This tutorial documents the easiest way to install Anaconda on your remote Linux server.
Retrieve the Latest version of Anaconda
Go to the Anaconda Distribution page. Find the latest Linux version and copy the installer bash script.
Download the Anaconda bash script
On your server, download the bash script to /tmp folder.
cd /tmp
curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-<2019.10>-Linux-x86_64.sh
Remember to change the <2019.10> to the latest version number.
Verify the integrity of the installer
sha256sum Anaconda3-<2019.10>-Linux-x86_64.sh
Run the installer script and complete installation
bash Anaconda3-<2019.10>-Linux-x86_64.sh
Prepend install location to PATH in your ~/.bashrc
Once installation is complete, you’ll receive the following output:
...
installation finished.
Do you wish the installer to prepend the Anaconda3 install location
to PATH in your ~/.bashrc ? [yes|no]
[no] >>>
Type yes.
Activate installation
source ~/.bashrc
Test installation
Test the installation by listing the packages.
conda list
