# installing q2-shotgun distribution on windows

**URL:** <https://forum.qiime2.org/t/installing-q2-shotgun-distribution-on-windows/29244>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Created:** [February 13, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/installing-q2-shotgun-distribution-on-windows/29244 "2024-02-13T18:42:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ktalaat55](https://forum.qiime2.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Ktalaat55](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Ktalaat55)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/installing-q2-shotgun-distribution-on-windows/29244/1 "2024-02-13T18:42:59Z")

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Thanks for your comment. I have followed the instructions while using command " wget [https://data.qiime2.org/distro/shotgun/qiime2-shotgun-2023.9-py38-linux-conda.yml](https://data.qiime2.org/distro/shotgun/qiime2-shotgun-2023.9-py38-linux-conda.yml)  
conda env create -n qiime2-shotgun-2023.9 --file qiime2-shotgun-2023.9-py38-linux-conda.yml" an error appeared as follow  
EnvironmentFileNotFound: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\qiime2-shotgun-2023.9-py38-linux-conda.yml' file not found. any suggestions

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**Author:** ![lizgehret](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/lizgehret/32/17128_2.png) [@lizgehret](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/lizgehret)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/installing-q2-shotgun-distribution-on-windows/29244/2 "2024-02-13T18:54:47Z")

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**Author:** ![Oddant1](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/oddant1/32/17130_2.png) [@Oddant1](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Oddant1)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/installing-q2-shotgun-distribution-on-windows/29244/3 "2024-02-13T18:55:28Z")

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Hello @Ktalaat55. QIIME 2 is not distributed for Windows because many of our dependencies are not developed for Windows.

We support MacOS and Ubuntu Linux. If you would like to use QIIME 2 on Windows, you can use the [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install) or WSL to install Linux within Windows then install QIIME 2 in that Linux install following the instructions [here](https://docs.qiime2.org/2023.9/install/native/).

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**Author:** ![Oddant1](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/oddant1/32/17130_2.png) [@Oddant1](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Oddant1)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/installing-q2-shotgun-distribution-on-windows/29244/4 "2024-02-13T18:55:30Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/1/21af5fe23cb6f4579467c66a9ed94e55274ca7bd.svg) [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/installing-q2-shotgun-distribution-on-windows/29244/5 "2024-03-16T00:56:02Z")

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