Anaconda install new packages without updating conda

Question

I am trying to install a python package by using conda install . It pops this message and halt:

Does it mean I have to update conda first? Is it possible to install new packages without updating to the latest version?

Answer 1

According to this answer from the Anaconda GitHub , one can achieve what you are looking for through conda install <package> conda=XX where XX is your conda version.

Additionally, one can suppress the conda auto-update through the following command conda config --set auto_update_conda false

Answer 2

It is preferred to have latest Conda version to install packages.Updating Conda is easy. The terminal also shows you the respective command for this. You can find more help here: Conda update