sha256sum: /path/filename: No such file or directory

Question

I'm trying to install anaconda. I'm following the official instructions but when I get to the second step, I run the following command:

$ sha256sum /path/filename
sha256sum: /path/filename: No such file or directory

Hi, I rolled back your last edit. Since the solution is already provided in the accepted answer, there is no need to also add it to the question. This could only confuse a user with the same problem as yours. — BeastOfCaerbannog, Nov 18 '19 at 20:37

damadam · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-18T13:45:48.860

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It seems OP didn't adapt the command to his computer.

In the command sha256sum /path/filename, there is 3 parts :

sha256sum is the command to show the file hash value
path is the path to reach the Anaconda installer, so it's the Download file in the OP case
filename is the name of the Anaconda installer, the current name is Anaconda3-2019.10-Linux-x86_64.sh

So the command would be :

sha256sum ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-2019.10-Linux-x86_64.sh

It would return the hash of the file, which you have to compare on the link where you donwload it; if it's NOT the same, don't use it, it could be a malware or just the file corrupt itself during download.

Hash list of Anaconda installer : https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/hashes/all/

As you can see in the screenshot below, I use your hash result and find that you download a good installer, not corrupted nor malware :

edited Nov 18 '19 at 13:45

answered Nov 18 '19 at 13:39

damadam

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I following from the website, I need this for university. – SeemsToBeStuck Nov 18 '19 at 13:52
@SeemsToBeStuck it's not the same issue, and I think you just need to choose the university version when running the installer – damadam Nov 18 '19 at 13:54
I can continue with the emulator. – SeemsToBeStuck Nov 18 '19 at 14:04

sha256sum: /path/filename: No such file or directory

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