Compiling Miniconda For Personal Use
If you need a specific version of Anaconda for your workflow, or if you would to use a specific version of Anaconda for a Jupyter Notebook environment, you will need to install Miniconda in your home directory for use.
To begin, you need to download Miniconda in your home directory. Miniconda can be found here.
Once you have downloaded the Miniconda installer, you will need to run it with:
bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
From there, follow the installer prompts on the screen.
WHEN THE INSTALLATION PROCESS ASKS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INITIALIZE IT, DO NOT HIT YES. IF YOU DO, IT WILL BREAK OTHER SOFTWARE ON THE CLUSTER FOR YOU
Then, you will need to update your path variable, and you will need to do this before you use this conda install every time. You can update it with something like:
export PATH=/home/[username]/Miniconda3/bin:${PATH}
From here, you should be able to use Miniconda by running conda commands. For more information on using anaconda, please see here.
If you have any questions or problems when compiling software for personal use, please email orcd-help-engaging@mit.edu