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# Installing conda for packaging mirroring

To help improve performance and security, Anaconda Enterprise enables you to create a local copy of an online package repository so users can access the packages from a centralized, on-premises location. This copy is called a *mirror*. A mirror can be complete, partial, or include specific packages or types of packages.

The Anaconda Enterprise installer contains a bootstrap executable that you can run to install conda.

**Prerequisites:**

* [Install Anaconda Enterprise](./on-prem)
* Complete the [post-install configuration](./config)
* [Update TLS/SSL certs](./certs)

**To install conda:**

1. In a terminal window, navigate to the directory where you downloaded and extracted the Anaconda Enterprise installer, replacing `<version>` with your specific version number:

   ```
   $ cd anaconda-enterprise-<version>\installer
   ```

2. Run the following command to verify whether the `bzip2` package is installed:

   ```
   which bunzip2
   ```

If the command returns a valid package, you can run the bootstrap executable. Otherwise use your package manager to install the binary, using either `yum install bzip2` or `apt-get install bzip2`.

3. Run the following command to run the bootstrap executable:

   ```
   $ ./conda-bootstrap-<version>
   ```

4. Type `yes` when prompted to accept the end user license agreement (EULA).

5. Accept the default path, or enter an alternate path when prompted.

6. When prompted, type `yes` to activate the conda command at shell initialization.

7. Re-initialize your terminal for the previous steps to take effect:

   ```
   source ~/.bashrc
   ```

Now that you’ve installed conda, you can [configure access](../admin/chan-pkg/config-repo-access) to the source of the packages to be mirrored, whether an online repository or a tarball (if an air-gapped installation). Then you’ll be ready to begin [mirroring channels and packages](../admin/chan-pkg/mirror).