# Minconda - setuptools problem

**URL:** <https://forum.anaconda.com/t/minconda-setuptools-problem/55762>\
**Category:** Anaconda & Miniconda\
**Created:** [May 21, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/minconda-setuptools-problem/55762 "2023-05-21T17:04:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marc\_Benkert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db6015/32.png) [@Marc\_Benkert](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/Marc_Benkert)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/minconda-setuptools-problem/55762/3 "2023-06-04T22:28:17Z")

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> [@Carlos\_Valin](#):
>
> conda update -n base conda

Thanks, Carlos,  
here is the error re-produced just now (attempting to update Jupyter Lab):  
(base) marc@marc-Alpha-17-B5EEK:~$ conda update jupyterlab  
Collecting package metadata (current\_repodata.json): done  
Solving environment: \   
The environment is inconsistent, please check the package plan carefully  
The following packages are causing the inconsistency:

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- defaults/linux-64::jupyterlab==3.5.3=py310h06a4308\_0
- defaults/linux-64::psutil==5.9.0=py310h5eee18b\_0
- defaults/noarch::threadpoolctl==2.2.0=pyh0d69192\_0
- defaults/linux-64::pyyaml==6.0=py310h5eee18b\_1
- defaults/noarch::pandocfilters==1.5.0=pyhd3eb1b0\_0
- defaults/linux-64::colorama==0.4.6=py310h06a4308\_0
- defaults/noarch::jaraco.classes==3.2.1=pyhd3eb1b0\_0
- defaults/linux-64::spyder-kernels==2.4.2=py310h06a4308\_0
- defaults/noarch::ipython\_genutils==0.2.0=pyhd3eb1b0\_1
- defaults/noarch::pure\_eval==0.2.2=pyhd3eb1b0\_0
- defaults/linux-64::mistune==0.8.4=py310h7f8727e\_1000
- conda-forge/linux-64::frozendict==2.3.4=py310h5764c6d\_0
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- defaults/linux-64::soupsieve==2.4=py310h06a4308\_0
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done

==\> WARNING: A newer version of conda exists. \<==  
current version: 23.3.1  
latest version: 23.5.0

Please update conda by running

```
$ conda update -n base -c defaults conda

```

Or to minimize the number of packages updated during conda update use

```
 conda install conda=23.5.0

```

## Package Plan

environment location: /home/marc/miniconda3

added / updated specs:  
- jupyterlab

The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED:

charset-normalizer pkgs/main/noarch::charset-normalizer-2.0.4-pyhd3eb1b0\_0  
jsonschema pkgs/main/linux-64::jsonschema-4.17.3-py310h06a4308\_0  
jupyter\_client pkgs/main/linux-64::jupyter\_client-7.4.9-py310h06a4308\_0  
mccabe pkgs/main/noarch::mccabe-0.7.0-pyhd3eb1b0\_0  
numpy-base pkgs/main/linux-64::numpy-base-1.23.5-py310h8e6c178\_0  
setuptools pkgs/main/linux-64::setuptools-67.8.0-py310h06a4308\_0  
watchdog pkgs/main/linux-64::watchdog-2.1.6-py310h06a4308\_0

The following packages will be UPDATED:

libffi 3.4.2-h6a678d5\_6 → 3.4.4-h6a678d5\_0  
libllvm14 14.0.6-hdb19cb5\_2 → 14.0.6-hdb19cb5\_3  
nspr 4.33-h295c915\_0 → 4.35-h6a678d5\_0  
nss 3.74-h0370c37\_0 → 3.89.1-h6a678d5\_0  
sqlite 3.41.1-h5eee18b\_0 → 3.41.2-h5eee18b\_0  
xz 5.2.10-h5eee18b\_1 → 5.4.2-h5eee18b\_0  
zstd 1.5.4-hc292b87\_0 → 1.5.5-hc292b87\_0

Proceed ([y]/n)? y

Downloading and Extracting Packages

Preparing transaction: done  
Verifying transaction: failed

RemoveError: ‘setuptools’ is a dependency of conda and cannot be removed from  
conda’s operating environment.

(base) marc@marc-Alpha-17-B5EEK:~$

I get the same error when executing the code in the Warning, and again when I your command (see picture attached).

 ![minconda_setuptool_error](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/anaconda/original/2X/4/4642ff8e79c730e69109fe1cbcf0e9bb2f3fc202.png)

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