# Install Anaconda on Linux in non-default location

**URL:** <https://forum.anaconda.com/t/install-anaconda-on-linux-in-non-default-location/88496>\
**Category:** Technical Topics\
**Created:** [November 20, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/install-anaconda-on-linux-in-non-default-location/88496 "2024-11-20T21:04:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/user_avatar/forum.anaconda.com/jonathan/32/5637_2.png) [@Jonathan](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/install-anaconda-on-linux-in-non-default-location/88496/1 "2024-11-20T21:04:07Z")

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I am attempting to install the latest version of Anaconda on Ubuntu Linux 24.04. On my first attempt, I misunderstood how to specify the location where Anaconda should be installed, and I specified “/usr/local/bin” instead of “/usr/local.” I reinstalled Anaconda in the correct location after removing the contents of “/usr/local/bin/bin”. The installation worked correctly but when I tried to activate Anaconda I got a shell error message stating “Unable to find /usr/local/bin/bin”. I have been unable to find out how to correct the situation.

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**Author:** ![CrystalS](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/user_avatar/forum.anaconda.com/crystals/32/569_2.png) [@CrystalS](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/CrystalS)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/install-anaconda-on-linux-in-non-default-location/88496/2 "2024-11-21T15:12:29Z")

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This troubleshooting section in the documentation may be of help? It has some ideas to try for situations like this. [Troubleshooting — Anaconda documentation](https://docs.anaconda.com/reference/troubleshooting/#conda-command-not-found-on-macos-linux)