# Error installling QIIME2 Tiny Distribution
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093
**Category:** Technical Support
**Tags:** install
**Created:** [December 9, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093 "2024-12-09T17:34:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@afranca96](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/afranca96)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093/1 "2024-12-09T17:34:16Z")
I am a beginner and trying to install and begin tutorials with qiime2. I have followed instructions to a T. And am at the point were I need to install Tiny Distribution. I have installed and updated miniconda3 but am receiving this error:
conda env create -n qiime2-tiny-2024.10 --file [https://data.qiime2.org/distro/tiny/qiime2-tiny-2024.10-py310-linux-conda.yml](https://data.qiime2.org/distro/tiny/qiime2-tiny-2024.10-py310-linux-conda.yml)
Channels:
- [released](https://packages.qiime2.org/qiime2/2024.10/tiny/released)
- conda-forge
- bioconda
- defaults
Platform: win-64
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed
LibMambaUnsatisfiableError: Encountered problems while solving:
- nothing provides requested unifrac-binaries 1.4\*\*
- nothing provides requested unifrac 1.3\*\*
- nothing provides requested sed 4.8\*\*
- nothing provides requested scikit-bio 0.6.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested samtools 1.21\*\*
- nothing provides requested readline 8.2\*\*
- nothing provides requested qiime2 2024.10.1\*\*
- nothing provides requested q2templates 2024.10.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested q2cli 2024.10.1\*\*
- nothing provides requested q2-types 2024.10.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested q2-mystery-stew 2024.10.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested q2-metadata 2024.10.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested pyhmmer 0.10.15\*\*
- nothing provides requested ncurses 6.5\*\*
- nothing provides requested libxcrypt 4.4.36\*\*
- nothing provides requested libuuid 2.38.1\*\*
- nothing provides requested libstdcxx-ng 14.2.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested libsanitizer 14.2.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested libnsl 2.0.1\*\*
- nothing provides requested libgfortran-ng 14.2.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested libgcc-ng 14.2.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested libev 4.33\*\*
- nothing provides requested libedit 3.1.20191231\*\*
- nothing provides requested ld\_impl\_linux-64 2.43\*\*
- nothing provides requested keyutils 1.6.1\*\*
- nothing provides requested iow 1.0.5\*\*
- nothing provides requested htslib 1.21\*\*
- nothing provides requested gxx\_impl\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested gfortran\_impl\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested gcc\_impl\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\*
- nothing provides requested binutils\_impl\_linux-64 2.43\*\*
- nothing provides \_\_unix needed by libstdcxx-devel\_linux-64-14.2.0-h2171cc4\_1
- nothing provides \_\_unix needed by libgcc-devel\_linux-64-14.2.0-h2171cc4\_1
- package r-base-4.3.3-h34ac71a\_11 requires pcre2 \>=10.44,\<10.45.0a0, but none of the providers can be installed
- package libxcb-1.15-hcd874cb\_0 requires m2w64-gcc-libs-core, but none of the providers can be installed
- package r-reticulate-1.36.0-r41ha856d6a\_0 requires m2w64-gcc-libs-core, but none of the providers can be installed
- package xorg-libice-1.1.1-h0e40799\_1 requires xorg-libx11 \>=1.8.10,\<2.0a0, but none of the providers can be installed
- package r-jsonlite-1.8.9-r43h11b023d\_0 requires r-base \>=4.3,\<4.4.0a0, but none of the providers can be installed
Could not solve for environment specs
The following packages are incompatible
├─ \_openmp\_mutex 4.5\*\* is installable and it requires
│ └─ msys2-conda-epoch \<0.0a0 , which can be installed;
├─ binutils\_impl\_linux-64 2.43\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ gcc\_impl\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ gfortran\_impl\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ gxx\_impl\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ htslib 1.21\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ icu 73.2\*\* is requested and can be installed;
├─ iow 1.0.5\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ keyutils 1.6.1\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ ld\_impl\_linux-64 2.43\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libdeflate 1.20\*\* is requested and can be installed;
├─ libedit 3.1.20191231\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libev 4.33\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libgcc-devel\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\* is not installable because it requires
│ └─ \_\_unix, which is missing on the system;
├─ libgcc-ng 14.2.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libgcc 14.2.0\*\* is installable and it requires
│ └─ msys2-conda-epoch \<0.0a0 , which can be installed;
├─ libgfortran-ng 14.2.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libgomp 14.2.0\*\* is installable and it requires
│ └─ msys2-conda-epoch \<0.0a0 , which can be installed;
├─ libnsl 2.0.1\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libpng 1.6.43\*\* is requested and can be installed;
├─ libsanitizer 14.2.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libstdcxx-devel\_linux-64 14.2.0\*\* is not installable because it requires
│ └─ \_\_unix, which is missing on the system;
├─ libstdcxx-ng 14.2.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libuuid 2.38.1\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libxcb 1.15\*\* is not installable because it requires
│ └─ m2w64-gcc-libs-core, which requires
│ └─ msys2-conda-epoch [20160418 |\>=20160418], which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
├─ libxcrypt 4.4.36\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ libzlib 1.2.13\*\* is installable with the potential options
│ ├─ libzlib 1.2.13 would require
│ │ └─ zlib 1.2.13 _\_4, which can be installed;
│ ├─ libzlib 1.2.13 would require
│ │ └─ zlib 1.2.13 \_6, which can be installed;
│ └─ libzlib 1.2.13 would require
│ └─ zlib 1.2.13 \_5, which can be installed;
├─ ncurses 6.5 does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ pcre2 10.43_\* is requested and can be installed;
├─ pyhmmer 0.10.15\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ q2-metadata 2024.10.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ q2-mystery-stew 2024.10.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ q2-types 2024.10.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ q2cli 2024.10.1\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ q2templates 2024.10.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ qiime2 2024.10.1\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ r-base 4.3.3\*\* is not installable because there are no viable options
│ ├─ r-base 4.3.3 would require
│ │ ├─ icu \>=75.1,\<76.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ │ └─ pcre2 \>=10.44,\<10.45.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ r-base 4.3.3 would require
│ │ ├─ libzlib \>=1.3.1,\<2.0a0 with the potential options
│ │ │ ├─ libzlib 1.3.1 would require
│ │ │ │ └─ zlib 1.3.1 _\_1, which can be installed;
│ │ │ ├─ libzlib 1.3.1 would require
│ │ │ │ └─ zlib 1.3.1 \_2, which can be installed;
│ │ │ └─ libzlib 1.3.1 would require
│ │ │ └─ zlib 1.3.1 \_0, which can be installed;
│ │ └─ pcre2 \>=10.44,\<10.45.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ └─ r-base 4.3.3 would require
│ ├─ libpng \>=1.6.44,\<1.7.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ └─ pcre2 \>=10.44,\<10.45.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
├─ r-jsonlite 1.8.9 is installable with the potential options
│ ├─ r-jsonlite 1.8.9 would require
│ │ └─ r-base \>=4.3,\<4.4.0a0 , which cannot be installed (as previously explained);
│ └─ r-jsonlite 1.8.9 would require
│ └─ r-base \>=4.4,\<4.5.0a0 with the potential options
│ ├─ r-base 4.4.1 would require
│ │ └─ libdeflate \>=1.21,\<1.22.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ r-base 4.4.1 would require
│ │ └─ icu \>=75.1,\<76.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ ├─ r-base 4.4.1 would require
│ │ └─ libzlib \>=1.3.1,\<2.0a0 , which can be installed (as previously explained);
│ └─ r-base [4.4.1|4.4.2] would require
│ └─ libpng \>=1.6.44,\<1.7.0a0 , which conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
├─ r-reticulate 1.36.0_\* is not installable because it requires
│ └─ m2w64-gcc-libs-core, which cannot be installed (as previously explained);
├─ readline 8.2\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ samtools 1.21\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ scikit-bio 0.6.0\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ sed 4.8\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ unifrac-binaries 1.4\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ unifrac 1.3\*\* does not exist (perhaps a typo or a missing channel);
├─ xorg-libice 1.1.1\*\* is installable with the potential options
│ ├─ xorg-libice 1.1.1 would require
│ │ └─ xorg-libx11 \>=1.8.10,\<2.0a0 , which can be installed;
│ └─ xorg-libice 1.1.1 would require
│ └─ m2w64-gcc-libs-core, which cannot be installed (as previously explained);
├─ xorg-libx11 1.8.9\*\* is not installable because there are no viable options
│ ├─ xorg-libx11 1.8.9 conflicts with any installable versions previously reported;
│ └─ xorg-libx11 1.8.9 would require
│ └─ m2w64-gcc-libs-core, which cannot be installed (as previously explained);
└─ zlib 1.2.13\*\* is not installable because it conflicts with any installable versions previously reported.
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### Author:  [@colinvwood](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinvwood)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093/2 "2024-12-09T17:36:30Z")
Hello @afranca96,
> Platform: win-64
This is the problem. QIIME2 is not supported on windows. However, if you have windows subsystem for linux then you can you use QIIME2 within that.
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### Author:  [@afranca96](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/afranca96)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093/3 "2024-12-09T17:52:32Z")
thanks. If I install the basic WSL windows suggests this should solve the problem?
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### Author:  [@colinvwood](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinvwood)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093/4 "2024-12-09T20:18:35Z")
Hello @afranca96,
Yes. Just be sure to use WSL to install QIIME2.
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### Author:  [@gregcaporaso](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/gregcaporaso)
#### Post date: [December 10, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093/5 "2024-12-10T15:43:33Z")
Hi @afranca96,
Which tutorials are you planning to follow? Based on your interest in the Tiny Distribution, I suspect that you might be referring to the new _Using QIIME 2_ documentation. Note that at this point the content at [https://docs.qiime2.org](https://docs.qiime2.org) is still the best starting point. We're in a state of transition between these two sets of users docs, and the new ones (i.e., _Using QIIME 2_) aren't quite ready to be the starting point for new users yet. I would recommend starting with the [_Moving Pictures_ tutorial](https://docs.qiime2.org/2024.10/tutorials/moving-pictures/) for now, which relies on installing the Amplicon distribution following the instructions [here](https://docs.qiime2.org/2024.10/install/native/#miniconda).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2025, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-installling-qiime2-tiny-distribution/32093/6 "2025-01-10T21:44:15Z")
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