Vagrant Installing Anaconda Python?

Question

Anaconda python is installed (in linux) via a bash script. I am trying to use Vagrant provisioning to get Anacaonda Python installed.

In the bash script (following the documentation bootstrap.sh example) I have a bootstrap.sh script that:

1. wget the install script
2. chmod +x to make it executable
3. ./<script>.sh to install.

Installing this way fails as the installation has a few prompts, one of which requires the non-default answer.

Is it possible to automate the installation via a bash script? If not, is it necessary to use something like Puppet? I do not know Puppet at all, so have tried to avoid using...perhaps it is time to dig in?

The end goal is to ship the Vagrantfile and not host a Vagrant box.

P.S. My initial, feeble attempts made use of the linux yes command, but a better way has to exist!

Answer 1

In your bootstrap.sh just include something like:

miniconda=Miniconda3-3.7.4-Linux-x86_64.sh
cd /vagrant
if [[ ! -f $miniconda ]]; then
    wget --quiet http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/$miniconda
fi
chmod +x $miniconda
./$miniconda -b -p /opt/anaconda

cat >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc << END
# add for anaconda install
PATH=/opt/anaconda/bin:\$PATH
END

The -b option runs in batch mode and is what you are looking for:

>>>> ./Miniconda-3.7.0-Linux-x86_64.sh -h 
usage: ./Miniconda-3.7.0-Linux-x86_64.sh [options]

Installs Miniconda 3.7.0

    -b           run install in batch mode (without manual intervention),
                 it is expected the license terms are agreed upon
    -f           no error if install prefix already exists
    -h           print this help message and exit
    -p PREFIX    install prefix, defaults to /Users/phil/miniconda

I also typically put Miniconda (or a link to it) directly in the "vagrant" where the bootstrap.sh is. That way, you are not downloading from the web during each vagrant up (after init or destroy).