update anaconda:
conda update conda
conda unpdate anaconda
Uninstalling Anaconda
conda instal anaconda-clean
anaconda-clean
rm -rf ~/anaconda3
rm -rf /[USERNAME]/.anaconda_backup/
Remove the following content in /[USERNAME]/.bashrc:
# added by Anaconda3 installer
export PATH="/[USERNAME]/local/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"