Anaconda -- How to install in 5 steps in Windows

 

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An easy to go guide for installing the Anaconda in Windows 10.

1. Prerequisites

    

1. Hardware Requirement
   * RAM — Min. 8GB, if you have SSD in your system then 4GB RAM would also work.
   * CPU — Min. Quad-core, with at least 1.80GHz
2.  Operating System
   * Windows 8 or later
3.  System Architecture
   Windows- 64-bit x86, 32-bit x86
4.  Space
   Minimum 5 GB disk space to download and install

5.  Anaconda 
   We need to download the Anaconda from HERE. 
   On opening the link we would be greeted by a great web page. 

Now click on "Get Started"  to continue... 

The next step is to click on "Download Installer" to proceed... 

Select the correct version based on your System's architecture. I will be using a 64-bit installer (477 MB).

Your download should now.. it will take some time... 
Let's catch up in 2nd Section (Unzip and Install)  

2. Unzip and Install

Welcome back... 

The great thing is we already downloaded the .exe file and don't need to unzip anything. Now, the very next step is to open and execute the file we downloaded... 

Now, click on  Next >, a long agreement page would open... 

Hope you have read the agreement, so now we can click on "I Agree" to proceed...

Here we would be asked to Install for all the users or only the current user... You can select any as per your preference and Proceed... (I used "Just Me").

You will be asked the directory for installing the Anaconda. By default, it will be showing the C:/users directory, since I don't have too much space in my C drive I would be using my D drive you can use any other directory also. Once selected your installation directory click NEXT. 

A long path travelled... just 1 last step...  few advanced options you can select the 2nd option... 1st is "Not recommended" by Anaconda itself... 😉. 

Select the option if you want and click Install.

(* It's recommended to select 2nd option until and unless we want to run multiple versions of Anaconda or Python)

The installation will start and it would take quite some time to install... So let's wait till then and meet in the next section.

3. Finishing the Setup

Great...!!! We have successfully installed Anaconda and would be greeted by the below page once the installation is complete.

If you want to learn more about the Anaconda and want to check out the tutorial you can select the options and click "Finish". 

Congrats Once again for getting a step closer to your Data Science Journey... 

4. Launching the Anaconda

It's time to check the setup and start working with the Anaconda.

Search "Anaconda" in the search bar and we will get the following options for Anaconda... 

Select Anaconda Navigator for opening the Anaconda software, else you can select the 

Anaconda prompt for the Command Line Interface.

4.1 Anaconda Navigator

We will see the below screen of Anaconda home with all the various software 

installed with the Anaconda package on selecting the navigator option.

4.2 Anaconda Prompt 

We will see the below screen of the Anaconda prompt on selecting the 

Anaconda Prompt option. option.

5. Congratulations..!!!!🎉

Congratulation! We have successfully installed Anaconda.

There are chances that some of us might have faced some issues… Don’t worry it's most likely due to some small miss or incompatible software. If you face 

any such issue, please visit all the steps carefully and verify the right 

software versions.

If you still can’t get Anaconda up and running, Don’t hesitate to describe your 

problem below in the comment section.

Happy Learning...