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{"found_url":"https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda","crawl_time":1775072171,"first_indexed_time":1506797756,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,stackoverflow!\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda s443","src_root_hash":"714406497480128969","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"python - Anaconda vs. miniconda - Stack Overflow","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear\n416\nSave this question.\nShow activity on this post.\nIn the\nAnaconda repository\n, there are two types of installers:\n\"\nAnaconda installers\n\" and \"\nMiniconda installers\n\".\nWhat are their differences?\nBesides, for an installer file,\nAnaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh\n, what does\n2-4.4.0.1\nstand for?\nPenny Liu\n18k\n5 gold badges\n89 silver badges\n109 bronze badges\nasked\nJul 31, 2017 at 16:37\n2\nThis answer is useful\n558\nSave this answer.\nShow activity on this post.\nPer the\noriginal docs\n:\nChoose Anaconda if you:\nAre new to conda or Python\nLike the convenience of having Python and over 1500 scientific packages automatically installed at once\nHave the time and disk space (a few minutes and 3 GB), and\/or\nDon’t want to install each of the packages you want to use individually.\nChoose Miniconda if you:\nDo not mind installing each of the packages you want to use\nindividually.\nDo not have time or disk space to install over 1500\npackages at once, and\/or\nJust want fast access to Python and the conda commands, and wish to sort out the other programs later.\nI use Miniconda myself.  Anaconda is bloated. Many of the packages are never used and could still be easily installed if and when needed.\nNote that\nConda\nis the package manager (e.g.\nconda list\ndisplays all installed packages in the environment), whereas Anaconda and Miniconda are distributions. A software distribution is a collection of packages, pre-built and pre-configured, that can be installed and used on a system.  A package manager is a tool that automates the process of installing, updating, and removing packages.\nAnaconda is a full distribution of the central software in the PyData ecosystem, and includes Python itself along with the binaries for several hundred third-party open-source projects. Miniconda is essentially an installer for an empty conda environment, containing only Conda, its dependencies, and Python.\nSource\n.\nOnce Conda is installed, you can then install whatever package you need from scratch along with any desired version of Python.\n2-4.4.0.1\nis the version number for your Anaconda installation package.  Strangely, it is not listed in their\nOld Package Lists\n.\nIn April 2016, the Anaconda versioning jumped from 2.5 to 4.0 in order to avoid confusion with Python versions 2 & 3. Version 4.0 included the Anaconda Navigator.\nRelease notes for subsequent versions can be found\nhere\n.\nLICENSE NOTE: The company behind Anaconda updated their Terms of Service in 2020 to prohibit commercial usage for most uses.\nYou are NOT permitted to use Anaconda or Miniconda in a business with more than 200 employees, unless you acquire licenses. Please review the current license terms\nhere\n.\nanswered\nJul 31, 2017 at 16:59\n10 Comments\nAs a follow up question. Given\nconda\ntakes such a long time to install packages and that\nanaconda\ncomes with all of these extra packages, wouldn't then\nanaconda\ngive you \"faster access to Python\" and other packages than\nminiconda\n? I'm using\nminiconda\nright now, but gosh it is so slow.\n2018-10-11T16:50:11.267Z+00:00\nFollow up questions should always be posted as a\nnew\nquestion.  Once you install all the packages with conda, you need to constantly refresh packages you don't need which in my view is more of a hassle than just installing and updating the packages that one uses.  Also, miniconda is not slow.  In fact, installing a subset of packages is faster than installing everything.\n2018-10-11T16:52:28.5Z+00:00\n2\nisn't part of the version, it's part of the name of Anaconda: In\nAnaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh\nwe find version 4.4.0.1 of Anaconda2 (for Linux running on Little Endian 64-bit PowerPC).\n2019-08-16T13:02:23.557Z+00:00\n@thehandofNOD you can use it for production. As redhat, ubuntu, etc. They provide commercial support and other perks. But the base thing is for free.\n2020-11-20T10:59:17.86Z+00:00\nthe footnote is reasonable as it is now. apologies for the multiple edits. the licence terms have changed unilaterally and it affects questions\/answers falsely representing that the anaconda ecosystem is free to use or omitting to represent that it is not free to use (it was before 2020). stack overflow is not ideal to deal with licence changes unfortunately :(\n2022-12-12T11:01:50.977Z+00:00\n|\nThis answer is useful\n210\nSave this answer.\nShow activity on this post.\nThe 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.\nLike with any Linux distribution, there are some releases which bundles lots of updates for the included packages. That is why there is a difference in version numbering. If you only decide to upgrade Anaconda, you are updating a whole system.\nEDIT\nthere are new options now for on the package management side.\nmamba\ncan be used as a drop in replacement for\nconda\n. It has a faster solver and is a complete re-write in C++. The solver is actually experimentally available in\nconda\nwith\n--experimental-solver=libmamba\n. Keywords to look for if you want to learn more:\nmamba\n,\nmambaforge\n,\nmicromamba\n.\nanswered\nJul 31, 2017 at 16:40\ntupui\n6,581\n3 gold badges\n35 silver badges\n55 bronze badges\n5 Comments\nMiniconda isn't just shipping the repository management system. Python comes shipped with it, and some other packages too. You can check by running\nconda list\nright after having installed Miniconda.\n2019-06-25T12:07:26.99Z+00:00\n@Michael sure it creates a\nroot\nenvironment and prepends it with stuff.\n2019-06-25T12:09:50.64Z+00:00\nFor anyone reading this now. There is\nmamba\nand alike now. I advise everyone to try and use this as a drop in replacement. It's fast, lite and open source.\n2022-06-30T15:17:03.137Z+00:00\nwell - i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n2022-10-02T21:43:21.987Z+00:00\nhi there - many thanks for the hint - well i will have a closer look at Mamba - is it new - i will have a closer look  and will see if i can install it on my linux-notebook\n2022-10-02T22:00:28.167Z+00:00\nThis answer is useful\n124\nSave this answer.\nShow activity on this post.\nBrief\nconda\nis both a command line tool, and a python package. A command line tool written in Python, to manage packages (not only Python packages).\nMiniconda installer = Python +\nconda\nAnaconda installer = Python +\nconda\n+\nmeta package\nanaconda\nmeta Python pkg\nanaconda\n= about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science\nAnaconda installer = Miniconda installer +\nconda install anaconda\nDetail\nconda\nis a python manager and an environment manager, which makes it possible to\ninstall package with\nconda install flake8\ncreate an environment with any version of Python with\nconda create -n myenv python=3.6\nMiniconda installer = Python +\nconda\nconda\n, the package manager and environment manager, is a Python package. So Python is bundled in Miniconda installer. Cause conda distribute Python interpreter with its own libraries\/dependencies but not the existing ones on your operating system, other minimal dependencies like\nopenssl\n,\nncurses\n,\nsqlite\n, etc are installed as well.\nBasically,\nMiniconda is just\nconda\nand its minimal dependencies\n. And the environment where\nconda\nis installed is the \"base\" environment, which is previously called \"root\" environment.\nAnaconda installer = Python +\nconda\n+ meta package\nanaconda\nmeta Python package\nanaconda\n= about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science\nMeta packages, are packages that do NOT contain actual softwares and simply depend on other packages to be installed.\nDownload an\nanaconda\nmeta package from\nAnaconda Cloud\nand extract the content from it. The actual 160+ packages to be installed are listed in\ninfo\/recipe\/meta.yaml\n.\npackage:\nname:\nanaconda\nversion:\n'2019.07'\nbuild:\nignore_run_exports:\n-\n'*'\nnumber:\n'0'\npin_depends:\nstrict\nstring:\npy36_0\nrequirements:\nbuild:\n-\npython\n3.6\n.8\nhaf84260_0\nis_meta_pkg:\n-\ntrue\nrun:\n-\nalabaster\n0.7\n.12\npy36_0\n-\nanaconda-client\n1.7\n.2\npy36_0\n-\nanaconda-project\n0.8\n.3\npy_0\n# ...\n-\nbeautifulsoup4\n4.7\n.1\npy36_1\n# ...\n-\ncurl\n7.65\n.2\nha441bb4_0\n# ...\n-\nhdf5\n1.10\n.4\nhfa1e0ec_0\n# ...\n-\nipykernel\n5.1\n.1\npy36h39e3cac_0\n-\nipython\n7.6\n.1\npy36h39e3cac_0\n-\nipython_genutils\n0.2\n.0\npy36h241746c_0\n-\nipywidgets\n7.5\n.0\npy_0\n# ...\n-\njupyter\n1.0\n.0\npy36_7\n-\njupyter_client\n5.3\n.1\npy_0\n-\njupyter_console\n6.0\n.0\npy36_0\n-\njupyter_core\n4.5\n.0\npy_0\n-\njupyterlab\n1.0\n.2\npy36hf63ae98_0\n-\njupyterlab_server\n1.0\n.0\npy_0\n# ...\n-\nmatplotlib\n3.1\n.0\npy36h54f8f79_0\n# ...\n-\nmkl\n2019.4\n233\n-\nmkl-service\n2.0\n.2\npy36h1de35cc_0\n-\nmkl_fft\n1.0\n.12\npy36h5e564d8_0\n-\nmkl_random\n1.0\n.2\npy36h27c97d8_0\n# ...\n-\nnltk\n3.4\n.4\npy36_0\n# ...\n-\nnumpy\n1.16\n.4\npy36hacdab7b_0\n-\nnumpy-base\n1.16\n.4\npy36h6575580_0\n-\nnumpydoc\n0.9\n.1\npy_0\n# ...\n-\npandas\n0.24\n.2\npy36h0a44026_0\n-\npandoc\n2.2\n.3\n.2\n0\n# ...\n-\npillow\n6.1\n.0\npy36hb68e598_0\n# ...\n-\npyqt\n5.9\n.2\npy36h655552a_2\n# ...\n-\nqt\n5.9\n.7\nh468cd18_1\n-\nqtawesome\n0.5\n.7\npy36_1\n-\nqtconsole\n4.5\n.1\npy_0\n-\nqtpy\n1.8\n.0\npy_0\n# ...\n-\nrequests\n2.22\n.0\npy36_0\n# ...\n-\nsphinx\n2.1\n.2\npy_0\n-\nsphinxcontrib\n1.0\npy36_1\n-\nsphinxcontrib-applehelp\n1.0\n.1\npy_0\n-\nsphinxcontrib-devhelp\n1.0\n.1\npy_0\n-\nsphinxcontrib-htmlhelp\n1.0\n.2\npy_0\n-\nsphinxcontrib-jsmath\n1.0\n.1\npy_0\n-\nsphinxcontrib-qthelp\n1.0\n.2\npy_0\n-\nsphinxcontrib-serializinghtml\n1.1\n.3\npy_0\n-\nsphinxcontrib-websupport\n1.1\n.2\npy_0\n-\nspyder\n3.3\n.6\npy36_0\n-\nspyder-kernels\n0.5\n.1\npy36_0\n# ...\nThe pre-installed packages from meta pkg\nanaconda\nare mainly for web scraping and data science. Like\nrequests\n,\nbeautifulsoup\n,\nnumpy\n,\nnltk\n, etc.\nIf you have a Miniconda installed,\nconda install anaconda\nwill make it same as an Anaconda installation, except that the installation folder names are different.\nMiniconda2 v.s. Miniconda. Anaconda2 v.s. Anaconda.\n2\nmeans the bundled Python interpreter for\nconda\nin the \"base\" environment is Python 2, but not Python 3.\nanswered\nSep 26, 2019 at 8:21\nSimba\n28.5k\n8 gold badges\n73 silver badges\n83 bronze badges\n1 Comment\ngreat - good thoughts. Well @Simba you convinced me.  I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n2022-10-02T21:44:11.567Z+00:00\nThis answer is useful\n23\nSave this answer.\nShow activity on this post.\nMiniconda gives you the Python interpreter itself, along with a command-line tool called conda which operates as a cross-platform package manager geared toward Python packages, similar in spirit to the apt or yum tools that Linux users might be familiar with.\nAnaconda includes both Python and conda, and additionally bundles a suite of other pre-installed packages geared toward scientific computing. Because of the size of this bundle, expect the installation to consume several gigabytes of disk space.\nSource: Jake VanderPlas's\nPython Data Science Handbook\nanswered\nJul 31, 2017 at 16:41\nBonifacio2\n3,943\n7 gold badges\n40 silver badges\n57 bronze badges\nComments\nThis answer is useful\n16\nSave this answer.\nShow activity on this post.\nThe\n2\nin\nAnaconda2\nmeans that the main version of Python will be 2.x rather than the 3.x installed in\nAnaconda3\n. The current release has Python 2.7.13.\nThe\n4.4.0.1\nis the version number of Anaconda. The current advertised version is\n4.4.0\nand I assume the\n.1\nis a minor release or for other similar use. The Windows releases, which I use, just say\n4.4.0\nin the file name.\nOthers have now explained the difference between Anaconda and Miniconda, so I'll skip that.\nanswered\nJul 31, 2017 at 16:40\nRory Daulton\n22.8k\n7 gold badges\n46 silver badges\n51 bronze badges\n2 Comments\nThanks for explaining this, judging from the number, I\nthought\nAnaconda2\nis the successor of\nAnaconda\n, which is plain wrong.\n2022-09-03T15:16:29.457Z+00:00\ngreat - good thoughts. Well @Rory Daulton - many thanks for the quick answer: And yes: you convinced me.  I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n2022-10-02T21:44:59.02Z+00:00\nThis answer is useful\n10\nSave this answer.\nShow activity on this post.\nAnaconda is a very large installation ~ 2 GB and is most useful for those users who are not familiar with installing modules or packages with other package managers.\nAnaconda seems to be promoting itself as the official package manager of Jupyter. It's not.  Anaconda bundles Jupyter, R, python, and many packages with its installation.\nAnaconda is not necessary for installing Jupyter Lab or the R kernel.  There is plenty of information available elsewhere for installing Jupyter Lab or Notebooks.  There is also plenty of information elsewhere for installing R studio.  The following shows how to install the R kernel directly from R Studio:\nTo install the R kernel, without Anaconda, start R Studio.  In the R terminal window enter these three commands:\ninstall.packages(\n\"devtools\"\n)\ndevtools::install_github(\n\"IRkernel\/IRkernel\"\n)\nIRkernel::installspec()\nDone. Next time Jupyter is opened, the R kernel will be available.\npfabri\n1,136\n1 gold badge\n11 silver badges\n26 bronze badges\nanswered\nMay 6, 2019 at 20:30\nGray\n1,448\n1 gold badge\n13 silver badges\n27 bronze badges\nComments\nThis answer is useful\n7\nSave this answer.\nShow activity on this post.\nBoth Anaconda and miniconda use the\nconda\npackage manager.\nThe chief differece between between\nAnaconda\nand\nminiconda\n,however,is that\nThe Anaconda distribution comes pre-loaded with all the packages while\n  the miniconda distribution is just the management system without any\n  pre-loaded packages.  If one uses miniconda, one has to download\n  individual packages and libraries separately.\nI personally use Anaconda distribution as I dont really have to worry much about individual package installations.\nA disadvantage of miniconda is that installing each individual package can take a long amount of\ntime\n.\nCompared to that installing and using Anaconda takes a lot less time.\nHowever, there are some packages in anaconda\n(QtConsole, Glueviz,Orange3\n) that I have never had to use. I dont even know their purpose.\nSo a disadvantage of anaconda is that it occupies\nmore space than needed.\nanswered\nApr 19, 2019 at 13:02\n2 Comments\nThis answer doesn't add any new information that wasn't already in\nAlexander's answer\n.\n2019-05-06T03:55:10.213Z+00:00\nwell honestly - i am convinced. Since i am new to Python i think that i have to install Anaconda. Well i have Endeavour-Os here running. 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[mini conda vs anaconda - installing environments best practice question](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/61153748\/mini-conda-vs-anaconda-installing-environments-best-practice-question)\n  \n  Shiwangini\n  \n  – [Shiwangini](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/2813567\/shiwangini \"860 reputation\")\n  \n  2022-04-12 20:08:47 +00:00\n  \n  [Commented Apr 12, 2022 at 20:08](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment126965168_45421163)\n- hi there - many thanks for the answer. convinced. I will install it via a good installer on my system. endeavour-os\n  \n  zero\n  \n  – [zero](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero \"1,223 reputation\")\n  \n  2022-10-02 21:58:17 +00:00\n  \n  [Commented Oct 2, 2022 at 21:58](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537191_45421163)\n\n[Add a comment](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda \"Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.\")   \\|\n\n## 7 Answers 7\nSorted by:\n\n[Reset to default](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top)\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n558\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nPer the [original docs](https:\/\/conda.io\/projects\/conda\/en\/latest\/user-guide\/install\/download.html#anaconda-or-miniconda):\n\nChoose Anaconda if you:\n\n- Are new to conda or Python\n- Like the convenience of having Python and over 1500 scientific packages automatically installed at once\n- Have the time and disk space (a few minutes and 3 GB), and\/or\n- Don’t want to install each of the packages you want to use individually.\n\nChoose Miniconda if you:\n\n- Do not mind installing each of the packages you want to use individually.\n- Do not have time or disk space to install over 1500 packages at once, and\/or\n- Just want fast access to Python and the conda commands, and wish to sort out the other programs later.\n\nI use Miniconda myself. Anaconda is bloated. Many of the packages are never used and could still be easily installed if and when needed.\n\nNote that [Conda](https:\/\/conda.io\/projects\/conda\/en\/latest\/) is the package manager (e.g. `conda list` displays all installed packages in the environment), whereas Anaconda and Miniconda are distributions. A software distribution is a collection of packages, pre-built and pre-configured, that can be installed and used on a system. A package manager is a tool that automates the process of installing, updating, and removing packages.\n\n> Anaconda is a full distribution of the central software in the PyData ecosystem, and includes Python itself along with the binaries for several hundred third-party open-source projects. Miniconda is essentially an installer for an empty conda environment, containing only Conda, its dependencies, and Python. [Source](https:\/\/jakevdp.github.io\/blog\/2016\/08\/25\/conda-myths-and-misconceptions\/).\n\nOnce Conda is installed, you can then install whatever package you need from scratch along with any desired version of Python.\n\n`2-4.4.0.1` is the version number for your Anaconda installation package. Strangely, it is not listed in their [Old Package Lists](https:\/\/docs.continuum.io\/anaconda\/packages\/oldpkglists).\n\nIn April 2016, the Anaconda versioning jumped from 2.5 to 4.0 in order to avoid confusion with Python versions 2 & 3. Version 4.0 included the Anaconda Navigator.\n\nRelease notes for subsequent versions can be found [here](https:\/\/docs.anaconda.com\/anaconda\/reference\/release-notes\/).\n\n**LICENSE NOTE: The company behind Anaconda updated their Terms of Service in 2020 to prohibit commercial usage for most uses.** You are NOT permitted to use Anaconda or Miniconda in a business with more than 200 employees, unless you acquire licenses. Please review the current license terms [here](https:\/\/legal.anaconda.com\/policies\/en\/?name=end-user-license-agreements).\n\n[Share](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/45421527 \"Short permalink to this answer\")\n\nShare a link to this answer\n\nCopy link\n\n[CC BY-SA 4.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/ \"The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0\")\n\n[Improve this answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/45421527\/edit)\n\nFollow\n\nFollow this answer to receive notifications\n\n[edited Dec 11, 2022 at 19:05](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/45421527\/revisions \"show all edits to this post\")\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:59\n\n[![Alexander's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/2411802\/alexander)\n\n[Alexander](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/2411802\/alexander)\n\n111k3232 gold badges214214 silver badges208208 bronze badges\n\nSign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.\n\n## 10 Comments\nAdd a comment\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/2oMjk.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/786279\/mimoralea)\n\nmimoralea\n\n[mimoralea](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/786279\/mimoralea)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment92453126_45421527)\n\nAs a follow up question. Given `conda` takes such a long time to install packages and that `anaconda` comes with all of these extra packages, wouldn't then `anaconda` give you \"faster access to Python\" and other packages than `miniconda`? I'm using `miniconda` right now, but gosh it is so slow.\n\n2018-10-11T16:50:11.267Z+00:00\n\n4\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/2411802\/alexander)\n\nAlexander\n\n[Alexander](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/2411802\/alexander)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment92453197_45421527)\n\nFollow up questions should always be posted as a *new* question. Once you install all the packages with conda, you need to constantly refresh packages you don't need which in my view is more of a hassle than just installing and updating the packages that one uses. Also, miniconda is not slow. In fact, installing a subset of packages is faster than installing everything.\n\n2018-10-11T16:52:28.5Z+00:00\n\n5\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9c6dfaac50b9c43815dd18081e87f3e3?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/242457\/david-jones)\n\nDavid Jones\n\n[David Jones](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/242457\/david-jones)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment101516642_45421527)\n\n`2` isn't part of the version, it's part of the name of Anaconda: In `Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh` we find version 4.4.0.1 of Anaconda2 (for Linux running on Little Endian 64-bit PowerPC).\n\n2019-08-16T13:02:23.557Z+00:00\n\n5\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\ntupui\n\n[tupui](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment114791035_45421527)\n\n@thehandofNOD you can use it for production. As redhat, ubuntu, etc. They provide commercial support and other perks. But the base thing is for free.\n\n2020-11-20T10:59:17.86Z+00:00\n\n3\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aab1d1f8d1313f4c0b943d6666f89522?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5994461\/user5994461)\n\nuser5994461\n\n[user5994461](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5994461\/user5994461)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment131959014_45421527)\n\nthe footnote is reasonable as it is now. apologies for the multiple edits. the licence terms have changed unilaterally and it affects questions\/answers falsely representing that the anaconda ecosystem is free to use or omitting to represent that it is not free to use (it was before 2020). stack overflow is not ideal to deal with licence changes unfortunately :(\n\n2022-12-12T11:01:50.977Z+00:00\n\n2\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\nAdd a comment\n\n\\|\n\nShow 5 more comments\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n210\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nThe 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.\n\nLike with any Linux distribution, there are some releases which bundles lots of updates for the included packages. That is why there is a difference in version numbering. If you only decide to upgrade Anaconda, you are updating a whole system.\n\n**EDIT** there are new options now for on the package management side. `mamba` can be used as a drop in replacement for `conda`. It has a faster solver and is a complete re-write in C++. The solver is actually experimentally available in `conda` with `--experimental-solver=libmamba`. Keywords to look for if you want to learn more: `mamba`, `mambaforge`, `micromamba`.\n\n[Share](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/45421204 \"Short permalink to this answer\")\n\nShare a link to this answer\n\nCopy link\n\n[CC BY-SA 4.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/ \"The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0\")\n\n[Improve this answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/45421204\/edit)\n\nFollow\n\nFollow this answer to receive notifications\n\n[edited Oct 3, 2022 at 12:34](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/45421204\/revisions \"show all edits to this post\")\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40\n\n[![tupui's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n[tupui](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n6,58133 gold badges3535 silver badges5555 bronze badges\n\n## 5 Comments\nAdd a comment\n\n[![](https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AOh14GixGcZ16WsVQx7FMotIzAeI2KTZgsaG7r-E2vXV=k-s48)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/9725363\/mjbeyeler)\n\nmjbeyeler\n\n[mjbeyeler](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/9725363\/mjbeyeler)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment100064831_45421204)\n\nMiniconda isn't just shipping the repository management system. Python comes shipped with it, and some other packages too. You can check by running `conda list` right after having installed Miniconda.\n\n2019-06-25T12:07:26.99Z+00:00\n\n16\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\ntupui\n\n[tupui](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment100064917_45421204)\n\n@Michael sure it creates a `root` environment and prepends it with stuff.\n\n2019-06-25T12:09:50.64Z+00:00\n\n0\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\ntupui\n\n[tupui](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment128618202_45421204)\n\nFor anyone reading this now. There is `mamba` and alike now. I advise everyone to try and use this as a drop in replacement. It's fast, lite and open source.\n\n2022-06-30T15:17:03.137Z+00:00\n\n2\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nzero\n\n[zero](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537042_45421204)\n\nwell - i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n\n2022-10-02T21:43:21.987Z+00:00\n\n0\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nzero\n\n[zero](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537205_45421204)\n\nhi there - many thanks for the hint - well i will have a closer look at Mamba - is it new - i will have a closer look and will see if i can install it on my linux-notebook\n\n2022-10-02T22:00:28.167Z+00:00\n\n0\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\nAdd a comment\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n124\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\n### Brief\n`conda` is both a command line tool, and a python package. A command line tool written in Python, to manage packages (not only Python packages).\n\nMiniconda installer = Python + `conda`\n\nAnaconda installer = Python + `conda` + *meta package* `anaconda`\n\nmeta Python pkg `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science\n\nAnaconda installer = Miniconda installer + `conda install anaconda`\n\n### Detail\n1. `conda` is a python manager and an environment manager, which makes it possible to\n   - install package with `conda install flake8`\n   - create an environment with any version of Python with `conda create -n myenv python=3.6`\n2. Miniconda installer = Python + `conda`\n   `conda`, the package manager and environment manager, is a Python package. So Python is bundled in Miniconda installer. Cause conda distribute Python interpreter with its own libraries\/dependencies but not the existing ones on your operating system, other minimal dependencies like `openssl`, `ncurses`, `sqlite`, etc are installed as well.\n   Basically, **Miniconda is just `conda` and its minimal dependencies**. And the environment where `conda` is installed is the \"base\" environment, which is previously called \"root\" environment.\n3. Anaconda installer = Python + `conda` + meta package `anaconda`\n4. meta Python package `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science\n   > Meta packages, are packages that do NOT contain actual softwares and simply depend on other packages to be installed.\n   Download an `anaconda` meta package from [Anaconda Cloud](https:\/\/anaconda.org\/anaconda\/anaconda\/files) and extract the content from it. The actual 160+ packages to be installed are listed in `info\/recipe\/meta.yaml`.\n   ```\n   Copy\n   ```\n   The pre-installed packages from meta pkg `anaconda` are mainly for web scraping and data science. Like `requests`, `beautifulsoup`, `numpy`, `nltk`, etc.\n   If you have a Miniconda installed, `conda install anaconda` will make it same as an Anaconda installation, except that the installation folder names are different.\n5. Miniconda2 v.s. Miniconda. Anaconda2 v.s. Anaconda.\n   `2` means the bundled Python interpreter for `conda` in the \"base\" environment is Python 2, but not Python 3.\n\n[Share](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/58112484 \"Short permalink to this answer\")\n\nShare a link to this answer\n\nCopy link\n\n[CC BY-SA 4.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/ \"The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0\")\n\n[Improve this answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/58112484\/edit)\n\nFollow\n\nFollow this answer to receive notifications\n\n[edited Feb 28, 2023 at 2:39](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/58112484\/revisions \"show all edits to this post\")\n\nanswered Sep 26, 2019 at 8:21\n\n[![Simba's user avatar](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c52b06ac378fa0148c6a711c9f76733?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG&f=y&so-version=2)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5101148\/simba)\n\n[Simba](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5101148\/simba)\n\n28\\.5k88 gold badges7373 silver badges8383 bronze badges\n\n## 1 Comment\nAdd a comment\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nzero\n\n[zero](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537056_58112484)\n\ngreat - good thoughts. Well @Simba you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n\n2022-10-02T21:44:11.567Z+00:00\n\n0\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n23\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nMiniconda gives you the Python interpreter itself, along with a command-line tool called conda which operates as a cross-platform package manager geared toward Python packages, similar in spirit to the apt or yum tools that Linux users might be familiar with.\n\nAnaconda includes both Python and conda, and additionally bundles a suite of other pre-installed packages geared toward scientific computing. Because of the size of this bundle, expect the installation to consume several gigabytes of disk space.\n\nSource: Jake VanderPlas's [Python Data Science Handbook](https:\/\/github.com\/jakevdp\/PythonDataScienceHandbook\/blob\/94b8f2837b54ef32ab86ba11b16e3d7f7237ca31\/notebooks\/00.00-Preface.ipynb)\n\n[Share](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/45421211 \"Short permalink to this answer\")\n\nShare a link to this answer\n\nCopy link\n\n[CC BY-SA 3.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/ \"The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0\")\n\n[Improve this answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/45421211\/edit)\n\nFollow\n\nFollow this answer to receive notifications\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:41\n\n[![Bonifacio2's user avatar](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab68ec41682314f87def370d3ddbac1f?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/1812322\/bonifacio2)\n\n[Bonifacio2](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/1812322\/bonifacio2)\n\n3,94377 gold badges4040 silver badges5757 bronze badges\n\n## Comments\nAdd a comment\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n16\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nThe `2` in `Anaconda2` means that the main version of Python will be 2.x rather than the 3.x installed in `Anaconda3`. The current release has Python 2.7.13.\n\nThe `4.4.0.1` is the version number of Anaconda. The current advertised version is `4.4.0` and I assume the `.1` is a minor release or for other similar use. The Windows releases, which I use, just say `4.4.0` in the file name.\n\nOthers have now explained the difference between Anaconda and Miniconda, so I'll skip that.\n\n[Share](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/45421208 \"Short permalink to this answer\")\n\nShare a link to this answer\n\nCopy link\n\n[CC BY-SA 3.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/ \"The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0\")\n\n[Improve this answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/45421208\/edit)\n\nFollow\n\nFollow this answer to receive notifications\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40\n\n[![Rory Daulton's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/YMZMd.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6246044\/rory-daulton)\n\n[Rory Daulton](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6246044\/rory-daulton)\n\n22\\.8k77 gold badges4646 silver badges5151 bronze badges\n\n## 2 Comments\nAdd a comment\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c49bf7b03ef6d9ba7d685ec8685f7be5?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/404271\/ibic)\n\nibic\n\n[ibic](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/404271\/ibic)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment129957758_45421208)\n\nThanks for explaining this, judging from the number, I *thought* `Anaconda2` is the successor of `Anaconda`, which is plain wrong.\n\n2022-09-03T15:16:29.457Z+00:00\n\n0\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nzero\n\n[zero](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537062_45421208)\n\ngreat - good thoughts. Well @Rory Daulton - many thanks for the quick answer: And yes: you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n\n2022-10-02T21:44:59.02Z+00:00\n\n0\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n10\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nAnaconda is a very large installation ~ 2 GB and is most useful for those users who are not familiar with installing modules or packages with other package managers.\n\nAnaconda seems to be promoting itself as the official package manager of Jupyter. It's not. Anaconda bundles Jupyter, R, python, and many packages with its installation.\n\nAnaconda is not necessary for installing Jupyter Lab or the R kernel. There is plenty of information available elsewhere for installing Jupyter Lab or Notebooks. There is also plenty of information elsewhere for installing R studio. The following shows how to install the R kernel directly from R Studio:\n\nTo install the R kernel, without Anaconda, start R Studio. In the R terminal window enter these three commands:\n```\nCopy\n```\nDone. 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The chief differece between between **Anaconda** and **miniconda**,however,is that\n\n> The Anaconda distribution comes pre-loaded with all the packages while the miniconda distribution is just the management system without any pre-loaded packages. If one uses miniconda, one has to download individual packages and libraries separately.\n\nI personally use Anaconda distribution as I dont really have to worry much about individual package installations.\n\nA disadvantage of miniconda is that installing each individual package can take a long amount of **time**. Compared to that installing and using Anaconda takes a lot less time.\n\nHowever, there are some packages in anaconda *(QtConsole, Glueviz,Orange3*) that I have never had to use. I dont even know their purpose. So a disadvantage of anaconda is that it occupies **more space than needed.**\n\n[Share](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/55762299 \"Short permalink to this answer\")\n\nShare a link to this answer\n\nCopy link\n\n[CC BY-SA 4.0](https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/ \"The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0\")\n\n[Improve this answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/posts\/55762299\/edit)\n\nFollow\n\nFollow this answer to receive notifications\n\nanswered Apr 19, 2019 at 13:02\n\n[![Adhiraj Chattopadhyay's user avatar](https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/1729514270618214\/picture?type=large)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5840341\/adhiraj-chattopadhyay)\n\n[Adhiraj Chattopadhyay](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5840341\/adhiraj-chattopadhyay)\n\n16711 gold badge22 silver badges99 bronze badges\n\n## 2 Comments\nAdd a comment\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/t831Y.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/570918\/merv)\n\nmerv\n\n[merv](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/570918\/merv)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment98643953_55762299)\n\nThis answer doesn't add any new information that wasn't already in [Alexander's answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/45421527\/570918).\n\n2019-05-06T03:55:10.213Z+00:00\n\n6\n\nReply\n\n- Copy link\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nzero\n\n[zero](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\n[Over a year ago](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/questions\/45421163\/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537079_55762299)\n\nwell honestly - i am convinced. Since i am new to Python i think that i have to install Anaconda. Well i have Endeavour-Os here running. 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Anaconda is bloated. Many of the packages are never used and could still be easily installed if and when needed.\n\nNote that [Conda](https:\/\/conda.io\/projects\/conda\/en\/latest\/) is the package manager (e.g. `conda list` displays all installed packages in the environment), whereas Anaconda and Miniconda are distributions. A software distribution is a collection of packages, pre-built and pre-configured, that can be installed and used on a system. A package manager is a tool that automates the process of installing, updating, and removing packages.\n\n> Anaconda is a full distribution of the central software in the PyData ecosystem, and includes Python itself along with the binaries for several hundred third-party open-source projects. Miniconda is essentially an installer for an empty conda environment, containing only Conda, its dependencies, and Python. [Source](https:\/\/jakevdp.github.io\/blog\/2016\/08\/25\/conda-myths-and-misconceptions\/).\n\nOnce Conda is installed, you can then install whatever package you need from scratch along with any desired version of Python.\n\n`2-4.4.0.1` is the version number for your Anaconda installation package. Strangely, it is not listed in their [Old Package Lists](https:\/\/docs.continuum.io\/anaconda\/packages\/oldpkglists).\n\nIn April 2016, the Anaconda versioning jumped from 2.5 to 4.0 in order to avoid confusion with Python versions 2 & 3. Version 4.0 included the Anaconda Navigator.\n\nRelease notes for subsequent versions can be found [here](https:\/\/docs.anaconda.com\/anaconda\/reference\/release-notes\/).\n\n**LICENSE NOTE: The company behind Anaconda updated their Terms of Service in 2020 to prohibit commercial usage for most uses.** You are NOT permitted to use Anaconda or Miniconda in a business with more than 200 employees, unless you acquire licenses. Please review the current license terms [here](https:\/\/legal.anaconda.com\/policies\/en\/?name=end-user-license-agreements).\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:59\n\n[![Alexander's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/2411802\/alexander)\n\n10 Comments\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/2oMjk.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/786279\/mimoralea)\n\nAs a follow up question. Given `conda` takes such a long time to install packages and that `anaconda` comes with all of these extra packages, wouldn't then `anaconda` give you \"faster access to Python\" and other packages than `miniconda`? I'm using `miniconda` right now, but gosh it is so slow.\n\n2018-10-11T16:50:11.267Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/2411802\/alexander)\n\nFollow up questions should always be posted as a *new* question. Once you install all the packages with conda, you need to constantly refresh packages you don't need which in my view is more of a hassle than just installing and updating the packages that one uses. Also, miniconda is not slow. In fact, installing a subset of packages is faster than installing everything.\n\n2018-10-11T16:52:28.5Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9c6dfaac50b9c43815dd18081e87f3e3?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/242457\/david-jones)\n\n`2` isn't part of the version, it's part of the name of Anaconda: In `Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh` we find version 4.4.0.1 of Anaconda2 (for Linux running on Little Endian 64-bit PowerPC).\n\n2019-08-16T13:02:23.557Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n@thehandofNOD you can use it for production. As redhat, ubuntu, etc. They provide commercial support and other perks. But the base thing is for free.\n\n2020-11-20T10:59:17.86Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/aab1d1f8d1313f4c0b943d6666f89522?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5994461\/user5994461)\n\nthe footnote is reasonable as it is now. apologies for the multiple edits. the licence terms have changed unilaterally and it affects questions\/answers falsely representing that the anaconda ecosystem is free to use or omitting to represent that it is not free to use (it was before 2020). stack overflow is not ideal to deal with licence changes unfortunately :(\n\n2022-12-12T11:01:50.977Z+00:00\n\n\\|\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n210\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nThe 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.\n\nLike with any Linux distribution, there are some releases which bundles lots of updates for the included packages. That is why there is a difference in version numbering. If you only decide to upgrade Anaconda, you are updating a whole system.\n\n**EDIT** there are new options now for on the package management side. `mamba` can be used as a drop in replacement for `conda`. It has a faster solver and is a complete re-write in C++. The solver is actually experimentally available in `conda` with `--experimental-solver=libmamba`. Keywords to look for if you want to learn more: `mamba`, `mambaforge`, `micromamba`.\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40\n\n[![tupui's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n[tupui](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n6,5813 gold badges35 silver badges55 bronze badges\n\n5 Comments\n\n[![](https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AOh14GixGcZ16WsVQx7FMotIzAeI2KTZgsaG7r-E2vXV=k-s48)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/9725363\/mjbeyeler)\n\nMiniconda isn't just shipping the repository management system. Python comes shipped with it, and some other packages too. You can check by running `conda list` right after having installed Miniconda.\n\n2019-06-25T12:07:26.99Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\n@Michael sure it creates a `root` environment and prepends it with stuff.\n\n2019-06-25T12:09:50.64Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6522112\/tupui)\n\nFor anyone reading this now. There is `mamba` and alike now. I advise everyone to try and use this as a drop in replacement. It's fast, lite and open source.\n\n2022-06-30T15:17:03.137Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nwell - i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n\n2022-10-02T21:43:21.987Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nhi there - many thanks for the hint - well i will have a closer look at Mamba - is it new - i will have a closer look and will see if i can install it on my linux-notebook\n\n2022-10-02T22:00:28.167Z+00:00\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n124\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\n### Brief\n`conda` is both a command line tool, and a python package. A command line tool written in Python, to manage packages (not only Python packages).\n\nMiniconda installer = Python + `conda`\n\nAnaconda installer = Python + `conda` + *meta package* `anaconda`\n\nmeta Python pkg `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science\n\nAnaconda installer = Miniconda installer + `conda install anaconda`\n\n### Detail\n1. `conda` is a python manager and an environment manager, which makes it possible to\n   - install package with `conda install flake8`\n   - create an environment with any version of Python with `conda create -n myenv python=3.6`\n2. Miniconda installer = Python + `conda`\n   `conda`, the package manager and environment manager, is a Python package. So Python is bundled in Miniconda installer. Cause conda distribute Python interpreter with its own libraries\/dependencies but not the existing ones on your operating system, other minimal dependencies like `openssl`, `ncurses`, `sqlite`, etc are installed as well.\n   Basically, **Miniconda is just `conda` and its minimal dependencies**. And the environment where `conda` is installed is the \"base\" environment, which is previously called \"root\" environment.\n3. Anaconda installer = Python + `conda` + meta package `anaconda`\n4. meta Python package `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science\n   > Meta packages, are packages that do NOT contain actual softwares and simply depend on other packages to be installed.\n   Download an `anaconda` meta package from [Anaconda Cloud](https:\/\/anaconda.org\/anaconda\/anaconda\/files) and extract the content from it. The actual 160+ packages to be installed are listed in `info\/recipe\/meta.yaml`.\n   ```\n   package:\n    name: anaconda\n    version: '2019.07'\nbuild:\n    ignore_run_exports:\n        - '*'\n    number: '0'\n    pin_depends: strict\n    string: py36_0\nrequirements:\n    build:\n        - python 3.6.8 haf84260_0\n    is_meta_pkg:\n        - true\n    run:\n        - alabaster 0.7.12 py36_0\n        - anaconda-client 1.7.2 py36_0\n        - anaconda-project 0.8.3 py_0\n        # ...\n        - beautifulsoup4 4.7.1 py36_1\n        # ...\n        - curl 7.65.2 ha441bb4_0\n        # ...\n        - hdf5 1.10.4 hfa1e0ec_0\n        # ...\n        - ipykernel 5.1.1 py36h39e3cac_0\n        - ipython 7.6.1 py36h39e3cac_0\n        - ipython_genutils 0.2.0 py36h241746c_0\n        - ipywidgets 7.5.0 py_0\n        # ...\n        - jupyter 1.0.0 py36_7\n        - jupyter_client 5.3.1 py_0\n        - jupyter_console 6.0.0 py36_0\n        - jupyter_core 4.5.0 py_0\n        - jupyterlab 1.0.2 py36hf63ae98_0\n        - jupyterlab_server 1.0.0 py_0\n        # ...\n        - matplotlib 3.1.0 py36h54f8f79_0\n        # ...\n        - mkl 2019.4 233\n        - mkl-service 2.0.2 py36h1de35cc_0\n        - mkl_fft 1.0.12 py36h5e564d8_0\n        - mkl_random 1.0.2 py36h27c97d8_0\n        # ...\n        - nltk 3.4.4 py36_0\n        # ...\n        - numpy 1.16.4 py36hacdab7b_0\n        - numpy-base 1.16.4 py36h6575580_0\n        - numpydoc 0.9.1 py_0\n        # ...\n        - pandas 0.24.2 py36h0a44026_0\n        - pandoc 2.2.3.2 0\n        # ...\n        - pillow 6.1.0 py36hb68e598_0\n        # ...\n        - pyqt 5.9.2 py36h655552a_2\n        # ...\n        - qt 5.9.7 h468cd18_1\n        - qtawesome 0.5.7 py36_1\n        - qtconsole 4.5.1 py_0\n        - qtpy 1.8.0 py_0\n        # ...\n        - requests 2.22.0 py36_0\n        # ...\n        - sphinx 2.1.2 py_0\n        - sphinxcontrib 1.0 py36_1\n        - sphinxcontrib-applehelp 1.0.1 py_0\n        - sphinxcontrib-devhelp 1.0.1 py_0\n        - sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp 1.0.2 py_0\n        - sphinxcontrib-jsmath 1.0.1 py_0\n        - sphinxcontrib-qthelp 1.0.2 py_0\n        - sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml 1.1.3 py_0\n        - sphinxcontrib-websupport 1.1.2 py_0\n        - spyder 3.3.6 py36_0\n        - spyder-kernels 0.5.1 py36_0\n        # ...\n   ```\n   The pre-installed packages from meta pkg `anaconda` are mainly for web scraping and data science. Like `requests`, `beautifulsoup`, `numpy`, `nltk`, etc.\n   If you have a Miniconda installed, `conda install anaconda` will make it same as an Anaconda installation, except that the installation folder names are different.\n5. Miniconda2 v.s. Miniconda. Anaconda2 v.s. Anaconda.\n   `2` means the bundled Python interpreter for `conda` in the \"base\" environment is Python 2, but not Python 3.\n\nanswered Sep 26, 2019 at 8:21\n\n[![Simba's user avatar](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2c52b06ac378fa0148c6a711c9f76733?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG&f=y&so-version=2)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5101148\/simba)\n\n[Simba](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5101148\/simba)\n\n28\\.5k8 gold badges73 silver badges83 bronze badges\n\n1 Comment\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\ngreat - good thoughts. Well @Simba you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n\n2022-10-02T21:44:11.567Z+00:00\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n23\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nMiniconda gives you the Python interpreter itself, along with a command-line tool called conda which operates as a cross-platform package manager geared toward Python packages, similar in spirit to the apt or yum tools that Linux users might be familiar with.\n\nAnaconda includes both Python and conda, and additionally bundles a suite of other pre-installed packages geared toward scientific computing. Because of the size of this bundle, expect the installation to consume several gigabytes of disk space.\n\nSource: Jake VanderPlas's [Python Data Science Handbook](https:\/\/github.com\/jakevdp\/PythonDataScienceHandbook\/blob\/94b8f2837b54ef32ab86ba11b16e3d7f7237ca31\/notebooks\/00.00-Preface.ipynb)\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:41\n\n[![Bonifacio2's user avatar](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab68ec41682314f87def370d3ddbac1f?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/1812322\/bonifacio2)\n\n[Bonifacio2](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/1812322\/bonifacio2)\n\n3,9437 gold badges40 silver badges57 bronze badges\n\nComments\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n16\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nThe `2` in `Anaconda2` means that the main version of Python will be 2.x rather than the 3.x installed in `Anaconda3`. The current release has Python 2.7.13.\n\nThe `4.4.0.1` is the version number of Anaconda. The current advertised version is `4.4.0` and I assume the `.1` is a minor release or for other similar use. The Windows releases, which I use, just say `4.4.0` in the file name.\n\nOthers have now explained the difference between Anaconda and Miniconda, so I'll skip that.\n\nanswered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40\n\n[![Rory Daulton's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/YMZMd.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6246044\/rory-daulton)\n\n[Rory Daulton](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6246044\/rory-daulton)\n\n22\\.8k7 gold badges46 silver badges51 bronze badges\n\n2 Comments\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c49bf7b03ef6d9ba7d685ec8685f7be5?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/404271\/ibic)\n\nThanks for explaining this, judging from the number, I *thought* `Anaconda2` is the successor of `Anaconda`, which is plain wrong.\n\n2022-09-03T15:16:29.457Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\ngreat - good thoughts. Well @Rory Daulton - many thanks for the quick answer: And yes: you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !?\n\n2022-10-02T21:44:59.02Z+00:00\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n10\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nAnaconda is a very large installation ~ 2 GB and is most useful for those users who are not familiar with installing modules or packages with other package managers.\n\nAnaconda seems to be promoting itself as the official package manager of Jupyter. It's not. Anaconda bundles Jupyter, R, python, and many packages with its installation.\n\nAnaconda is not necessary for installing Jupyter Lab or the R kernel. There is plenty of information available elsewhere for installing Jupyter Lab or Notebooks. There is also plenty of information elsewhere for installing R studio. The following shows how to install the R kernel directly from R Studio:\n\nTo install the R kernel, without Anaconda, start R Studio. In the R terminal window enter these three commands:\n```\ninstall.packages(\"devtools\")\ndevtools::install_github(\"IRkernel\/IRkernel\")\nIRkernel::installspec()\n```\nDone. Next time Jupyter is opened, the R kernel will be available.\n\n[![pfabri's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/vZkOa.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6118556\/pfabri)\n\n[pfabri](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/6118556\/pfabri)\n\n1,1361 gold badge11 silver badges26 bronze badges\n\nanswered May 6, 2019 at 20:30\n\n[![Gray's user avatar](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/aAfQc.png?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/11063729\/gray)\n\n[Gray](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/11063729\/gray)\n\n1,4481 gold badge13 silver badges27 bronze badges\n\nComments\n\nThis answer is useful\n\n7\n\nSave this answer.\n\nShow activity on this post.\n\nBoth Anaconda and miniconda use the **conda** package manager. The chief differece between between **Anaconda** and **miniconda**,however,is that\n\n> The Anaconda distribution comes pre-loaded with all the packages while the miniconda distribution is just the management system without any pre-loaded packages. If one uses miniconda, one has to download individual packages and libraries separately.\n\nI personally use Anaconda distribution as I dont really have to worry much about individual package installations.\n\nA disadvantage of miniconda is that installing each individual package can take a long amount of **time**. Compared to that installing and using Anaconda takes a lot less time.\n\nHowever, there are some packages in anaconda *(QtConsole, Glueviz,Orange3*) that I have never had to use. I dont even know their purpose. So a disadvantage of anaconda is that it occupies **more space than needed.**\n\nanswered Apr 19, 2019 at 13:02\n\n[![Adhiraj Chattopadhyay's user avatar](https:\/\/graph.facebook.com\/1729514270618214\/picture?type=large)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/5840341\/adhiraj-chattopadhyay)\n\n2 Comments\n\n[![](https:\/\/i.sstatic.net\/t831Y.jpg?s=64)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/570918\/merv)\n\nThis answer doesn't add any new information that wasn't already in [Alexander's answer](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/a\/45421527\/570918).\n\n2019-05-06T03:55:10.213Z+00:00\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.gravatar.com\/avatar\/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/525865\/zero)\n\nwell honestly - i am convinced. Since i am new to Python i think that i have to install Anaconda. Well i have Endeavour-Os here running. 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Boilerpipe Text	This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 416 Save this question. Show activity on this post. In the Anaconda repository , there are two types of installers: " Anaconda installers " and " Miniconda installers ". What are their differences? Besides, for an installer file, Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh , what does 2-4.4.0.1 stand for? Penny Liu 18k 5 gold badges 89 silver badges 109 bronze badges asked Jul 31, 2017 at 16:37 2 This answer is useful 558 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Per the original docs : Choose Anaconda if you: Are new to conda or Python Like the convenience of having Python and over 1500 scientific packages automatically installed at once Have the time and disk space (a few minutes and 3 GB), and/or Don’t want to install each of the packages you want to use individually. Choose Miniconda if you: Do not mind installing each of the packages you want to use individually. Do not have time or disk space to install over 1500 packages at once, and/or Just want fast access to Python and the conda commands, and wish to sort out the other programs later. I use Miniconda myself. Anaconda is bloated. Many of the packages are never used and could still be easily installed if and when needed. Note that Conda is the package manager (e.g. conda list displays all installed packages in the environment), whereas Anaconda and Miniconda are distributions. A software distribution is a collection of packages, pre-built and pre-configured, that can be installed and used on a system. A package manager is a tool that automates the process of installing, updating, and removing packages. Anaconda is a full distribution of the central software in the PyData ecosystem, and includes Python itself along with the binaries for several hundred third-party open-source projects. Miniconda is essentially an installer for an empty conda environment, containing only Conda, its dependencies, and Python. Source . Once Conda is installed, you can then install whatever package you need from scratch along with any desired version of Python. 2-4.4.0.1 is the version number for your Anaconda installation package. Strangely, it is not listed in their Old Package Lists . In April 2016, the Anaconda versioning jumped from 2.5 to 4.0 in order to avoid confusion with Python versions 2 & 3. Version 4.0 included the Anaconda Navigator. Release notes for subsequent versions can be found here . LICENSE NOTE: The company behind Anaconda updated their Terms of Service in 2020 to prohibit commercial usage for most uses. You are NOT permitted to use Anaconda or Miniconda in a business with more than 200 employees, unless you acquire licenses. Please review the current license terms here . answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:59 10 Comments As a follow up question. Given conda takes such a long time to install packages and that anaconda comes with all of these extra packages, wouldn't then anaconda give you "faster access to Python" and other packages than miniconda ? I'm using miniconda right now, but gosh it is so slow. 2018-10-11T16:50:11.267Z+00:00 Follow up questions should always be posted as a new question. Once you install all the packages with conda, you need to constantly refresh packages you don't need which in my view is more of a hassle than just installing and updating the packages that one uses. Also, miniconda is not slow. In fact, installing a subset of packages is faster than installing everything. 2018-10-11T16:52:28.5Z+00:00 2 isn't part of the version, it's part of the name of Anaconda: In Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh we find version 4.4.0.1 of Anaconda2 (for Linux running on Little Endian 64-bit PowerPC). 2019-08-16T13:02:23.557Z+00:00 @thehandofNOD you can use it for production. As redhat, ubuntu, etc. They provide commercial support and other perks. But the base thing is for free. 2020-11-20T10:59:17.86Z+00:00 the footnote is reasonable as it is now. apologies for the multiple edits. the licence terms have changed unilaterally and it affects questions/answers falsely representing that the anaconda ecosystem is free to use or omitting to represent that it is not free to use (it was before 2020). stack overflow is not ideal to deal with licence changes unfortunately :( 2022-12-12T11:01:50.977Z+00:00 \| This answer is useful 210 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. 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. Like with any Linux distribution, there are some releases which bundles lots of updates for the included packages. That is why there is a difference in version numbering. If you only decide to upgrade Anaconda, you are updating a whole system. EDIT there are new options now for on the package management side. mamba can be used as a drop in replacement for conda . It has a faster solver and is a complete re-write in C++. The solver is actually experimentally available in conda with --experimental-solver=libmamba . Keywords to look for if you want to learn more: mamba , mambaforge , micromamba . answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40 tupui 6,581 3 gold badges 35 silver badges 55 bronze badges 5 Comments Miniconda isn't just shipping the repository management system. Python comes shipped with it, and some other packages too. You can check by running conda list right after having installed Miniconda. 2019-06-25T12:07:26.99Z+00:00 @Michael sure it creates a root environment and prepends it with stuff. 2019-06-25T12:09:50.64Z+00:00 For anyone reading this now. There is mamba and alike now. I advise everyone to try and use this as a drop in replacement. It's fast, lite and open source. 2022-06-30T15:17:03.137Z+00:00 well - i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:43:21.987Z+00:00 hi there - many thanks for the hint - well i will have a closer look at Mamba - is it new - i will have a closer look and will see if i can install it on my linux-notebook 2022-10-02T22:00:28.167Z+00:00 This answer is useful 124 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Brief conda is both a command line tool, and a python package. A command line tool written in Python, to manage packages (not only Python packages). Miniconda installer = Python + conda Anaconda installer = Python + conda + meta package anaconda meta Python pkg anaconda = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science Anaconda installer = Miniconda installer + conda install anaconda Detail conda is a python manager and an environment manager, which makes it possible to install package with conda install flake8 create an environment with any version of Python with conda create -n myenv python=3.6 Miniconda installer = Python + conda conda , the package manager and environment manager, is a Python package. So Python is bundled in Miniconda installer. Cause conda distribute Python interpreter with its own libraries/dependencies but not the existing ones on your operating system, other minimal dependencies like openssl , ncurses , sqlite , etc are installed as well. Basically, Miniconda is just conda and its minimal dependencies . And the environment where conda is installed is the "base" environment, which is previously called "root" environment. Anaconda installer = Python + conda + meta package anaconda meta Python package anaconda = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science Meta packages, are packages that do NOT contain actual softwares and simply depend on other packages to be installed. Download an anaconda meta package from Anaconda Cloud and extract the content from it. The actual 160+ packages to be installed are listed in info/recipe/meta.yaml . package: name: anaconda version: '2019.07' build: ignore_run_exports: - '*' number: '0' pin_depends: strict string: py36_0 requirements: build: - python 3.6 .8 haf84260_0 is_meta_pkg: - true run: - alabaster 0.7 .12 py36_0 - anaconda-client 1.7 .2 py36_0 - anaconda-project 0.8 .3 py_0 # ... - beautifulsoup4 4.7 .1 py36_1 # ... - curl 7.65 .2 ha441bb4_0 # ... - hdf5 1.10 .4 hfa1e0ec_0 # ... - ipykernel 5.1 .1 py36h39e3cac_0 - ipython 7.6 .1 py36h39e3cac_0 - ipython_genutils 0.2 .0 py36h241746c_0 - ipywidgets 7.5 .0 py_0 # ... - jupyter 1.0 .0 py36_7 - jupyter_client 5.3 .1 py_0 - jupyter_console 6.0 .0 py36_0 - jupyter_core 4.5 .0 py_0 - jupyterlab 1.0 .2 py36hf63ae98_0 - jupyterlab_server 1.0 .0 py_0 # ... - matplotlib 3.1 .0 py36h54f8f79_0 # ... - mkl 2019.4 233 - mkl-service 2.0 .2 py36h1de35cc_0 - mkl_fft 1.0 .12 py36h5e564d8_0 - mkl_random 1.0 .2 py36h27c97d8_0 # ... - nltk 3.4 .4 py36_0 # ... - numpy 1.16 .4 py36hacdab7b_0 - numpy-base 1.16 .4 py36h6575580_0 - numpydoc 0.9 .1 py_0 # ... - pandas 0.24 .2 py36h0a44026_0 - pandoc 2.2 .3 .2 0 # ... - pillow 6.1 .0 py36hb68e598_0 # ... - pyqt 5.9 .2 py36h655552a_2 # ... - qt 5.9 .7 h468cd18_1 - qtawesome 0.5 .7 py36_1 - qtconsole 4.5 .1 py_0 - qtpy 1.8 .0 py_0 # ... - requests 2.22 .0 py36_0 # ... - sphinx 2.1 .2 py_0 - sphinxcontrib 1.0 py36_1 - sphinxcontrib-applehelp 1.0 .1 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-devhelp 1.0 .1 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp 1.0 .2 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-jsmath 1.0 .1 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-qthelp 1.0 .2 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml 1.1 .3 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-websupport 1.1 .2 py_0 - spyder 3.3 .6 py36_0 - spyder-kernels 0.5 .1 py36_0 # ... The pre-installed packages from meta pkg anaconda are mainly for web scraping and data science. Like requests , beautifulsoup , numpy , nltk , etc. If you have a Miniconda installed, conda install anaconda will make it same as an Anaconda installation, except that the installation folder names are different. Miniconda2 v.s. Miniconda. Anaconda2 v.s. Anaconda. 2 means the bundled Python interpreter for conda in the "base" environment is Python 2, but not Python 3. answered Sep 26, 2019 at 8:21 Simba 28.5k 8 gold badges 73 silver badges 83 bronze badges 1 Comment great - good thoughts. Well @Simba you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:44:11.567Z+00:00 This answer is useful 23 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Miniconda gives you the Python interpreter itself, along with a command-line tool called conda which operates as a cross-platform package manager geared toward Python packages, similar in spirit to the apt or yum tools that Linux users might be familiar with. Anaconda includes both Python and conda, and additionally bundles a suite of other pre-installed packages geared toward scientific computing. Because of the size of this bundle, expect the installation to consume several gigabytes of disk space. Source: Jake VanderPlas's Python Data Science Handbook answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:41 Bonifacio2 3,943 7 gold badges 40 silver badges 57 bronze badges Comments This answer is useful 16 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. The 2 in Anaconda2 means that the main version of Python will be 2.x rather than the 3.x installed in Anaconda3 . The current release has Python 2.7.13. The 4.4.0.1 is the version number of Anaconda. The current advertised version is 4.4.0 and I assume the .1 is a minor release or for other similar use. The Windows releases, which I use, just say 4.4.0 in the file name. Others have now explained the difference between Anaconda and Miniconda, so I'll skip that. answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40 Rory Daulton 22.8k 7 gold badges 46 silver badges 51 bronze badges 2 Comments Thanks for explaining this, judging from the number, I thought Anaconda2 is the successor of Anaconda , which is plain wrong. 2022-09-03T15:16:29.457Z+00:00 great - good thoughts. Well @Rory Daulton - many thanks for the quick answer: And yes: you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:44:59.02Z+00:00 This answer is useful 10 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Anaconda is a very large installation ~ 2 GB and is most useful for those users who are not familiar with installing modules or packages with other package managers. Anaconda seems to be promoting itself as the official package manager of Jupyter. It's not. Anaconda bundles Jupyter, R, python, and many packages with its installation. Anaconda is not necessary for installing Jupyter Lab or the R kernel. There is plenty of information available elsewhere for installing Jupyter Lab or Notebooks. There is also plenty of information elsewhere for installing R studio. The following shows how to install the R kernel directly from R Studio: To install the R kernel, without Anaconda, start R Studio. In the R terminal window enter these three commands: install.packages( "devtools" ) devtools::install_github( "IRkernel/IRkernel" ) IRkernel::installspec() Done. Next time Jupyter is opened, the R kernel will be available. pfabri 1,136 1 gold badge 11 silver badges 26 bronze badges answered May 6, 2019 at 20:30 Gray 1,448 1 gold badge 13 silver badges 27 bronze badges Comments This answer is useful 7 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Both Anaconda and miniconda use the conda package manager. The chief differece between between Anaconda and miniconda ,however,is that The Anaconda distribution comes pre-loaded with all the packages while the miniconda distribution is just the management system without any pre-loaded packages. If one uses miniconda, one has to download individual packages and libraries separately. I personally use Anaconda distribution as I dont really have to worry much about individual package installations. A disadvantage of miniconda is that installing each individual package can take a long amount of time . Compared to that installing and using Anaconda takes a lot less time. However, there are some packages in anaconda (QtConsole, Glueviz,Orange3 ) that I have never had to use. I dont even know their purpose. So a disadvantage of anaconda is that it occupies more space than needed. answered Apr 19, 2019 at 13:02 2 Comments This answer doesn't add any new information that wasn't already in Alexander's answer . 2019-05-06T03:55:10.213Z+00:00 well honestly - i am convinced. Since i am new to Python i think that i have to install Anaconda. Well i have Endeavour-Os here running. Question: can i install Anaconda on this system too - can i do this with the Anaconda - installer. 2022-10-02T21:46:29.543Z+00:00 Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. Ask question Explore related questions See similar questions with these tags.
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[Explore Stack Internal](https://stackoverflow.co/internal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=stackoverflow-community&utm_campaign=side-bar&utm_content=explore-teams-compact-popover) # [Anaconda vs. miniconda](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda) [Ask Question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask) Asked 8 years, 8 months ago Modified [3 years, 1 month ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda?lastactivity "2023-02-28 02:39:47Z") Viewed 461k times This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 416 Save this question. Show activity on this post. In the [Anaconda repository](https://repo.continuum.io/), there are two types of installers: "Anaconda installers" and "Miniconda installers". What are their differences? Besides, for an installer file, `Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh`, what does `2-4.4.0.1` stand for? - [python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python "show questions tagged 'python'") - [anaconda](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/anaconda "show questions tagged 'anaconda'") - [miniconda](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/miniconda "show questions tagged 'miniconda'") [Share](https://stackoverflow.com/q/45421163 "Short permalink to this question") Share a link to this question Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this question](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/45421163/edit) Follow Follow this question to receive notifications [edited Feb 17, 2020 at 2:30](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/45421163/revisions "show all edits to this post") [![Penny Liu's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/Ftwrn.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6904888/penny-liu) [Penny Liu](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6904888/penny-liu) 18k55 gold badges8989 silver badges109109 bronze badges asked Jul 31, 2017 at 16:37 [![user288609's user avatar](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2ea29b2ac7bd486fdd8070ac6e10f5ac?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/288609/user288609) [user288609](https://stackoverflow.com/users/288609/user288609) 13\.2k2929 gold badges9393 silver badges135135 bronze badges 2 - 2 Does this answer your question? [mini conda vs anaconda - installing environments best practice question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61153748/mini-conda-vs-anaconda-installing-environments-best-practice-question) Shiwangini – [Shiwangini](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2813567/shiwangini "860 reputation") 2022-04-12 20:08:47 +00:00 [Commented Apr 12, 2022 at 20:08](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment126965168_45421163) - hi there - many thanks for the answer. convinced. I will install it via a good installer on my system. endeavour-os zero – [zero](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero "1,223 reputation") 2022-10-02 21:58:17 +00:00 [Commented Oct 2, 2022 at 21:58](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537191_45421163) [Add a comment](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.") \\| ## 7 Answers 7 Sorted by: [Reset to default](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top) This answer is useful 558 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Per the [original docs](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/download.html#anaconda-or-miniconda): Choose Anaconda if you: - Are new to conda or Python - Like the convenience of having Python and over 1500 scientific packages automatically installed at once - Have the time and disk space (a few minutes and 3 GB), and/or - Don’t want to install each of the packages you want to use individually. Choose Miniconda if you: - Do not mind installing each of the packages you want to use individually. - Do not have time or disk space to install over 1500 packages at once, and/or - Just want fast access to Python and the conda commands, and wish to sort out the other programs later. I use Miniconda myself. Anaconda is bloated. Many of the packages are never used and could still be easily installed if and when needed. Note that [Conda](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/) is the package manager (e.g. `conda list` displays all installed packages in the environment), whereas Anaconda and Miniconda are distributions. A software distribution is a collection of packages, pre-built and pre-configured, that can be installed and used on a system. A package manager is a tool that automates the process of installing, updating, and removing packages. > Anaconda is a full distribution of the central software in the PyData ecosystem, and includes Python itself along with the binaries for several hundred third-party open-source projects. Miniconda is essentially an installer for an empty conda environment, containing only Conda, its dependencies, and Python. [Source](https://jakevdp.github.io/blog/2016/08/25/conda-myths-and-misconceptions/). Once Conda is installed, you can then install whatever package you need from scratch along with any desired version of Python. `2-4.4.0.1` is the version number for your Anaconda installation package. Strangely, it is not listed in their [Old Package Lists](https://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/packages/oldpkglists). In April 2016, the Anaconda versioning jumped from 2.5 to 4.0 in order to avoid confusion with Python versions 2 & 3. Version 4.0 included the Anaconda Navigator. Release notes for subsequent versions can be found [here](https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/reference/release-notes/). LICENSE NOTE: The company behind Anaconda updated their Terms of Service in 2020 to prohibit commercial usage for most uses. You are NOT permitted to use Anaconda or Miniconda in a business with more than 200 employees, unless you acquire licenses. Please review the current license terms [here](https://legal.anaconda.com/policies/en/?name=end-user-license-agreements). [Share](https://stackoverflow.com/a/45421527 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 4.0") [Improve this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/45421527/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications [edited Dec 11, 2022 at 19:05](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/45421527/revisions "show all edits to this post") answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:59 [![Alexander's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2411802/alexander) [Alexander](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2411802/alexander) 111k3232 gold badges214214 silver badges208208 bronze badges Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments. ## 10 Comments Add a comment [![](https://i.sstatic.net/2oMjk.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/786279/mimoralea) mimoralea [mimoralea](https://stackoverflow.com/users/786279/mimoralea) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment92453126_45421527) As a follow up question. Given `conda` takes such a long time to install packages and that `anaconda` comes with all of these extra packages, wouldn't then `anaconda` give you "faster access to Python" and other packages than `miniconda`? I'm using `miniconda` right now, but gosh it is so slow. 2018-10-11T16:50:11.267Z+00:00 4 Reply - Copy link [![](https://i.sstatic.net/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2411802/alexander) Alexander [Alexander](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2411802/alexander) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment92453197_45421527) Follow up questions should always be posted as a new question. Once you install all the packages with conda, you need to constantly refresh packages you don't need which in my view is more of a hassle than just installing and updating the packages that one uses. Also, miniconda is not slow. In fact, installing a subset of packages is faster than installing everything. 2018-10-11T16:52:28.5Z+00:00 5 Reply - Copy link [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9c6dfaac50b9c43815dd18081e87f3e3?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/242457/david-jones) David Jones [David Jones](https://stackoverflow.com/users/242457/david-jones) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment101516642_45421527) `2` isn't part of the version, it's part of the name of Anaconda: In `Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh` we find version 4.4.0.1 of Anaconda2 (for Linux running on Little Endian 64-bit PowerPC). 2019-08-16T13:02:23.557Z+00:00 5 Reply - Copy link [![](https://i.sstatic.net/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) tupui [tupui](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment114791035_45421527) @thehandofNOD you can use it for production. As redhat, ubuntu, etc. They provide commercial support and other perks. But the base thing is for free. 2020-11-20T10:59:17.86Z+00:00 3 Reply - Copy link [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/aab1d1f8d1313f4c0b943d6666f89522?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/5994461/user5994461) user5994461 [user5994461](https://stackoverflow.com/users/5994461/user5994461) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment131959014_45421527) the footnote is reasonable as it is now. apologies for the multiple edits. the licence terms have changed unilaterally and it affects questions/answers falsely representing that the anaconda ecosystem is free to use or omitting to represent that it is not free to use (it was before 2020). stack overflow is not ideal to deal with licence changes unfortunately :( 2022-12-12T11:01:50.977Z+00:00 2 Reply - Copy link Add a comment \\| Show 5 more comments This answer is useful 210 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. 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. Like with any Linux distribution, there are some releases which bundles lots of updates for the included packages. That is why there is a difference in version numbering. If you only decide to upgrade Anaconda, you are updating a whole system. EDIT there are new options now for on the package management side. `mamba` can be used as a drop in replacement for `conda`. It has a faster solver and is a complete re-write in C++. The solver is actually experimentally available in `conda` with `--experimental-solver=libmamba`. Keywords to look for if you want to learn more: `mamba`, `mambaforge`, `micromamba`. 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Python comes shipped with it, and some other packages too. You can check by running `conda list` right after having installed Miniconda. 2019-06-25T12:07:26.99Z+00:00 16 Reply - Copy link [![](https://i.sstatic.net/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) tupui [tupui](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment100064917_45421204) @Michael sure it creates a `root` environment and prepends it with stuff. 2019-06-25T12:09:50.64Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link [![](https://i.sstatic.net/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) tupui [tupui](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment128618202_45421204) For anyone reading this now. There is `mamba` and alike now. I advise everyone to try and use this as a drop in replacement. It's fast, lite and open source. 2022-06-30T15:17:03.137Z+00:00 2 Reply - Copy link [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) zero [zero](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537042_45421204) well - i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:43:21.987Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) zero [zero](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) [Over a year ago](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45421163/anaconda-vs-miniconda#comment130537205_45421204) hi there - many thanks for the hint - well i will have a closer look at Mamba - is it new - i will have a closer look and will see if i can install it on my linux-notebook 2022-10-02T22:00:28.167Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link Add a comment This answer is useful 124 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. ### Brief `conda` is both a command line tool, and a python package. A command line tool written in Python, to manage packages (not only Python packages). Miniconda installer = Python + `conda` Anaconda installer = Python + `conda` + meta package `anaconda` meta Python pkg `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science Anaconda installer = Miniconda installer + `conda install anaconda` ### Detail 1. `conda` is a python manager and an environment manager, which makes it possible to - install package with `conda install flake8` - create an environment with any version of Python with `conda create -n myenv python=3.6` 2. Miniconda installer = Python + `conda` `conda`, the package manager and environment manager, is a Python package. So Python is bundled in Miniconda installer. Cause conda distribute Python interpreter with its own libraries/dependencies but not the existing ones on your operating system, other minimal dependencies like `openssl`, `ncurses`, `sqlite`, etc are installed as well. Basically, Miniconda is just `conda` and its minimal dependencies. And the environment where `conda` is installed is the "base" environment, which is previously called "root" environment. 3. Anaconda installer = Python + `conda` + meta package `anaconda` 4. meta Python package `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science > Meta packages, are packages that do NOT contain actual softwares and simply depend on other packages to be installed. Download an `anaconda` meta package from [Anaconda Cloud](https://anaconda.org/anaconda/anaconda/files) and extract the content from it. The actual 160+ packages to be installed are listed in `info/recipe/meta.yaml`. ``` Copy ``` The pre-installed packages from meta pkg `anaconda` are mainly for web scraping and data science. Like `requests`, `beautifulsoup`, `numpy`, `nltk`, etc. If you have a Miniconda installed, `conda install anaconda` will make it same as an Anaconda installation, except that the installation folder names are different. 5. Miniconda2 v.s. Miniconda. Anaconda2 v.s. Anaconda. `2` means the bundled Python interpreter for `conda` in the "base" environment is Python 2, but not Python 3. 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Well @Simba you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:44:11.567Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link This answer is useful 23 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Miniconda gives you the Python interpreter itself, along with a command-line tool called conda which operates as a cross-platform package manager geared toward Python packages, similar in spirit to the apt or yum tools that Linux users might be familiar with. Anaconda includes both Python and conda, and additionally bundles a suite of other pre-installed packages geared toward scientific computing. Because of the size of this bundle, expect the installation to consume several gigabytes of disk space. Source: Jake VanderPlas's [Python Data Science Handbook](https://github.com/jakevdp/PythonDataScienceHandbook/blob/94b8f2837b54ef32ab86ba11b16e3d7f7237ca31/notebooks/00.00-Preface.ipynb) [Share](https://stackoverflow.com/a/45421211 "Short permalink to this answer") Share a link to this answer Copy link [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0") [Improve this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/posts/45421211/edit) Follow Follow this answer to receive notifications answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:41 [![Bonifacio2's user avatar](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ab68ec41682314f87def370d3ddbac1f?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/1812322/bonifacio2) [Bonifacio2](https://stackoverflow.com/users/1812322/bonifacio2) 3,94377 gold badges4040 silver badges5757 bronze badges ## Comments Add a comment This answer is useful 16 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. The `2` in `Anaconda2` means that the main version of Python will be 2.x rather than the 3.x installed in `Anaconda3`. The current release has Python 2.7.13. The `4.4.0.1` is the version number of Anaconda. The current advertised version is `4.4.0` and I assume the `.1` is a minor release or for other similar use. The Windows releases, which I use, just say `4.4.0` in the file name. Others have now explained the difference between Anaconda and Miniconda, so I'll skip that. 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Well @Rory Daulton - many thanks for the quick answer: And yes: you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:44:59.02Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link This answer is useful 10 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Anaconda is a very large installation ~ 2 GB and is most useful for those users who are not familiar with installing modules or packages with other package managers. Anaconda seems to be promoting itself as the official package manager of Jupyter. It's not. Anaconda bundles Jupyter, R, python, and many packages with its installation. Anaconda is not necessary for installing Jupyter Lab or the R kernel. There is plenty of information available elsewhere for installing Jupyter Lab or Notebooks. There is also plenty of information elsewhere for installing R studio. The following shows how to install the R kernel directly from R Studio: To install the R kernel, without Anaconda, start R Studio. In the R terminal window enter these three commands: ``` Copy ``` Done. Next time Jupyter is opened, the R kernel will be available. 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Show activity on this post. Both Anaconda and miniconda use the conda package manager. The chief differece between between Anaconda and miniconda,however,is that > The Anaconda distribution comes pre-loaded with all the packages while the miniconda distribution is just the management system without any pre-loaded packages. If one uses miniconda, one has to download individual packages and libraries separately. I personally use Anaconda distribution as I dont really have to worry much about individual package installations. A disadvantage of miniconda is that installing each individual package can take a long amount of time. Compared to that installing and using Anaconda takes a lot less time. However, there are some packages in anaconda (QtConsole, Glueviz,Orange3) that I have never had to use. I dont even know their purpose. So a disadvantage of anaconda is that it occupies more space than needed. 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Since i am new to Python i think that i have to install Anaconda. Well i have Endeavour-Os here running. Question: can i install Anaconda on this system too - can i do this with the Anaconda - installer. 2022-10-02T21:46:29.543Z+00:00 0 Reply - Copy link Start asking to get answers Find the answer to your question by asking. [Ask question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask) Explore related questions - [python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/python "show questions tagged 'python'") - [anaconda](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/anaconda "show questions tagged 'anaconda'") - [miniconda](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/miniconda "show questions tagged 'miniconda'") See similar questions with these tags. 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Readable Markdown	This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 416 Save this question. Show activity on this post. In the [Anaconda repository](https://repo.continuum.io/), there are two types of installers: "Anaconda installers" and "Miniconda installers". What are their differences? Besides, for an installer file, `Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh`, what does `2-4.4.0.1` stand for? [![Penny Liu's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/Ftwrn.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6904888/penny-liu) [Penny Liu](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6904888/penny-liu) 18k5 gold badges89 silver badges109 bronze badges asked Jul 31, 2017 at 16:37 [![user288609's user avatar](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2ea29b2ac7bd486fdd8070ac6e10f5ac?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/288609/user288609) 2 This answer is useful 558 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Per the [original docs](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/install/download.html#anaconda-or-miniconda): Choose Anaconda if you: - Are new to conda or Python - Like the convenience of having Python and over 1500 scientific packages automatically installed at once - Have the time and disk space (a few minutes and 3 GB), and/or - Don’t want to install each of the packages you want to use individually. Choose Miniconda if you: - Do not mind installing each of the packages you want to use individually. - Do not have time or disk space to install over 1500 packages at once, and/or - Just want fast access to Python and the conda commands, and wish to sort out the other programs later. I use Miniconda myself. Anaconda is bloated. Many of the packages are never used and could still be easily installed if and when needed. Note that [Conda](https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/) is the package manager (e.g. `conda list` displays all installed packages in the environment), whereas Anaconda and Miniconda are distributions. A software distribution is a collection of packages, pre-built and pre-configured, that can be installed and used on a system. A package manager is a tool that automates the process of installing, updating, and removing packages. > Anaconda is a full distribution of the central software in the PyData ecosystem, and includes Python itself along with the binaries for several hundred third-party open-source projects. Miniconda is essentially an installer for an empty conda environment, containing only Conda, its dependencies, and Python. [Source](https://jakevdp.github.io/blog/2016/08/25/conda-myths-and-misconceptions/). Once Conda is installed, you can then install whatever package you need from scratch along with any desired version of Python. `2-4.4.0.1` is the version number for your Anaconda installation package. Strangely, it is not listed in their [Old Package Lists](https://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/packages/oldpkglists). In April 2016, the Anaconda versioning jumped from 2.5 to 4.0 in order to avoid confusion with Python versions 2 & 3. Version 4.0 included the Anaconda Navigator. Release notes for subsequent versions can be found [here](https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/reference/release-notes/). LICENSE NOTE: The company behind Anaconda updated their Terms of Service in 2020 to prohibit commercial usage for most uses. You are NOT permitted to use Anaconda or Miniconda in a business with more than 200 employees, unless you acquire licenses. Please review the current license terms [here](https://legal.anaconda.com/policies/en/?name=end-user-license-agreements). answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:59 [![Alexander's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2411802/alexander) 10 Comments [![](https://i.sstatic.net/2oMjk.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/786279/mimoralea) As a follow up question. Given `conda` takes such a long time to install packages and that `anaconda` comes with all of these extra packages, wouldn't then `anaconda` give you "faster access to Python" and other packages than `miniconda`? I'm using `miniconda` right now, but gosh it is so slow. 2018-10-11T16:50:11.267Z+00:00 [![](https://i.sstatic.net/RA92x.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/2411802/alexander) Follow up questions should always be posted as a new question. Once you install all the packages with conda, you need to constantly refresh packages you don't need which in my view is more of a hassle than just installing and updating the packages that one uses. Also, miniconda is not slow. In fact, installing a subset of packages is faster than installing everything. 2018-10-11T16:52:28.5Z+00:00 [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9c6dfaac50b9c43815dd18081e87f3e3?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/242457/david-jones) `2` isn't part of the version, it's part of the name of Anaconda: In `Anaconda2-4.4.0.1-Linux-ppc64le.sh` we find version 4.4.0.1 of Anaconda2 (for Linux running on Little Endian 64-bit PowerPC). 2019-08-16T13:02:23.557Z+00:00 [![](https://i.sstatic.net/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) @thehandofNOD you can use it for production. As redhat, ubuntu, etc. They provide commercial support and other perks. But the base thing is for free. 2020-11-20T10:59:17.86Z+00:00 [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/aab1d1f8d1313f4c0b943d6666f89522?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/5994461/user5994461) the footnote is reasonable as it is now. apologies for the multiple edits. the licence terms have changed unilaterally and it affects questions/answers falsely representing that the anaconda ecosystem is free to use or omitting to represent that it is not free to use (it was before 2020). stack overflow is not ideal to deal with licence changes unfortunately :( 2022-12-12T11:01:50.977Z+00:00 \\| This answer is useful 210 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. 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. Like with any Linux distribution, there are some releases which bundles lots of updates for the included packages. That is why there is a difference in version numbering. If you only decide to upgrade Anaconda, you are updating a whole system. EDIT there are new options now for on the package management side. `mamba` can be used as a drop in replacement for `conda`. It has a faster solver and is a complete re-write in C++. The solver is actually experimentally available in `conda` with `--experimental-solver=libmamba`. Keywords to look for if you want to learn more: `mamba`, `mambaforge`, `micromamba`. answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40 [![tupui's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) [tupui](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) 6,5813 gold badges35 silver badges55 bronze badges 5 Comments [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/AOh14GixGcZ16WsVQx7FMotIzAeI2KTZgsaG7r-E2vXV=k-s48)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/9725363/mjbeyeler) Miniconda isn't just shipping the repository management system. Python comes shipped with it, and some other packages too. You can check by running `conda list` right after having installed Miniconda. 2019-06-25T12:07:26.99Z+00:00 [![](https://i.sstatic.net/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) @Michael sure it creates a `root` environment and prepends it with stuff. 2019-06-25T12:09:50.64Z+00:00 [![](https://i.sstatic.net/JqjxG.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6522112/tupui) For anyone reading this now. There is `mamba` and alike now. I advise everyone to try and use this as a drop in replacement. It's fast, lite and open source. 2022-06-30T15:17:03.137Z+00:00 [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) well - i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:43:21.987Z+00:00 [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) hi there - many thanks for the hint - well i will have a closer look at Mamba - is it new - i will have a closer look and will see if i can install it on my linux-notebook 2022-10-02T22:00:28.167Z+00:00 This answer is useful 124 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. ### Brief `conda` is both a command line tool, and a python package. A command line tool written in Python, to manage packages (not only Python packages). Miniconda installer = Python + `conda` Anaconda installer = Python + `conda` + meta package `anaconda` meta Python pkg `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science Anaconda installer = Miniconda installer + `conda install anaconda` ### Detail 1. `conda` is a python manager and an environment manager, which makes it possible to - install package with `conda install flake8` - create an environment with any version of Python with `conda create -n myenv python=3.6` 2. Miniconda installer = Python + `conda` `conda`, the package manager and environment manager, is a Python package. So Python is bundled in Miniconda installer. Cause conda distribute Python interpreter with its own libraries/dependencies but not the existing ones on your operating system, other minimal dependencies like `openssl`, `ncurses`, `sqlite`, etc are installed as well. Basically, Miniconda is just `conda` and its minimal dependencies. And the environment where `conda` is installed is the "base" environment, which is previously called "root" environment. 3. Anaconda installer = Python + `conda` + meta package `anaconda` 4. meta Python package `anaconda` = about 160 Python pkgs for daily use in data science > Meta packages, are packages that do NOT contain actual softwares and simply depend on other packages to be installed. Download an `anaconda` meta package from [Anaconda Cloud](https://anaconda.org/anaconda/anaconda/files) and extract the content from it. The actual 160+ packages to be installed are listed in `info/recipe/meta.yaml`. ``` package: name: anaconda version: '2019.07' build: ignore_run_exports: - '' number: '0' pin_depends: strict string: py36_0 requirements: build: - python 3.6.8 haf84260_0 is_meta_pkg: - true run: - alabaster 0.7.12 py36_0 - anaconda-client 1.7.2 py36_0 - anaconda-project 0.8.3 py_0 # ... - beautifulsoup4 4.7.1 py36_1 # ... - curl 7.65.2 ha441bb4_0 # ... - hdf5 1.10.4 hfa1e0ec_0 # ... - ipykernel 5.1.1 py36h39e3cac_0 - ipython 7.6.1 py36h39e3cac_0 - ipython_genutils 0.2.0 py36h241746c_0 - ipywidgets 7.5.0 py_0 # ... - jupyter 1.0.0 py36_7 - jupyter_client 5.3.1 py_0 - jupyter_console 6.0.0 py36_0 - jupyter_core 4.5.0 py_0 - jupyterlab 1.0.2 py36hf63ae98_0 - jupyterlab_server 1.0.0 py_0 # ... - matplotlib 3.1.0 py36h54f8f79_0 # ... - mkl 2019.4 233 - mkl-service 2.0.2 py36h1de35cc_0 - mkl_fft 1.0.12 py36h5e564d8_0 - mkl_random 1.0.2 py36h27c97d8_0 # ... - nltk 3.4.4 py36_0 # ... - numpy 1.16.4 py36hacdab7b_0 - numpy-base 1.16.4 py36h6575580_0 - numpydoc 0.9.1 py_0 # ... - pandas 0.24.2 py36h0a44026_0 - pandoc 2.2.3.2 0 # ... - pillow 6.1.0 py36hb68e598_0 # ... - pyqt 5.9.2 py36h655552a_2 # ... - qt 5.9.7 h468cd18_1 - qtawesome 0.5.7 py36_1 - qtconsole 4.5.1 py_0 - qtpy 1.8.0 py_0 # ... - requests 2.22.0 py36_0 # ... - sphinx 2.1.2 py_0 - sphinxcontrib 1.0 py36_1 - sphinxcontrib-applehelp 1.0.1 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-devhelp 1.0.1 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp 1.0.2 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-jsmath 1.0.1 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-qthelp 1.0.2 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml 1.1.3 py_0 - sphinxcontrib-websupport 1.1.2 py_0 - spyder 3.3.6 py36_0 - spyder-kernels 0.5.1 py36_0 # ... ``` The pre-installed packages from meta pkg `anaconda` are mainly for web scraping and data science. Like `requests`, `beautifulsoup`, `numpy`, `nltk`, etc. If you have a Miniconda installed, `conda install anaconda` will make it same as an Anaconda installation, except that the installation folder names are different. 5. Miniconda2 v.s. Miniconda. Anaconda2 v.s. Anaconda. `2` means the bundled Python interpreter for `conda` in the "base" environment is Python 2, but not Python 3. answered Sep 26, 2019 at 8:21 [![Simba's user avatar](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2c52b06ac378fa0148c6a711c9f76733?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG&f=y&so-version=2)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/5101148/simba) [Simba](https://stackoverflow.com/users/5101148/simba) 28\.5k8 gold badges73 silver badges83 bronze badges 1 Comment [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) great - good thoughts. Well @Simba you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:44:11.567Z+00:00 This answer is useful 23 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Miniconda gives you the Python interpreter itself, along with a command-line tool called conda which operates as a cross-platform package manager geared toward Python packages, similar in spirit to the apt or yum tools that Linux users might be familiar with. Anaconda includes both Python and conda, and additionally bundles a suite of other pre-installed packages geared toward scientific computing. Because of the size of this bundle, expect the installation to consume several gigabytes of disk space. Source: Jake VanderPlas's [Python Data Science Handbook](https://github.com/jakevdp/PythonDataScienceHandbook/blob/94b8f2837b54ef32ab86ba11b16e3d7f7237ca31/notebooks/00.00-Preface.ipynb) answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:41 [![Bonifacio2's user avatar](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ab68ec41682314f87def370d3ddbac1f?s=64&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/1812322/bonifacio2) [Bonifacio2](https://stackoverflow.com/users/1812322/bonifacio2) 3,9437 gold badges40 silver badges57 bronze badges Comments This answer is useful 16 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. The `2` in `Anaconda2` means that the main version of Python will be 2.x rather than the 3.x installed in `Anaconda3`. The current release has Python 2.7.13. The `4.4.0.1` is the version number of Anaconda. The current advertised version is `4.4.0` and I assume the `.1` is a minor release or for other similar use. The Windows releases, which I use, just say `4.4.0` in the file name. Others have now explained the difference between Anaconda and Miniconda, so I'll skip that. answered Jul 31, 2017 at 16:40 [![Rory Daulton's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/YMZMd.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6246044/rory-daulton) [Rory Daulton](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6246044/rory-daulton) 22\.8k7 gold badges46 silver badges51 bronze badges 2 Comments [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c49bf7b03ef6d9ba7d685ec8685f7be5?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/404271/ibic) Thanks for explaining this, judging from the number, I thought* `Anaconda2` is the successor of `Anaconda`, which is plain wrong. 2022-09-03T15:16:29.457Z+00:00 [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) great - good thoughts. Well @Rory Daulton - many thanks for the quick answer: And yes: you convinced me. I want to get Anaconda. i want to install this on a endavour-os - can i do this with the according commands !? 2022-10-02T21:44:59.02Z+00:00 This answer is useful 10 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Anaconda is a very large installation ~ 2 GB and is most useful for those users who are not familiar with installing modules or packages with other package managers. Anaconda seems to be promoting itself as the official package manager of Jupyter. It's not. Anaconda bundles Jupyter, R, python, and many packages with its installation. Anaconda is not necessary for installing Jupyter Lab or the R kernel. There is plenty of information available elsewhere for installing Jupyter Lab or Notebooks. There is also plenty of information elsewhere for installing R studio. The following shows how to install the R kernel directly from R Studio: To install the R kernel, without Anaconda, start R Studio. In the R terminal window enter these three commands: ``` install.packages("devtools") devtools::install_github("IRkernel/IRkernel") IRkernel::installspec() ``` Done. Next time Jupyter is opened, the R kernel will be available. [![pfabri's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/vZkOa.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6118556/pfabri) [pfabri](https://stackoverflow.com/users/6118556/pfabri) 1,1361 gold badge11 silver badges26 bronze badges answered May 6, 2019 at 20:30 [![Gray's user avatar](https://i.sstatic.net/aAfQc.png?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/11063729/gray) [Gray](https://stackoverflow.com/users/11063729/gray) 1,4481 gold badge13 silver badges27 bronze badges Comments This answer is useful 7 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Both Anaconda and miniconda use the conda package manager. The chief differece between between Anaconda and miniconda,however,is that > The Anaconda distribution comes pre-loaded with all the packages while the miniconda distribution is just the management system without any pre-loaded packages. If one uses miniconda, one has to download individual packages and libraries separately. I personally use Anaconda distribution as I dont really have to worry much about individual package installations. A disadvantage of miniconda is that installing each individual package can take a long amount of time. Compared to that installing and using Anaconda takes a lot less time. However, there are some packages in anaconda (QtConsole, Glueviz,Orange3) that I have never had to use. I dont even know their purpose. So a disadvantage of anaconda is that it occupies more space than needed. answered Apr 19, 2019 at 13:02 [![Adhiraj Chattopadhyay's user avatar](https://graph.facebook.com/1729514270618214/picture?type=large)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/5840341/adhiraj-chattopadhyay) 2 Comments [![](https://i.sstatic.net/t831Y.jpg?s=64)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/570918/merv) This answer doesn't add any new information that wasn't already in [Alexander's answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/45421527/570918). 2019-05-06T03:55:10.213Z+00:00 [![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/20ae03fe202a406d0a1cd2b9ff222039?s=48&d=identicon&r=PG)](https://stackoverflow.com/users/525865/zero) well honestly - i am convinced. Since i am new to Python i think that i have to install Anaconda. Well i have Endeavour-Os here running. 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