diff --git a/doc/installation.rst b/doc/installation.rst index 3a7e387ecc..e4fbafa3c9 100644 --- a/doc/installation.rst +++ b/doc/installation.rst @@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ run: Anaconda installation ===================== -Anaconda does not ship *auto-sklearn*, and there are no conda packages for -*auto-sklearn*. Thus, it is easiest to install *auto-sklearn* as detailed in -the Section `Installing auto-sklearn`_. +You need to enable conda-forge to install *auto-sklearn* via anaconda. This section explains how to enable conda-forge so +installation can be done with the command `conda install auto-sklearn`. +Optionally, you can also install *auto-sklearn* with `pip` as detailed in the Section `Installing auto-sklearn`_. A common installation problem under recent Linux distribution is the incompatibility of the compiler version used to compile the Python binary @@ -70,6 +70,38 @@ be solved by installing the *gcc* compiler shipped with AnaConda (as well as conda install gxx_linux-64 gcc_linux-64 swig +Conda-forge +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Installing `auto-sklearn` from the `conda-forge` channel can be achieved by adding `conda-forge` to your channels with: + +.. code:: bash + + conda config --add channels conda-forge + + conda config --set channel_priority strict + + +You must have `conda >=4.9`. To update conda or check your current conda version, please follow the instructions from `the official anaconda documentation `_ . Once the `conda-forge` channel has been enabled, `auto-sklearn` can be installed with: + +.. code:: bash + + conda install auto-sklearn + + +It is possible to list all of the versions of `auto-sklearn` available on your platform with: + +.. code:: bash + + conda search auto-sklearn --channel conda-forge + +to read in more details check +`auto sklearn feedstock `_. + +for more information about Conda forge check +`conda-forge documentations `_. + + Windows/OSX compatibility ========================= @@ -87,6 +119,7 @@ Possible solutions (not tested): * virtual machine * docker image + Mac OSX ~~~~~~~