> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Anaconda Distribution

*The Most Trusted Distribution for Data Science*

Anaconda® Distribution is a Python/R data science distribution that contains:

* [conda](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest): a package and environment manager for your command line interface.
* [Anaconda Navigator](/tools/anaconda-navigator/main): a desktop application built on conda, with options to launch other development applications from your managed environments.
* [Over 600 automatically installed packages](/getting-started/anaconda/release-notes) that work well together out of the box. See the full list of packages in Anaconda Distribution's [release notes](/getting-started/anaconda/release-notes).
* Access to the [Anaconda Public Repository](https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/), with 8000 open-source data science and machine learning packages. An [RSS feed](https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/rss.xml) is updated each time a new package is added to the Anaconda package repository.

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    For details on Anaconda Distribution and Anaconda's Terms of Service, see our [Terms of Service](https://anaconda.com/legal).
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  <Accordion title="Should I install Miniconda or Anaconda Distribution?">
    The [Choosing between Anaconda Distribution and Miniconda](/getting-started/concepts/anaconda-or-miniconda) page lists some reasons why you might want one installation over the other.

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## Getting started

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    Install Anaconda Distribution
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  <Card title="Working with conda" href="/getting-started/working-with-conda/main" icon="code">
    View documentation applicable to both Anaconda or Miniconda
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## Reference

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  <Card title="System requirements" href="/getting-started/anaconda/system-requirements" icon="check-to-slot">
    Check the system requirements for an Anaconda Distribution install
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  <Card title="Release notes" href="/getting-started/anaconda/release-notes" icon="note">
    View an archived list of releases (with included packages) of Anaconda Distribution
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    Check the integrity of your installer with sha256 hashes on repo.anaconda.com
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    Troubleshoot issues with Anaconda Distribution
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Follow along with step-by-step videos to [download](https://www.anaconda.com/download) and install Anaconda, learn the basics, and gain hands-on experience from the Anaconda Learning team here:

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