First, get the latest version of Miniconda:
wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
Then, run the installer:
bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
When prompted for an install location, use this to install it in your home directory:
~/miniconda3
When it asks if you want to initialize conda, choose no. Initialization will put settings in your shell config that can cause problems with some software (e.g. ThinLinc).
To manually initialize conda, run the commands below. These settings will not persist beyond your current session, so they won't interfere with ThinLinc sessions.
If you are using bash for your shell:
export PATH=~/miniconda3/bin:$PATH
source ~/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
If you are using tcsh/csh for your shell:
setenv PATH ~/miniconda3/bin:$PATH
source ~/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
You may want to create a script with those commands instead of running them manually each time you need to use conda.
If you are using conda and you get an error about something not being found, install whichever conda packages you need:
conda install package
For information on managing conda environments, see the project documentation.