How to install Anaconda on Debian 12

To Install Anaconda On Debian 12

Introduction

Anaconda is an open-source package manager, environment manager, and distribution of the Python and R programming languages that are designed for data science and machine learning workflows. It has been used for large-scale data processing, scientific computing, and predictive analytics.

Procedure

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Release:        12
Codename:       bookworm

Step 2: Change to the ‘tmp’ directory by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# cd /tmp/

Step 3: Download the Anaconda Script file to install Anaconda by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/tmp# curl -O https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-x86_64.sh
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  544M  100  544M    0     0  31.7M      0  0:00:17  0:00:17 --:--:-- 31.6M

Step 4: Install Anaconda by Bash script file using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/tmp# bash Anaconda3-2021.05-Linux-x86_64.sh


Welcome to Anaconda3 2021.05

Step 5: Press Enter to continue installation by using the below command

In order to continue the installation process, please review the license
agreement.
Please, press ENTER to continue
>>>
===================================
End User License Agreement - Anaconda Individual Edition
===================================

Copyright 2015-2021, Anaconda, Inc.

All rights reserved under the 3-clause BSD License:

This End User License Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal agreement between you and Ana
conda, Inc. ("Anaconda") and governs your use of Anaconda Individual Edition (which was fo
rmerly known as Anaconda Distribution).

Step 6: Give Yes to Accept the license agreement

Do you accept the license terms? [yes|no]
[no] >>> yes

Step 7: Press ENTER to confirm the installation location for Anaconda

Anaconda3 will now be installed into this location:
/root/anaconda3

  - Press ENTER to confirm the location
  - Press CTRL-C to abort the installation
  - Or specify a different location below

[/root/anaconda3] >>>
PREFIX=/root/anaconda3
Unpacking payload ...
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done

Preparing transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
installation finished.

Step 8: Initialize the Installed Application by entering Yes

Do you wish the installer to initialize Anaconda3
by running conda init? [yes|no]
[no] >>> yes
no change     /root/anaconda3/condabin/conda
no change     /root/anaconda3/bin/conda
no change     /root/anaconda3/bin/conda-env
no change     /root/anaconda3/bin/activate
no change     /root/anaconda3/bin/deactivate
no change     /root/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
no change     /root/anaconda3/etc/fish/conf.d/conda.fish
no change     /root/anaconda3/shell/condabin/Conda.psm1
no change     /root/anaconda3/shell/condabin/conda-hook.ps1
no change     /root/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/xontrib/conda.xsh
no change     /root/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.csh
modified      /root/.bashrc

Step 9: Complete the installation by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:/tmp# source ~/anaconda3/bin/activate

Step 10: Test the installation by running the ‘conda’ command

(base) root@linuxhelp:/tmp# conda list
# packages in environment at /root/anaconda3:
#
# Name                    Version                   Build  Channel
_ipyw_jlab_nb_ext_conf    0.1.0                    py38_0

Step 11: Create an Environment named my_env

(base) root@linuxhelp:/tmp# conda create --name my_env python=3
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done


==> WARNING: A newer version of conda exists. <==
  current version: 4.10.1
  latest version: 23.9.0

Please update conda by running

    $ conda update -n base -c defaults conda

 wheel              pkgs/main/noarch::wheel-0.37.1-pyhd3eb1b0_0
  xz                 pkgs/main/linux-64::xz-5.4.2-h5eee18b_0
  zlib               pkgs/main/linux-64::zlib-1.2.13-h5eee18b_0


Proceed ([y]/n)? y

libuuid-1.41.5       | 27 KB     | ############################################### | 100%
wheel-0.37.1         | 33 KB     | ############################################### | 100%
Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
#
# To activate this environment, use
#
#     $ conda activate my_env
#
# To deactivate an active environment, use
#
#     $ conda deactivate

Step 12: Activate the new Environment by using the below command

(base) root@linuxhelp:/tmp# conda activate my_env

Step 13: Once the environment is activated verify that you’re using the version of Python

(my_env) root@linuxhelp:/tmp# python --version
Python 3.12.0

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install Anaconda on Debian 12. Your feedback is much welcome.