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Part 2: Installing & Configuring Anaconda

Overview

Walkthrough of traditional Anaconda installation, accepting the license, and verifying the setup.

Download & Install

# Download installer
wget https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2025.10-Linux-x86_64.sh

# Make executable and run installer
chmod +x Anaconda3-2025.10-Linux-x86_64.sh
./Anaconda3-2025.10-Linux-x86_64.sh
  • Accept license prompts.
  • Install path: ~/anaconda3 (default).
  • Add to PATH automatically.

Verify Installation

conda --version     # Should return conda 4.x.x
python --version    # Should return Python 3.x.x
jupyter notebook    # Launch Jupyter server

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant VM
  User->>VM: wget installer
  User->>VM: bash installer.sh
  VM-->>User: Confirmation prompts
  User->>VM: Accept license & choose path
  VM-->>User: Installation complete
  User->>VM: conda --version