Miniconda Installation

Introduction

Miniconda is a lightweight version of Anaconda that allows you to create isolated environments for different projects. This post will guide you through the process of installing Miniconda in Ubuntu.

Installation

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y curl
curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
bash ./Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

After running the above commands, you will be prompted to accept the license agreement.

• Type yes and press Enter to continue the installation. You will also be prompted to choose the installation location.
• Press Enter to install Miniconda in the default location.
• Type yes and press Enter to initialize Miniconda.

Source the .bashrc or .zshrc file to activate Miniconda.

source ~/.bashrc # or source ~/.zshrc

Basic Commands

• Create a new environment:

    # Replace <ENV_NAME> with a name for your environment
    # Replace <PACKAGE> with your desired package
    # Replace <VERSION> with your desired version of Python
    conda create -n <ENV_NAME> python=<VERSION> <PACKAGE>=<VERSION>
  

• Activate/deactivate an environment:

    # Replace <ENV_NAME> with the name of the environment you want to activate
    conda activate <ENV_NAME>
  

    conda deactivate
  

• Install a package:

    # Replace <PACKAGE> with your desired package
    # Replace <VERSION> with your desired version of package
    conda install <PACKAGE>=<VERSION>
  

References

• Installing Miniconda
• Working with Conda