How can I run Conda?

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I installed Anaconda and can run Python, so I assume that I installed it correctly. Following this introductory documentation, I am trying to install Python v3.3, so I am copying and pasting the following line into my console:

conda create -n py33 python=3.3 anaconda

However, that gives me an error:

-bash: conda: command not found

What do I need to do to run Conda?

I am working on a Linux system.

After the Anaconda and Miniconda installs, there should have been a message like, "For this change to become active, you have to open a new terminal.". Close the terminal and reconnect, and your command should work. — JustBeingHelpful, Oct 18 '16 at 06:18
I had similar issue and @MacGyver advice has helped, but I just did it with 'source .bash_profile' from home directory. — Yauhen, May 20 '18 at 08:58

score 431 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 14:40

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You might want to try this:

For Anaconda 2:

export PATH=~/anaconda2/bin:$PATH

For Anaconda 3:

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

For Anaconda 4:

Use the Anaconda Prompt.

And then

conda --version

to confirm that it worked.

The export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH works, but it stops when you exit the terminal in order change that you have to run sudo nano ~/.bashrc and then copy the path into the file and save it after that you activate the changes using source .bashrc.

Check with conda install anaconda-navigator. If not installed, follow the Anaconda install instructions again

Follow along with the video https://youtu.be/Pr25JlaXhpc.

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or `export PATH=~/anaconda/bin:$PATH` where appropriate – Little Bobby Tables Jul 18 '16 at 21:23
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When I type `export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH` into the terminal and then run `conda --version` it works fine. When I copy it into my .bashrc file, open terminal, and run `conda --version` it doesn't work. Any ideas why? – NewNameStat May 09 '17 at 16:37
@NewNameStat: See this thread https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9127405/path-not-being-saved-after-i-leave-terminal – petezurich Aug 22 '17 at 19:56
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if I open a terminal and apply these changes, it works but if I close the terminal and reopen it, it again shows me the old python path not condo. I tired it by removing all old path and still the same behavior.!! – Reihan_amn May 09 '18 at 00:23
I'm on elementaryOS (derived from Ubuntu 16.04). To update the PATH each time I login, I add PATH="$HOME/anaconda3/bin:$PATH" to ~/.profile – RTbecard Oct 28 '18 at 14:01
@Reihan_amnI have this problem too! Does anybody have some solution? – Mohammad Javad Dec 10 '19 at 01:48
I have done the same thing. But it didn't work until I did "conda --version". Everything is working fine now – Nafi Shahriyar Dec 23 '19 at 05:49
I've done the previous, and as I change the conda env, it (conda command) doesn't work, any idea? – Mike Mar 16 '20 at 15:46
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**Note:** Doing this "manually" is discouraged. [This answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/55526573/11301900) shows the right solution. – AMC Jun 11 '20 at 00:12
@madcurie, may I know where can I find the video because the link is not working https://youtu.be/Pr25JlaXhpc? – Susan Aug 08 '22 at 04:45
The link is (effectively) broken: *"Video unavailable. This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated."* – Peter Mortensen Apr 20 '23 at 14:39

score 81 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 20 '23 at 14:22

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It turns out that I had not set the path.

To do so, I first had to edit .bash_profile (I downloaded it to my local desktop to do that; I do not know how to text edit a file from Linux)

Then add this to .bash_profile:

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/anaconda/bin

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The anaconda installer usually does this for you, unless you explicitly tell it not to. – asmeurer Sep 08 '13 at 02:51
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You may want to add `$HOME/anaconda/bin` to the front of your PATH, so that the Anaconda Python becomes your default Python. – asmeurer Sep 08 '13 at 02:51
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@asmeurer The Anaconda installer does *not* do this for you, unless you explicitly tell it to. The default is "no". – endolith Nov 04 '15 at 00:17
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The default is no on Linux. It's yes on Windows and OS X. – asmeurer Nov 04 '15 at 00:35
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Make sure to close and reopen your terminal after you modify your .bash_profile. I couldn't figure out why this wasn't working until I did so. – Horatio Jan 02 '16 at 05:24
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The comment of @Horatio nailed it! You Do have to close the terminal. – Eduardo Barbaro Jul 25 '16 at 13:08
@asmeurer That's what I did with my Miniconda installation, but is it a good enough practice? – art-solopov Nov 25 '16 at 14:45
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`Do you wish the installer to prepend the Anaconda2 install location to PATH in your /home/hadoop/.bashrc ? [yes|no] [no] >>>` @asmeurer – d8aninja Oct 03 '17 at 23:04

score 58 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:38

Use `conda init`

As pointed out in a different answer, manually adding Conda on $PATH is no longer recommended as of v4.4.0 (see Release Notes). Furthermore, since Conda v4.6 new functionality to manage shell initialization via the conda init command was introduced. Hence, the updated recommendation is to run

Linux/UNIX and OS X before macOS v10.15 (Catalina)

./anaconda3/bin/conda init

Mac OS X v10.15 (Catalina) and later

./anaconda3/bin/conda init zsh

Windows

./anaconda3/Scripts/conda.exe init

You must launch a new shell or source your init file (e.g., source .bashrc) for the changes to take effect.

Details. For an in-depth look at exactly what conda init does see this answer.

Alternative shells

You may need to explicitly identify your shell to Conda. For example, if you run zsh (Mac OS X 10.15+ default) instead of bash then you would run

./anaconda3/bin/conda init zsh

Please see ./anaconda3/bin/conda init --help for a comprehensive list of supported shells.

Word of Caution

I'd recommend running the above command with a --dry-run|-d flag and a verbosity (-v) flag, in order to see exactly what it would do. If you don't already have a Conda-managed section in your shell run commands file (e.g., .bashrc), then this should appear like a straight-forward insertion of some new lines. If it isn't such a straightforward insertion, I'd recommend clearing any previous Conda sections from $PATH and the relevant shell initialization files (e.g., bashrc) first.

Again, for those interested, there is an in-depth look at how it works, in this answer.

Potential Automated Cleanup

Conda v4.6.9 introduced a --reverse flag that automates removing the changes that are inserted by conda init.

@johnktejik it all depends on the shell you're running. When you run `conda init` with the verbose flag `-vv` it will tell you exactly what it's going to edit. — merv, Aug 22 '19 at 15:59
`conda init` overwrites both your `C:\Users\\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\profile.ps1` and `C:\Users\\Documents\PowerShell\profile.ps1`. — not2qubit, Mar 27 '20 at 04:30
@not2qubit have you reported that on GitHub Issues? That doesn't seem like something they would be doing intentionally. — merv, Jun 17 '20 at 02:40
It's been [repeatedly](https://github.com/conda/conda/issues?q=is%3Aissue+profile.ps1) reported, opened and closed. — not2qubit, Sep 19 '20 at 08:24
@not2qubit thanks for pointing that out. Do you think we should add a warning directly in the answer? Also, does running with `--dry-run` correctly show what it would change? — merv, Oct 02 '20 at 03:23

score 27 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 14:24

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If you have installed Anaconda, but you are not able to load the correct versions of Python and IPython, or if you see "conda: command not found" when trying to use Conda, this may be an issue with your PATH environment variable. At the prompt, type:

export PATH=~/anaconda/bin:$PATH

For this example, it is assumed that Anaconda is installed in the default ~/anaconda location.

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This simply recapitulates earlier answers (e.g., https://stackoverflow.com/a/18675970/570918). – merv Mar 22 '19 at 17:25

score 27 · Answer 5 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 14:57

This information is current as of 2016-08-10. Here are the exact steps I took to fix this using methods posted above. I did not see anyone post: export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/anaconda/bin (you need to add export to the beginning of the line).

Here it is, step-by-step:

For anyone running into the same problem while using Oh My Zsh, you need to do the following:

Open your .zshrc in your terminal. I am using iTerm 2 and have Sublime Text 3 as my default text editor:

subl ~/.zshrc
Once the file opens in your text editor, scroll to the very bottom and add:

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/anaconda/bin
Save the file, then close it.
Close your terminal, then relaunch it.
Once back in your terminal, type:

conda --v

You should then see the version of conda installed printed on your screen.

If you're using Z shell (executable zsh), then after doing that, your terminal may show you zsh: command not found: rvm-prompt.

The solution is:

add alias rvm-prompt=$HOME/.rvm/bin/rvm-prompt within .zshrc file.
type source .zshrc.

Then the zsh: command not found: rvm-prompt will disappear.

Thanks, it works now. I wonder why putting PATH in .bash_profile doesn't work. — Azam, Mar 10 '17 at 06:48
Worked!, Expect I had to add 3 to the export path. export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/anaconda3/bin — F.D, Jan 30 '20 at 13:46
For me what worked is adding `export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/opt/anaconda3/bin` to the end of the zsh file — Mahmoud Felfel, May 10 '20 at 22:23

score 26 · Answer 6 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:28

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My environment: macOS and Anaconda 3

This works for me:

nano ~/.bash_profile

Add this:

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

The export path must match with the actual path of executable anaconda3 in the system.

Exit out and run:

source ~/.bash_profile

Then try:

jupyter notebook

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This is the answer that worked for me. Crucial step was running `$ source ~/.bash_profile`. – H. Vabri Jun 19 '18 at 18:22
this worked for me thanks. I added export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH on line 3, after the other PATH definition – Vincent Tang Mar 13 '19 at 01:39

score 23 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:04

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Edit ~/.bash_profile, and add this to it.

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/anaconda/bin

Then run

source ~/.bash_profile

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Thanks for this, this line also works for an oh-my-zsh profile where some of the other lines do not. – JimmyM Sep 03 '18 at 16:01
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This merely recapitulates earlier answers (e.g., https://stackoverflow.com/a/18675970/570918) – merv Mar 22 '19 at 17:29
in my ~/.bash_profile there were already lines on anaconda2 and anaconda3 (probably result of the installation). I just had to run the second part of the answer `source ~/.bashprofile` (also for my macOSX Catelina zsh terminal) – Richard Nov 23 '19 at 22:09

score 16 · Answer 8 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:16

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I'm on macOS v10.13 (High Sierra) and just installed Anaconda 3 via a Homebrew command. I had an issue with running:

conda

It'd also give me:

-bash: conda: command not found

I tried running:

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

But it needs entire path. So here are the correct steps:

nano ~/.bash_profile

Now export the entire path. In my case it was:

export PATH=/usr/local/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

Exit out and run:

source ~/.bash_profile

Then try:

conda

For example,

conda --version

Output:

conda 4.4.10

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This works but once I close the terminal and re-open the I have to source it again – mjwrazor Jun 14 '18 at 14:28
@mjwrazor Under MacOS, use ~/.bashrc instead of ~/.bash_profile. – spirit Oct 25 '18 at 15:19
At least in the Galapagos, they know where things are located!!! Wish I could add some stars. – Stato Machino May 18 '19 at 22:09

score 11 · Answer 9 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:31

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If you have just installed Anaconda and got this error, then I think you forgot to run this command:

source ~/.bashrc

This will enable you to make use of Anaconda in terminal.

This may seems simple, but many (including me) do this mistake.

If the error is still persisting, you have to verify if anaconda location is added to PATH in your system.

Once you add it, you'll be fine.

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the latest installer says it is not recommended to add conda to the PATH – john k Aug 22 '19 at 15:56

score 8 · Answer 10 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 14:51

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If you have installed Anaconda and have definitely said yes to the:

Do you wish the installer to prepend the Anaconda install location to PATH in your /home/name/.bashrc ? [yes¦no]

question then you maybe just need to restart your terminal window. The change won't take effect until you either (1) close and reopen the current window or (2) just open and start working in a new window

Basically, open a new console window and see if it works now.

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For me, all I had to do was restart the terminal and the conda command started working. ^^Underrated answer. – ian-campbell Apr 08 '17 at 19:04
I think this "answer" would be more appropriate as a comment. The question and answers here have to do with Anaconda installation, not terminal basics. Restarting the terminal is a good reminder, but it's not an answer to this question. – geneorama Jan 02 '19 at 16:09
Who cares? They had a problem which they were trying to solve and for some people (me included) this fixed the problem. Thus it is an "answer". – mjp Nov 11 '19 at 21:01

score 8 · Answer 11 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:06

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For Windows:

A recent Anaconda (version 4.4.0) changed some directories. You can find "conda" in Anaconda3/Scripts, instead of Anaconda3/bin.

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score 6 · Answer 12 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:44

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Mostly, it is because when we install Anaconda in the end, it adds the Anaconda path to PATH variable in the .bashrc file.

So we just need to restart the terminal or just do:

source ~/.bashrc

If still it doesn't work, then follow these commands:

cat >> ~/.bashrc

Paste the below command for Anaconda 3:

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

Hit Enter and then Ctrl + D.

source ~/.bashrc

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@johnktejik Which Linux distribution are you using? – Devendra Bhat Aug 29 '19 at 11:53

score 4 · Answer 13 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:48

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Using the export PATH= strategy with conda activate will result into a warning message for Conda 4.4 or later.

The recommended way (see this release note, and this post) to do it is to remove the export PATH=... line and instead add the following line in your .bashrc (or .bash_profile) file:

. ~/anaconda2/etc/profile.d/conda.sh

Furthermore, if you want Conda to be activated by default, add:

conda activate

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how do I get rid of the "(base)" in front of the command line? – Homero Esmeraldo Mar 13 '19 at 22:16
This is the best way to not modify PATH directly and let conda handle it. – Akaisteph7 Jul 05 '22 at 14:13

score 3 · Answer 14 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 14:27

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If you have installed Anaconda, but if you are not able to execute a Conda command from the terminal, it means the path is probably not set, try:

export PATH=~/anaconda/bin:$PATH

See this link.

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cool !, it worked. – user3065757 Feb 09 '22 at 13:30

score 3 · Answer 15 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:17

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I also was facing the same issue. This might be the simplest possible solution:

source anaconda/bin/activate

For Anaconda 2, use

source anaconda2/bin/activate

Depending on the name of the directory, then execute your command, i.e., conda --create.

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if that didnt help , try restarting , after that try " source ~/.bashrc", then try ur command. hope that helps. – yunus Aug 31 '18 at 13:48

score 2 · Answer 16 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:06

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Run

cat ~/.bash_profile

to check if Anaconda is there. If not, you should add its path there. If Conda is there, copy the entire row that you see the Anaconda there from "export" to the end of line.

Like this:

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

Run this in your terminal.

Then run

conda --version

to see if it is exported and running!

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It is partly incomprehensible near *"that you see the Anaconda there"*. Can you fix it? – Peter Mortensen Apr 20 '23 at 15:00

score 2 · Answer 17 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:08

System: macOS

I installed Anaconda first, and everything worked well. Then I installed iTerm2 and when I typed Python, iTerm2 gave me the default Python. Here is how to find your Anaconda Python back:

Open your .zshrc file. For example, vim ~/.zshrc
Then add export PATH="/Users/yourusername/anaconda2/bin:$PATH" to the last line of the file. Note that you need to replace the yourusername to your user name and make sure you have anaconda2. An easy way is to copy this line from ~/.bash_profile.
Save the file, close it, relaunch the terminal and now Anaconda Python should be back.

score 2 · Answer 18 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:25

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Answer for

Anaconda 3 5.2.0 installer
macOS v10.13 (High Sierra)
Z shell

Unfortunately, the installer puts the PATH definition only into .bash_profile, but not the .zshrc configuration.
Contrary to the given answers, it doesn't (necessarily) install in ~/anaconda3/, but instead in /anaconda3/.

The PATH defintion in file .zshrc must therefore be this:

...
# Anaconda3
export PATH="/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
...

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The right way of doing this is to first run `source /bin/activate`, then `conda init zsh`. – AMC Jun 11 '20 at 00:18

score 1 · Answer 19 · answered Jan 17 '16 at 23:17

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Temporary solution:

$anaconda/bin/conda create -n py33 python=3.3 anaconda

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score 1 · Answer 20 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:20

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If you have just installed Miniconda or Anaconda make sure you rerun your terminal.

From this, I mean close and open your terminal and then try conda list to verify your installation.

For me, this worked!!

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This essentially recapitulates an earlier answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/39378909/570918 – merv Jul 08 '21 at 20:22

score 1 · Answer 21 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:28

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To edit .bashrc in Ubuntu:

/usr/bin/vim ~/.bashrc

Type PATH=$PATH:$HOME/anaconda3/bin.

Press Esc and :wq to save the .bashrc file and exit Vim.

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Then

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

And type source ~/.bashrc.

Now to confirm the installation of Conda, type

conda --version

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Please review *[Why not upload images of code/errors when asking a question?](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/285551/)* (e.g., *"Images should only be used to illustrate problems that* ***can't be made clear in any other way,*** *such as to provide screenshots of a user interface."*) and [do the right thing](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/51619519/edit) (it covers answers as well). Thanks in advance. – Peter Mortensen Apr 20 '23 at 16:21

score 1 · Answer 22 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:45

Open your terminal and type the following command to add Anaconda to environment path.

For Anaconda 2:

export PATH=~/anaconda2/bin:$PATH

For Anaconda 3:

export PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH

Then, to check the Conda version, just type,

conda --version

Create an environment using the following command,

conda create --name myenv

Activate the source using,

source activate myenv

Then your Anaconda IDE is ready!

score 1 · Answer 23 · answered Oct 09 '18 at 16:39

If you installed Anaconda with Visual Studio 2017 for Windows, conda executable is in this path or similar.

In my case path is this: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Anaconda3_64\Scripts

Steps to add it to your PATH:

On the Windows desktop, right-click My Computer.
In the pop-up menu, click Properties.
In the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab, and then click Environment Variables.
In the System Variables window, highlight Path, and click Edit.
Add your path and restart your cmd.

You will be able to execute conda

Happy coding!

score 0 · Answer 24 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:05

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In my case, the Conda path was properly set (in .bashrc) by the Conda installation Bash script. But to make it works I had to give executable file permissions to files in bin sub folder with chmod +x *.

My system information:

Conda 4.2.9
Operating System: Debian 8 GNU/Linux 8 (Jessie)
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64
Architecture: x86-64

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score 0 · Answer 25 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:13

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I am setting up a virtual machine running Ubuntu. I have Anaconda 3 installed in the "Home" folder. When I typed "conda" into the terminal I was getting the error "conda: command not found" too.

Typing the code below into the terminal worked for me...

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/anaconda3/bin

to check it worked I typed:

conda --version

which responded with the version number.

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score 0 · Answer 26 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:14

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You need to put Anaconda.sh to your /home/<your_name_file>, and then run it to install. After that, you can runexport PATH=~/anaconda3/bin:$PATH. Remark: do not run Anaconda.sh in download/ directly!

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score 0 · Answer 27 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:24

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I had the same issue. I removed the Anaconda directory from the install location and reinstalled. After that, it worked as I anticipated.

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score 0 · Answer 28 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:27

First, check the location of Anaconda. For me, I installed Anaconda 3 at the / directory which I access with /anaconda3.

Then in your terminal, input export PATH="<base location>/anaconda3/bin:$PATH". For me, it's export PATH="/anaconda3/bin:$PATH".

Finally, input source $/anaconda3/bin/activate. For you, just change to your location.

Now, you could try conda list to test.

Also, visit the installation guide.

score 0 · Answer 29 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 15:29

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Check where you have installed Anaconda. In my case it looks like /home/nour/anaconda3/bin
Open your .bashrc file. For example, gedit .bashrc
Add this export PATH = /home/nour/anaconda3/bin:$PATH line at the end of the file and save.
Reopen the terminal. Type conda --version

Note: Make sure the path in 1. and 3. are the same. In my case, /home/nour/anaconda3/bin.

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score 0 · Answer 30 · edited Apr 20 '23 at 16:47

The main point is that, as of December 2018, it's Scripts, not bin.

Updating $PATH in Git Bash for Windows

Use one of these: export PATH=$USERPROFILE/AppData/Local/Continuum/anaconda2/Scripts/:$PATH export PATH=$USERPROFILE/AppData/Local/Continuum/anaconda3/Scripts/:$PATH

Updating $PATH in the Windows default command line

Use one of these: SET PATH=%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda2\Scripts\;%PATH% SET PATH=%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\Scripts\;%PATH%

Updating $PATH in Linux

Change /app to your installation location. If you installed Anaconda change Miniconda to Anaconda. Also, check for Script vs. bin,

export PATH="/app/Miniconda/bin:$PATH"

You may need to run set -a before setting the path, I think this is important if you're setting the path in a script. For example if you have your export command in a file called set_my_path.sh, I think you'd need to do set -a; source("set_my_path.sh").

The set -a will make your changes to the path persist for your session, but they are still not permanent.

For a more permanent solution add the command to ~/.bashrc. The installers may offer to add something like this to your ~/.bashrc file, but you can do it too (or comment it out to undo it).

General Observations:

Background: I installed the 64-bit versions of Anaconda 2 and 3 recently on my Windows 10 machine following the recommended installation steps in December of 2018.

Adding Conda also enables IPython, which works much better in the native Windows command line
Following the strongly recommended installation does not add Conda or IPython to the path
Anaconda 3 doesn't seem to install a command prompt application, but Anaconda 2 did have a command prompt application
The /bin folder seems to have been replaced with Scripts
Poking around in the Scripts folder is interesting, maybe the Anaconda command prompt application is in there somewhere.

the latest installer says it is not recommended to add conda to the PATH — john k, Aug 22 '19 at 15:55

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For Windows:

PATH=%USERPROFILE%\Continuum\Anaconda4.4.0\Library\bin;%PATH%

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Type anaconda-navigator in the terminal.

Then the Anaconda application will be start.

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Similar to the above, remember that you could have Miniconda instead of Conda, so you might want to add

export PATH=${PATH}:/Users/davidfortini/miniconda3/bin to .zshrc or .bash_profile and then reboot the terminal.

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How can I run Conda?

33 Answers33

Use `conda init`

Alternative shells

Word of Caution

Potential Automated Cleanup

Updating $PATH in Git Bash for Windows

Updating $PATH in the Windows default command line

Updating $PATH in Linux

General Observations:

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How can I run Conda?

33 Answers33

Use conda init

Alternative shells

Word of Caution

Potential Automated Cleanup

Updating $PATH in Git Bash for Windows

Updating $PATH in the Windows default command line

Updating $PATH in Linux

General Observations:

Linked

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Use `conda init`