# Software Installations on Windows

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## Anaconda on Windows

To download Anaconda, go to the distribution website: <https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/>.

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Scroll down to the download section.  Select "Windows", then select "Download".

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Follow the installation wizard.

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The Users Guide should pop up ([this](http://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/user-guide/getting-started/#open-nav-win) webpage).

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To open Anaconda, go to the start menu and expand the Anaconda3 folder.

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Select "Anaconda Navigator".

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## Anaconda on Ubuntu on Windows

### Installing Ubuntu on Windows

Ubuntu for Windows can be downloaded from the Microsoft store. &#x20;

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Search for "ubuntu".

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Select the app.

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Click "**Get**", then "**Install**".

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Search for "Ubuntu" and select the app.

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The window will look like this:

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### Installing Anaconda on Ubuntu on Windows

First, open Ubuntu for Windows (see above) and check to ensure that conda is not already installed.&#x20;

```
user@NI0000:~$ which conda
```

If it has been, a file path will show up under the command, if not, the next line will be a prompt.

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Download the installer

```
user@NI0000:~$ wget --quiet --no-check-certificate https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64
.sh
user@NI0000:~$ ls
Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

```

Run the installer

```
user@NI0000:~$ bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b -p $HOME/anaconda3
```

```
PREFIX=/home/adison/anaconda3
Unpacking payload ...
…
  zstd               pkgs/main/linux-64::zstd-1.3.7-h0b5b093_0
…
Preparing transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
installation finished.
…

user@NI0000:~$
```

Run an update:

```
user@NI0000:~$ $HOME/anaconda3/bin/conda update conda -y
```

```
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done
 ...

Executing transaction: done
user@NI0000:~$
```

Then install Anaconda

```
user@NI0000:~$ $HOME/anaconda3/bin/conda install anaconda -y
```

```
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done
 
## Package Plan ##
...
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: / b'Enabling notebook extension jupyter-js-widgets/extension...\n      - Validating: \x1b[32mOK\x1b[0m\n'                                                                                                              done
user@NI0000:~$
```

Initialize

```
user@NI0000:~$ $HOME/anaconda3/bin/conda init
```

```
no change     /home/user/anaconda3/condabin/conda
...
no change     /home/user/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.csh
modified      /home/user/.bashrc
 
==> For changes to take effect, close and re-open your current shell. <==
 
user@NI0000:~$
```

Close and re-open your Ubuntu command line.

## Bioconda on Windows on Ubuntu

After running the installation of Anaconda on Ubuntu on Windows (see above), add bioconda:

```
user@NI0000:~$ conda config --add channels bioconda
```


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