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yuanhao

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[SOLVED]install anaconda

I want to install anaconda on arch, but I notice there is a aur package anaconda and also an installer from their official website. Just wondering what is the difference and which one should I install. (I use it mainly for coursework)

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: [SOLVED]install anaconda

Don't use the installer from the website.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Python … management

Python package managers can wreak havoc on your systemwide python functionality if used incorrectly and the default setup of anaconda increases the chance of that happening .

If you can't avoid using python programs from conda repositories, use anaconda or miniconda from aur.

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Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED]install anaconda

I want to install anaconda on arch

While others may disagree, I don't think there's ever a reason to use anaconda on arch (frankly I'd avoid it like the plague on any system, but it's more understandable on Windows or OSs that don't have any sane way of installing soffware).  There are very few things that anaconda can provide that aren't already available in the repos / AUR, and there's absolutely nothing it provides that wouldn't be easy to create a PKGBUILD for if one didn't already exist.  (Or use a virtual-env and a local user pip to install python stuff: this is a method I have little experience with and don't personally like, but it can be a safe and appropriate approach to installing python content).

I have no doubt that there are some anaconda-gurus who can use it just fine on an arch system without it causing problems.  But I know of *countless* non-guru's who's system has been thoroughly broken by attempting to use anaconda according to allegedly official anaconda documentation.

Last edited by Trilby (2022-06-07 13:30:33)

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yuanhao

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Re: [SOLVED]install anaconda

Thanks guys, the reason why I want to use anaconda is that it is quite convenient on my previous macbook ad most of the courses asked us to use anaconda. I think since I am using arch I will leave conda away for now