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What Is Miniconda?

Alexander Ross • • 6 min read
What Is Miniconda?
Miniconda is a free minimal installer for conda. It is a small, bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they depend on, and a small number of other useful packages, including pip, zlib and a few others.

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Consequently, how do you use a Miniconda?

To install Miniconda, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Miniconda download page: Miniconda.
  2. Select the Python 2.7 installer for your computer's operating system.
  3. Locate the installer that you downloaded using Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS).
  4. Run the installer.

Also, does Miniconda include Jupyter? Using Miniconda Follow the below instructions to install the Jupyter Notebook package using the Miniconda package manager conda . Open a new Terminal (Mac) or Command Prompt (Windows). Run conda install jupyter to download and install the Jupyter Notebook package.

One may also ask, what is difference between Miniconda and Anaconda?

The difference is that miniconda is just shipping the repository management system. So when you install it there is just the management system without packages. Whereas with Anaconda, it is like a distribution with some built in packages.

Where should I install Miniconda?

If you accept the default option to install Anaconda on the “default path” Anaconda is installed in your user home directory: Windows 10: C:Users<your-username>Anaconda3 macOS: /Users/<your-username>/anaconda3 for the shell install, ~/opt for the graphical install.

Related Question Answers

Is Conda the same as anaconda?

2 Answers. conda is the package manager. Anaconda is a set of about a hundred packages including conda, numpy, scipy, ipython notebook, and so on. You installed Miniconda, which is a smaller alternative to Anaconda that is just conda and its dependencies, not those listed above.

What is the difference between Pip and Conda?

Pip installs Python packages whereas conda installs packages which may contain software written in any language. Another key difference between the two tools is that conda has the ability to create isolated environments that can contain different versions of Python and/or the packages installed in them.
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