Hello I have tried everything. I have tried the trouble shooting website, I have tried using install manager, and command line install, and nothing works. I always get an error message that just says install failed, and to contact the company. On line install I got
[/Users/…/anaconda3] >>>
PREFIX=/Users/…/anaconda3
Unpacking payload …
/Users/…/Downloads/Anaconda3-2024.02-1-MacOSX-arm64.sh: line 1228: /Users/…/anaconda3/_conda: Bad CPU type in executable
I no longer have any idea what to do. Is there anybody in Anaconda that can speak to directly? I have already tried IT with my own organization and have gotten nothing. Please help, I need this for school, and really have no other idea of what to do.
Hello jlatch, I’m sorry to hear you’re having a hard time. Based on the error message, can you confirm what kind of Mac (year, etc.) you’re using?I suspect you’re using the installer for new Apple Silicon Macs (most new macs the last few years) but you may be running on an Intel-powered mac.
If you’re not sure which you have, you can run sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string from a terminal to see what kind of processor you have.
If the answer starts with “Intel”, use the installer with a name that ends with “-x86_64”.
If the answer starts with “Apple” you have the right installer (ending in “-arm64”) and something else is going on, which we can dig into.
I am having the same issue, where it say the installer failed. I have an M3 macbook air, and made sure to download the -arm64 version. If you could help me that would be greatly appreciated.
I am on Intel(R) Core™ i7-3540M CPU @ 3.00GHz
As per suggestion I have downloaded Anaconda3-2025.12-2-Linux-x86_64.sh
I am aware you are no longer supporting intel on macbook
bash ./Anaconda3-2025.12-2-Linux-x86_64.sh
WARNING:
Your operating system does not appear to be Linux,
but you are trying to install a Linux version of Anaconda3.
Are sure you want to continue the installation? \[yes|no\]
Trying to check if it’s the right installer as I get warning on install a linux version on a non-linux machine.
Appreciate help
Hello! To run the Linux installer, you’ll need to install Linux Mint (or another Linux distro) on your Mac. macOS doesn’t support the x86 architecture anymore, and relying on an outdated OS with obsolete applications is risky and unsupported. Installing Linux will let you use the installer and keep the device functional.