Miniconda in WSL

Install

Download the latest version of miniconda:

wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

Install it:

bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

After Installation

To install conda's shell functions, first restart your shell, then:

conda init

If you'd prefer that conda's base environment is not activated on startup, set the auto_activate_base parameter to false:

conda config --set auto_activate_base false

Remove the installation file from your directory:

rm Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

Using Miniconda

To get into your conda environment

conda activate

To create a new environment:

conda create --name <new-env-name> 

To view all your environments:

conda env list

Conda cheat sheet PDF here.

Other useful things to know

Open current directory in file explorer

explorer.exe .

Comments

[chuongmep]

The tutorial don't have anything talk about how to set path environment ?

[Debapriya Das]

Very useful and straight-forward.

[Zarau baidu]

thank you for this brief guide. simple and easy

[AWeheid]

I really appreciate quick straight forward guidance. Thanks alot! It's very clear