This page provide detailed instructions on how to install the miniforge conda distribution. For more information on conda and its use with the robotology-superbuild, please check the related documentation.
First of all, download the installer and install it in its default location:
# Download
curl -LO https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh
# Install with default options
sh ./Miniforge3-Linux-x86_64.sh -b
This will install miniforge in ~/miniforge3 .
To use the conda command, you need to add the ~/miniforge3/condabin directory to the PATH environment variable.
You can do this persistently by executing the following commands on the terminal:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init
If you are using a non-bash shell such as zsh, you also need to run:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init zsh
By default, this command also automatically initialize the base conda environment whenever you start a terminal.
As this could interfere with other uses of your system (for example compilation against libraries installed via apt), it is recommended to disable this by setting:
conda config --set auto_activate_base false
After this configuration, whenever you open a new terminal, you should be able to access the conda command, but no environment should be enabled by default, i.e. if you execute conda info you should see:
$ conda info
active environment : None
shell level : 0
[...]
To activate in any terminal the base environment, just run:
conda activate base
To remove miniforge, first cleanup your .bashrc either manually or by running the command:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init --reverse
If you are using a non-bash shell such as zsh you need to modify the appropriate file, either manually or by running the command:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init zsh --reverse
Then, just remove the ~/miniforge3 directory and the setting files:
rm -rf ~/miniforge3
rm -rf ~/.conda
rm -rf ~/.condarc
First of all, download the installer and install it in its default location:
# Download
curl -fsSLo Miniforge3.sh https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-MacOSX-$(uname -m).sh
# Install with default options
sh ./Miniforge3.sh -b
This will install miniforge in ~/miniforge3 .
To use the conda command, you need to add the ~/miniforge3/condabin directory to the PATH environment variable.
You can do this persistently by writing the following commands on the terminal:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init
If you are using a non-bash shell such as zsh, you also need to run:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init zsh
By default, this command also automatically initialize the base conda environment whenever you start a terminal.
As this could interfere with other uses of your system (for example compilation against libraries installed via brew), it is recommended to disable this by setting:
conda config --set auto_activate_base false
After this configuration, whenever you open a new terminal, you should be able to access the conda command, but no environment should be enabled by default, i.e. if you execute conda info you should see:
$ conda info
active environment : None
shell level : 0
[...]
To activate in any terminal the base environment, just run:
conda activate base
To remove miniforge, first cleanup your PATH environment variable by running the command:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init --reverse
If you are using a non-bash shell such as zsh you need to modify the appropriate file, either manually or by running the command:
~/miniforge3/condabin/conda init zsh --reverse
Then, just remove the ~/miniforge3 directory and the setting files:
rm -rf ~/miniforge3
rm -rf ~/.conda
rm -rf ~/.condarc
For all the following instructions, we strongly suggest to use Command Prompt as shell on Windows. If you want to use Powershell, not all the mentioned feature may work, see conda-powershell-troubleshooting documentation page for more info.
First of all, download the installer from https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Miniforge3-Windows-x86_64.exe and install it by double clicking on it.
If you already have a Python that you use in your system, make sure that you deselect the "Register Miniforge3 Python as my default Python" during the installation.
After the installation has been completed, Miniforge should have been installed in %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\miniforge3.
If you explicitly selected the for All Users install, Miniforge will be installed in %ProgramData%\miniforge3, in that case substitute %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\miniforge3 with %ProgramData%\miniforge3 in the rest of the documentation. In this case you should also have admin rights (or run the console as administrator) otherwise you will get an error ("ERROR during elevated execution").
To ensure that the conda binary can be used in your terminal, open a Command Prompt and run:
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\miniforge3\condabin\conda init
By default, this command also automatically initialize the base conda environment whenever you start a terminal.
As this could interfere with other uses of your system (for example compilation against libraries installed not installed via conda), it is recommended to disable this by setting:
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\miniforge3\condabin\conda config --set auto_activate_base false
After this configuration, whenever you open a new terminal, you should be able to access the conda command, but no environment should be enabled by default, i.e. if you execute conda info you should see:
> conda info
active environment : None
shell level : 0
[...]
To activate in any terminal the base environment, just run:
conda activate base
First of all, open a command prompt and run:
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\miniforge3\condabin\conda init --reverse
Then go to "Add or remove programs", search for Miniforge3 and uninstall it.
After that, delete the %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/.conda directory and the %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/.condarc file.
C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe DELETE "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor" /v AutoRun /f`