Installation for Linux

Install

You can go to https://www.anaconda.com/download/#linux, download anaconda and execute the file (i.e. bash path/to/downloaded).

Pure installation from terminal

Or if you only want to use the commandline execute the following commands:

Go to the directory where you want to install anaconda

cd /path/to/install/anaconda  # e.g. cd /opt/

Download anaconda and save it under anaconda.sh

wget https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/Anaconda3-5.3.0-Linux-x86_64.sh -O anaconda.sh

Install anaconda. Answer all questions that get prompted

bash anaconda.sh

Alternative automatic install: bash anaconda.sh -b -p anaconda. For the arguments see https://stackoverflow.com/a/28035048/5766934 .

Delete the downloaded installer (optional)

rm anaconda.sh

Activate

Run the following to activate the new installed anaconda in the current shell:

source /path/to/install/anaconda/bin/activate

Alternative if you know what you are doing:

export PATH="/path/to/install/anaconda/bin:$PATH"

If you want to have the the new installed anaconda as default, add one of the above lines to your ~/.bashrc. This will activate anaconda in all new shells (i.e. not in the ones that were opened befor this modifictaion).

Starting jupyter

Run the following command in a terminal, where anaconda is activated:

jupyter notebooks

Optional: IDE

Beside Jupyter Notebooks, there are various Integrated Development Environments Available (IDE) available for Python. While Spyder is a lightweight IDE that comes with Anaconda, we recommend using Pycharm. You can even use Pycharm Professional for free after registering on the website with your university mail.