miniconda_conda_local_setup.md

Local set-up using miniconda and conda

1. Install miniconda
   • If prompted with an "Install for", select "Just Me" (instead of "All Users")
   • Ensure installation is in your home directory:
     • On Windows: C:\Users\<your_username>\anaconda3
     • On GNU/Linux: /home/anaconda3
     • On MacOS: /Users/<your_username>/anaconda3
   • Ensure you add anaconda as a path environment variable (even if it says this option is not recommended)
   • Ensure you do not register anaconda as the default version of Python.
   • Note: These installation settings can always be changed posthoc.
2. Create conda environment and install the code dependencies from the env.yml file:

conda update conda
conda init
conda env create --file env_config/env.yml

3. Optionally install development dependencies:

conda activate aeon
conda env update --file env_config/env_dev.yml

4. Using the virtual environment:
   • conda activate aeon: activates the virtual environment; any commands now run within this terminal will take place within the virtual environment.
   • conda deactivate aeon: deactivates the virtual environment.