How to Download and Install Scala packages into Anaconda?

Last Updated : 02 Jan, 2023

Scala is an object-oriented highly scalable language. Using it with Anaconda gives ease of working in a desirable environment. Similar to installing TensorFlow, we can download Scala into Anaconda and use it with tools like Jupyter Notebook. For using Scala in Anaconda we need the following,

Java JDK
Anaconda Navigator
Apache Spark
and, Scala itself

We need to ensure that we have set the JDK path in environment variables. You can see detailed steps here. It is straightforward to set up, install, and utilize tools like Jupyter Notebook with the help of Anaconda Navigator, a graphical user interface (GUI) tool that is part of the Anaconda distribution.

Downloading and Installing Anaconda Navigator

Step 1: Headover to anaconda.com, hover on Products and select Anaconda Distribution.

Step 2: Download the Anaconda Distribution.

After downloading, follow further installation instructions from here.

Downloading and Setting up Apache Spark

Spark is used for analyzing data. We will need Scala initialization.

Step 1: Go to spark.apache.org/downloads.html and download Spark. Next, unpack the compressed file and head inside the extracted folder. Copy the path of the folder.

Step 2: Now in the Start Menu search for “Edit the system environment variables” > Environment Variables… > Click “New” under User variables > Add Variable name as SPARK_HOME and paste the previously copied path into Variable value field > Click OK.

Step 3: The last step is to add the path to the “bin”. This ensures that the Apache Spark path can be accessed anywhere from the user’s environment. Now in the same window as the previous click “Path” under User variables > Click “New” in the Edit environment variable window > Write %SPARK_HOME%\bin > Click OK until all windows are closed.