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Usage of Conda on Raven

Best Practices

  • Use Environments: Always create a new Conda environment for each project or analysis to avoid dependency conflicts.
  • Environment Naming: Use descriptive names for environments, such as project_name_env.

Activating Conda

To activate the base (default) environment, run:

eval "$(/opt/anaconda/anaconda3/bin/conda shell.bash hook)"

This should change your shell prompt to look like this (it'll have your username instead of sam):

(base) sam@raven:

Creating a New Environment

To create a new Conda environment, use the following command:

conda create -n myenv_name conda_package_name1 conda_package_name2