ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(698): An error occurred while installing package 'defaults::icu-58.2-ha925a31_3'

Question

I created environment using anaconda prompt conda create -n talkingbot python=3.5 then install pip install tensorflow==1.0.0 (followed same command as used in one udemy course) but when I tried to install spyder using conda install spyder then it gives me this error :

Preparing transaction: done
Verifying transaction: done
Executing transaction: done
ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(698): An error occurred while installing package 'defaults::icu-58.2-ha925a31_3'.
Rolling back transaction: done

[Errno 13] Permission denied: 'C:\\Users\\Lenovo\\anaconda3\\envs\\talkingbot\\Library\\bin\\icudt58.dll'
()

then I tried to install spyder using anaconda navigator but from there also spyder was not installed.

Help me with the issue.

Answer 1

It happens to me too when i creating a new environment with python == 3.9 , then something weird occurs and I can't use this environment anymore, and I can't reinstall packages there, it gives

"ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(698):"

when I create a new env with python == 3.7.9 all goes smoothly for now

PS1 i followed this answer, it helped to overcome '698' error https://stackoverflow.com/a/57693590/9153119

PS2 Hmm... looks like "ERROR conda.core.link:_execute(698):" was caused by my Antivirus protection "Malwarebytes", i turned it off, and all goes smoothly with any new installations.

Answer 2

you must execute this command: conda install -c conda-forge jupyterlab

And after execute conda install notebook ipykernel