How do I update Anaconda?

Question

I have Anaconda installed on my computer and I\'d like to update it. In Navigator I can see that there are several individual packages that can be updated, but also an

Answer 1

If you have trouble to get e.g. from 3.3.x to 4.x (conda update conda "does not work" to get to the next version) than try it more specific like so:

conda install conda=4.0 (or conda install anaconda=4.0)

https://www.anaconda.com/blog/developer-blog/anaconda-4-release/

You should know what you do, because conda could break due to the forced installation. If you would like to get more flexibility/security you could use pkg-manager like nix(-pkgs) [with nix-shell] / NixOS.