Installing Anaconda with Homebrew

installing_anaconda_on_mac.md

Installing Anaconda with Homebrew on a Mac

Install Homebrew

Run the following command on your terminal to install Homebrew. Homebrew is a package manager for Macs and is used to install useful development tools and software.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Install Anaconda through Homebrew

1. Run brew install --cask anaconda to install Anaconda
2. Also run /opt/homebrew/anaconda3/bin/conda init zsh from your terminal
3. Your ~/.zshrc should have the following section added

# >>> conda initialize >>>
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
__conda_setup="$('/opt/homebrew/anaconda3/bin/conda' 'shell.zsh' 'hook' 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    eval "$__conda_setup"
else
    if [ -f "/opt/homebrew/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
        . "/opt/homebrew/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
    else
        export PATH="/opt/homebrew/anaconda3/bin:$PATH"
    fi
fi
unset __conda_setup
# <<< conda initialize <<<

4. Run source ~/.zshrc from your terminal
5. Type conda to ensure that anaconda linked correctly.