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Anaconda 3.5 installation in linux mint 18.2

I was trying to install anaconda in linux mint 18.2. I am getting the following error "cannot execute binary file: Exec format error" . How to resolve this. These are the lines in the terminal

Anaconda3 will now be installed into this location:
/home/styne/anaconda3
  - Press ENTER to confirm the location
  - Press CTRL-C to abort the installation
  - Or specify a different location below
[/home/styne/anaconda3] >>> 
PREFIX=/home/styne/anaconda3
installing: python-3.6.2-0 ...
Anaconda3-5.0.0-Linux-ppc64le.sh: line 337: /home/styne/anaconda3/pkgs/python-3.6.2-0/bin/python: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
Solution

  • You are trying to install the wrong version of Anaconda.

    For simplicity sake, x86 is essentially x64. Neither of them are ppc64 which you can read more about here: ppc64 wikipedia.

    The ppc64 version of anaconda won't work. Use this one instead Anaconda3-5.0.0-Linux-x86_64.sh