How To Install anaconda on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install anaconda on Rocky Linux 8. anaconda is Graphical system installer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install anaconda on Rocky Linux 8.

What is anaconda

The anaconda package is a metapackage for the Anaconda installer.

We can use yum or dnf to install anaconda on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install anaconda.

Install anaconda on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install anaconda using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install anaconda

Install anaconda on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install anaconda using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install anaconda

How To Uninstall anaconda on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the anaconda package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove anaconda

anaconda Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install anaconda on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.