After we launch Anaconda Prompt and issue conda help, we will see the following output:
From the previous help menu, we know that we can install, update, and uninstall a package. Usually, we can use conda to install a package. However, we may receive an error message (see the following example):
To update conda itself, we use conda update -n base conda command, as shown here:
We could find more information about specific Python packages by using the search function, as shown here:
The following table lists several of the most used commands:
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Command
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Explanation
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Conda help Conda info |
Get help about the usages of conda |
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conda update -n base conda |
Get information related to conda, such as the current version, base environment and the related websites |
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conda search matplotlib |
Find all versions about this specific Python package... |