I have two very simple questions regarding updating conda. I.e. when updating one of my environments with
conda update --all, I get a warning
==> WARNING: A newer version of conda exists. <==
current version: xyz1
latest version: xyz2
Please update conda by running
$ conda update -n base conda
My setup comprises a base environment and two actual work environments, say, (env1) and (env2). The latter two environments are kept up to date with conda update --all, issued within each of those environments. The base environment was only generated in the installation process of Anaconda.
Question 1: Should one run conda update -n base conda on the command line of the OS (linux) prior to activating any environment? Or should one activate a particular environment? Or is the environment out of which this command is issued irrelevant?
Question 2: After running conda update -n base conda from out of whatever environment, as determined by the answer to question 1, would a subsequent conda update --all issued within one of my two work environments (env1,2) install or update any additional stuff, only as a consequence of the previous conda update -n base conda?
(PS.: I find many questions on stackoverflow regarding conda update conda, but they don't seem to cover this one.)
Q1:
-n explicitly specifies environment - this command will run in any environment and even if you have no environment active.
Q2: In all but very few cases updating conda will not affect the packages ought to be installed in other environments. conda plays the role as a package manager. The packages are pulled from an index that is independent of conda's version.