Conda install and update do not work also solving environment get errors

Question

I am using anaconda as below:

(base) C:\\Users\\xxx>conda info

     active environment : base
    active env location : C:\\Users\\xxx\\Documents\\ANACON         


        

Answer 1

If your conda version is greater than or equal to 4.8, you may see that error.

(base) [localhost ~]$ conda --version
conda 4.8.2
(base) [localhost ~]$ conda install -c anaconda requests-kerberos
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
Solving environment: failed with repodata from current_repodata.json, will retry with next repodata source.

Downgrade your conda if possible using the following commands

conda config --set allow_conda_downgrades true
conda install conda=4.6.14

Then create your virtual environment:

conda create --name myenv_conda

Then activate your myenv_conda

conda activate myenv_conda

Now try to install packages using conda -c install anaconda

eg: conda install -c conda requests-kerberos

output:
(myenv_conda) [localhost ~]$ conda install -c anaconda requests-kerberos
Collecting package metadata: done
Solving environment: done
....
....
....
Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done

Answer 2

You may downgrade to an older version of conda 4.6.14 and then install your packages.

conda config --set allow_conda_downgrades true
conda install conda=4.6.14