This page provide detailed instructions on how to install the mambaforge conda distribution. For more information on conda, mamba 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/Mambaforge-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh
# Install with default options
sh ./Mambaforge-$(uname)-$(uname -m).sh -b
This will install mambaforge in ~/mambaforge .
To use the conda and mamba commands, you need to add the ~/mambaforge/condabin directory to the PATH environment variable.
You can do this persistently by modifying the .bashrc via the command:
~/mambaforge/condabin/conda init
If you are using a non-bash shell such as zsh, you also need to run:
~/mambaforge/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:
mamba activate base
To remove mambaforge, first cleanup your .bashrc either manually or by running the command:
~/mambaforge/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:
~/mambaforge/condabin/conda init zsh --reverse
Then, just remove the ~/mambaforge directory and the setting files:
rm -rf ~/mambaforge
rm -rf ~/.conda
rm -rf ~/.condarc
First of all, download the installer and install it in its default location:
# Download
curl -fsSLo Mambaforge.sh https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/releases/latest/download/Mambaforge-MacOSX-$(uname -m).sh
# Install with default options
sh ./Mambaforge.sh -b
This will install mambaforge in ~/mambaforge .
To use the conda command, you need to add the ~/mambaforge/condabin directory to the PATH environment variable.
You can do this persistently by modifying the appropriate file via the command:
~/mambaforge/condabin/conda init
If you are using a non-bash shell such as zsh, you also need to run:
~/mambaforge/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:
mamba activate base
To remove mambaforge, first cleanup your PATH environment variable by running the command:
~/mambaforge/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:
~/mambaforge/condabin/conda init zsh --reverse
Then, just remove the ~/mambaforge directory and the setting files:
rm -rf ~/mambaforge
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/Mambaforge-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 Mambaforge Python as my default Python" during the installation.
After the installation has been completed, Mambaforge should have been installed in %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\mambaforge.
If you explicitly selected the for All Users install, Mambaforge will be installed in %ProgramData%\mambaforge, in that case substitute %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\mambaforge with %ProgramData%\mambaforge in the rest of the documentation.
To ensure that the conda binary can be used in your terminal, open a Command Prompt and run:
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\mambaforge\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\mambaforge\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:
mamba activate base
First of all, open a command prompt and run:
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\AppData\Local\mambaforge\condabin\conda init --reverse
Then go to "Add or remove programs", search for Mambaforge and uninstall it.
After that, delete the %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/.conda directory and the %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%/.condarc file.