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dzieciou
dzieciou

Reputation: 4514

Shared conda without sharing environments

If conda is installed for all the users, e.g., in shared folder /opt/miniconda3, are environments shared as well?

For instance, if I conda env create --file environment.yml, will John be able to activate this environment as well? Or he needs to create it himself?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 97

Answers (1)

merv
merv

Reputation: 76820

Depends on the .condarc that each user loads. If everyone loads a .condarc that has a shared envs_dirs defined, then the envs will be shared. Otherwise, everyone will need to create their own. Just be aware that sharing writable envs is rather precarious. For example, a careless user imprudently installing new packages in a shared env can end up invalidating other users' code.

A shared pkgs_dirs on the other hand can be a great way to reduce disk usage across users while still allowing their envs to be independent (i.e., everyone has their own envs_dirs).

Upvotes: 1

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