How To Install Anaconda on AlmaLinux 9

In this guide from the Orcacore website, you will learn How To Install Anaconda on AlmaLinux 9. Anaconda is one of several Python and R programming language distributions that was formerly known as Continuum Analytics. It is used for scientific computing, data science, machine learning, and statistical analysis. The Anaconda environment includes over 250 data science packages automatically installed, and over 7,500 additional open-source packages that are compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux.

It also includes a GUI called the “Anaconda Navigator,” which is a graphical alternative to the command-line interface (CLI).

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Steps To Install Anaconda on AlmaLinux 9

To complete this guide, you must log in to your server as a non-root user with sudo privileges. To do this, you can follow our guide on Initial Server Setup with AlmaLinux 9.

1. Installing Python 3 For Anaconda Setup

Because Anaconda is a Python programming language, you must have Python installed on your server. By default, Python 3 is installed on AlmaLinux 9.

First, update your local package index with the command below:

sudo dnf update -y

Then, check that you have Python 3 installed on your server:

python 3 --version

Output
Python 3.9.10

If you don’t have it, you can use the command below to install it:

sudo dnf install python3 -y

2. Download and Install Anaconda Programming Language

At this point, you need to visit the Anaconda Downloads Page, and from the Linux section, copy the link address of the Anaconda installer to download and install Anaconda.

Then, use the wget command to download the Anaconda installer on AlmaLinux 9.

The file should be saved to the Downloads directory. Or you can choose the other locations.

sudo wget -P ~/Downloads https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2022.05-Linux-x86_64.sh

At this point, switch to your Downloads directory:

cd ~/Downloads

Here you can verify Anaconda download integrity on AlmaLinux 9 with the command below:

sha256sum Anaconda3-2022.05-Linux-x86_64.sh

In your output, you will see something similar to this:

Output
a7c0afe862f6ea19a596801fc138bde0463abcbce1b753e8d5c474b506a2db2d  Anaconda3-2022.05-Linux-x86_64.sh

You can compare this with the hashes on the Anaconda hashes web page. If the codes match, that means the software is authentic and ready to be used.

From your Downloads directory, run the command below to install Anaconda on AlmaLinux 9:

bash Anaconda3-2022.05-Linux-x86_64.sh

You will be asked to review the license agreement. Press Enter, then use Enter or the Spacebar to scroll through the agreement. In the end, type yes to agree to the license.

Also, you’ll be asked to confirm Anaconda’s installation directory. Use the default directory by pressing Enter.

Then, you will be asked to initialize Anaconda with conda init. Press yes and Enter.

When your installation is completed, you will get the following output:

Note: Do not install in the /usr directory. When the installation finishes, this time, you won’t be prompted to initialize Anaconda. Instead, enter the following commands:

source <anaconda_installation_location>/bin/activate

conda init

At this point, you need to reboot your server.

reboot

After that, you can verify your Anaconda installation on AlmaLinux 9 with the following command:

conda info

Load Python programming shell

At this point, you can load the Python programming shell by using the command below:

python

Your command prompt will change to this:

Python 3.9.12 (main, Apr  5 2022, 06:56:58)
[GCC 7.5.0] :: Anaconda, Inc. on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>

To exit from the Python shell, run the command below: