The first "Chatting with the Conda Community" is out! In this episode, Wolf Vollprecht and Filipe Fernandes talk about the origins of conda-forge. Watch the video here.

Did you ever wonder how & when conda-forge was created? In this first edition of "Chatting with the Conda Community" we are uncovering the origin story of conda-forge.

Other topics:

• Scientists and their relationship with Software
• Sustaining open source (and conda-forge)
• Anecdotes from 9 years of conda-forge
• Discussing pixi and what Filipe thinks about it

Filipe Fernandes (also know as ocefpaf) is a physical oceanographer turned research software engineer, and software packaging hobbyist. He is very passionate about open source software and tries to make Met/Ocean science better with code. Filipe is a conda steering council member and a conda-forge core member.

Your host is Wolf Vollprecht, CEO of prefix.dev, a conda steering council member and conda-forge core member.

Get to know the conda ecosystem—a vibrant community supporting an open-source, language-agnostic, and multi-platform package management system. Discover conda CLI tools for managing packages and environments, and explore key repositories like conda-forge, bioconda and defaults. You will learn how to get started with conda tools, the important things to keep in mind, and how multistakeholder governance ensures the ecosystem remains reliable and accessible to all.

The July 2024 releases included updates to conda, conda-build, and conda-libmamba-solver! 🎉 All of these have been released to both main and conda-forge channels.

Changes in Conda 24.7.0/24.7.1​

To update conda, run:

conda install -n base conda=24.7.1

The June 2024 releases included updates to conda-index, conda-package-streaming and conda-package-handling! 🎉 All of these new releases have been released to both main and conda-forge.

Changes in conda-index 0.5.0​

To update conda-index to the latest version, run:

conda install -n base conda-index=0.5.0

In the realm of package management and environment configuration, conda has emerged as a versatile tool empowering developers with environment management. A pivotal aspect of conda's architecture lies in its prefix system, which underwent a significant evolution over its previous versions, transforming conda from a simple package manager into a sprawling environment manager. In this technical discourse, we delve into the intricacies of conda's prefix system, shedding light on its evolution and the five distinct prefixes delineated within the conda source code.

The April and May 2024 releases included updates to conda and conda-build! 🎉 All of these new releases have been released to both main and conda-forge.

Changes in Conda 24.4.0 and 24.5.0​

To update conda to the latest version, run:

conda install -n base conda=24.5.0

The March 2024 releases included updates to conda and conda-build! 🎉 Both of these have been released to both main and conda-forge.

Changes in Conda 24.3.0​

To update conda, run:

conda install -n base conda=24.3.0

The January 2024 releases included updates to four conda community projects: conda, conda-build, conda-libmamba-solver, and conda-index! 🎉 Each of these have been released to both main and conda-forge.

Changes in Conda 24.1.0/24.1.1/24.1.2​

To update conda, run:

conda install -n base conda=24.1.2

Conda is moving our social media presence from Twitter/X to Mastodon and LinkedIn at the start of 2024. It's past time to move into spaces that are welcoming and more in line with our community values.

Going forward, you can find us at

• @conda@fosstodon.org on Mastodon
• Conda Community on LinkedIn

If you are on either platform then please follow and link to those accounts, or, just use the #conda hashtag.

We won't close the Twitter account. We will update it to say it is no longer active, and point users to the conda communities on Mastodon and LinkedIn. If you are active on Twitter, we encourage you to also use the #conda hashtag.

We hope to see you on Mastodon and LinkedIn in 2024!

PS: conda-forge is discussing making the same move.

The November 2023 releases included updates to three conda community projects: conda, conda-build, and conda-libmamba-solver! 🎉 Each of these have been released to both main and conda-forge.

Changes in Conda 23.11.0​

To update conda, run:

conda install -n base conda=23.11.0

📢 Special Announcement 📢​

New menuinst v2 support!