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| ==== Using mamba instead of conda ==== | ==== Using mamba instead of conda ==== | ||
| - | Even when using a proper ''.condarc'' in order to get packages coming only from //conda-forge//, ''conda install'' may fail to solve the dependencies after meditating during an enormous time (e.g. [[https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/9367|Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.]]), when we try to deal with **complex environments** (i.e. we already have lots of installed packages and we want to install even more packages). | + | Even when using a proper ''.condarc'' in order to get packages coming only from //conda-forge//, ''conda install'' may fail to solve the dependencies after meditating during an enormous time (e.g. [[https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/9367#issuecomment-793968239|Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.]]), when we try to deal with **complex environments** (i.e. we already have lots of installed packages and we want to add even more packages). |
| Using CDAT as a base environment, and adding a lot of extra packages is a **complex environment**. | Using CDAT as a base environment, and adding a lot of extra packages is a **complex environment**. | ||
| - | The only solution seems to replace ''conda'' with [[https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba|mamba]], a reimplementation of the conda package manager in C++ ([[https://wolfv.medium.com/making-conda-fast-again-4da4debfb3b7|Making conda fast again]]) | + | The only solution seems to replace ''conda'' with [[https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba|mamba]], a reimplementation of the conda package manager in C++ ([[https://wolfv.medium.com/making-conda-fast-again-4da4debfb3b7|Making conda fast again]]): |
| + | * Install ''mamba'' in the //base// (i.e. miniconda) environment\\ ''conda install mamba -n base -c conda-forge'' | ||
| + | * Use ''mamba'' instead of ''conda'' when installing packages\\ ''mamba install -c conda_forge lots_of_packages'' | ||
other/uvcdat/cdat_conda/miniconda3_install.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/19 16:00 by jypeter
