Conda update is not updating, just repeats the update command

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Running into a problem updating conda.
executing

conda update -n base -c defaults condo

just yields the follow, that requests I execute the same update command issued.

conda update -n base -c defaults conda
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done


==> WARNING: A newer version of conda exists. <==
  current version: 22.9.0
  latest version: 24.3.0

Please update conda by running

    $ conda update -n base -c defaults conda



# All requested packages already installed.

Retrieving notices: ...working... done

Any workarounds?

2

It. looks like you already have the latest version of conda installed(24.3.0), so there is nothing to update.

Can you please type:

conda --version

to confirm that you are on version 24.3.0.

3

It’s not, conda --version returns
conda 22.9.0

4

Could you try to update conda in your base environment with conda update conda --all?

As well could you let us know what Operating System you are currently using?

Thank you!

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5

I am running into the same issue. Even when running conda update conda --all in my base environment, it prints out the same warning given by dfm794 above. As mention by them, when running the suggested update command (conda update -n base -c defaults conda) nothing happens other than the warning being given again

6

Hello Ajksok,

Can you try to instead of conda update, but run the command conda install conda=<exact version you want>. For example conda install conda=24.3.0

It might take a couple of seconds to a minute since if your conda for example 22.9.0 and need the newest which is conda 24.9.1. The installation time might take sometime

But if the command above doesn’t work, I would recommend to do a fresh uninstall and reinstall of Anaconda if possible with the links below:

https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/uninstall/

https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/

Also I found a bit more information on why conda update might not be working. It is cause conda update command is trying to update conda without being outside the boundaries of your other dependancies. So if conda 22.9.0 has a package that won’t work if it is conda 23.1.0 it won’t update past that version.

My example output for running conda install conda=24.3.0 when I had version 23.1.0. Hopefully you get the same result, but if not uninstalling and reinstalling fresh might be a work around.

(base) C:\Users\mmonroe>conda --version
conda 23.1.0

(base) C:\Users\mmonroe>conda install conda=24.3.0
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: done

## Package Plan ##

  environment location: C:\Users\mmonroe\anaconda3\envs\test1

  added / updated specs:
    - conda=24.3.0


The following packages will be downloaded:

    package                    |            build
    ---------------------------|-----------------
    archspec-0.2.3             |     pyhd3eb1b0_0          47 KB
    boltons-23.0.0             |  py310haa95532_0         425 KB
    conda-24.3.0               |  py310haa95532_0         949 KB
    conda-libmamba-solver-24.9.0|     pyhd3eb1b0_0          40 KB
    distro-1.9.0               |  py310haa95532_0          57 KB
    fmt-9.1.0                  |       h6d14046_1         200 KB
    jsonpatch-1.33             |  py310haa95532_1          57 KB
    jsonpointer-2.1            |     pyhd3eb1b0_0           9 KB
    libarchive-3.7.4           |       h9243413_0         1.8 MB
    libcurl-8.9.1              |       h0416ee5_0         372 KB
    libiconv-1.16              |       h2bbff1b_3         685 KB
    libmamba-1.5.8             |       h99b1521_3         3.9 MB
    libmambapy-1.5.8           |  py310h77c03ed_3         364 KB
    libsolv-0.7.24             |       h23ce68f_1         465 KB
    libssh2-1.11.0             |       h291bd65_0         285 KB
    libxml2-2.13.1             |       h24da03e_2         2.9 MB
    menuinst-2.1.2             |  py310h5da7b33_0         200 KB
    packaging-24.1             |  py310haa95532_0         148 KB
    pcre2-10.42                |       h0ff8eda_1         728 KB
    platformdirs-3.10.0        |  py310haa95532_0          36 KB
    pybind11-abi-5             |       hd3eb1b0_0          14 KB
    reproc-14.2.4              |       hd77b12b_2          40 KB
    reproc-cpp-14.2.4          |       hd77b12b_2          34 KB
    truststore-0.8.0           |  py310haa95532_0          39 KB
    yaml-cpp-0.8.0             |       hd77b12b_1         2.1 MB
    ------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Total:        15.7 MB

The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:

  archspec           pkgs/main/noarch::archspec-0.2.3-pyhd3eb1b0_0
  boltons            pkgs/main/win-64::boltons-23.0.0-py310haa95532_0
  conda-libmamba-so~ pkgs/main/noarch::conda-libmamba-solver-24.9.0-pyhd3eb1b0_0
  distro             pkgs/main/win-64::distro-1.9.0-py310haa95532_0
  fmt                pkgs/main/win-64::fmt-9.1.0-h6d14046_1
  jsonpatch          pkgs/main/win-64::jsonpatch-1.33-py310haa95532_1
  jsonpointer        pkgs/main/noarch::jsonpointer-2.1-pyhd3eb1b0_0
  libarchive         pkgs/main/win-64::libarchive-3.7.4-h9243413_0
  libcurl            pkgs/main/win-64::libcurl-8.9.1-h0416ee5_0
  libiconv           pkgs/main/win-64::libiconv-1.16-h2bbff1b_3
  libmamba           pkgs/main/win-64::libmamba-1.5.8-h99b1521_3
  libmambapy         pkgs/main/win-64::libmambapy-1.5.8-py310h77c03ed_3
  libsolv            pkgs/main/win-64::libsolv-0.7.24-h23ce68f_1
  libssh2            pkgs/main/win-64::libssh2-1.11.0-h291bd65_0
  libxml2            pkgs/main/win-64::libxml2-2.13.1-h24da03e_2
  packaging          pkgs/main/win-64::packaging-24.1-py310haa95532_0
  pcre2              pkgs/main/win-64::pcre2-10.42-h0ff8eda_1
  platformdirs       pkgs/main/win-64::platformdirs-3.10.0-py310haa95532_0
  pybind11-abi       pkgs/main/noarch::pybind11-abi-5-hd3eb1b0_0
  reproc             pkgs/main/win-64::reproc-14.2.4-hd77b12b_2
  reproc-cpp         pkgs/main/win-64::reproc-cpp-14.2.4-hd77b12b_2
  truststore         pkgs/main/win-64::truststore-0.8.0-py310haa95532_0
  yaml-cpp           pkgs/main/win-64::yaml-cpp-0.8.0-hd77b12b_1

The following packages will be UPDATED:

  conda                              23.1.0-py310haa95532_0 --> 24.3.0-py310haa95532_0
  menuinst                           1.4.19-py310h59b6b97_0 --> 2.1.2-py310h5da7b33_0


Proceed ([y]/n)? y


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(base) C:\Users\mmonroe>conda --version
conda 24.3.0
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After encountering the same problem as @dfm794 with:

‘conda update -n base -c defaults condo’

in order to update from conda version 24.11.3 → 25.9.1 and verifying with conda –version that 24.11.3 was indeed still installed I tried conda update conda –all and the update to 25.9.1 is in progress. This is on an enterprise installation of Ubuntu Linux 6.8.0, if that is of interest.