Verifying your installation¶
You can confirm that Anaconda is installed and working with Anaconda Navigator or conda.
Conda¶
You can also use conda in a terminal window (on Windows, from the Anaconda prompt).
To open a terminal window or Anaconda Prompt:
- Windows: Open the Anaconda Prompt (Click Start, select Anaconda Prompt)
- macOS: Open Launchpad, then open Terminal or iTerm.
- Linux–CentOS: Open Applications - System Tools - Terminal.
- Linux–Ubuntu: Open the Dash by clicking the upper left Ubuntu icon, then type “terminal”.
After opening the terminal window or Anaconda Prompt, choose any of the following methods:
- Enter a command such as
conda list
. If Anaconda is installed and working, this will display a list of installed packages and their versions. - Enter the command
python
. This command runs the Python shell. If Anaconda is installed and working, the version information it displays when it starts up will include “Anaconda”. To exit the Python shell, enter the commandquit()
. - Open Anaconda Navigator with the command
anaconda-navigator
. If Anaconda is installed properly, the graphical program Anaconda Navigator will open.
If you find any problems, see the troubleshooting guide and the Help and support page for resources such as free community support and bug reports.