# Conda / Anaconda

!!! warning
    Due to license restrictions the usage of Anaconda at PSI is not allowed without obtaining a professional license from Anaconda.com!
    The access to the anaconda "main" channel has therefore been blocked due to the following licensing changes: https://www.anaconda.com/blog/update-on-anacondas-terms-of-service-for-academia-and-research
    
    You are required to completely remove the Anaconda __defaults__ channel(s) from your (personal) config, i.e., from ~/.condarc and you must not install any package from these repos!

    We recommend to remove any Anaconda/Conda installation completely and use one of the following package managers instead!


Please use one of the following package managers instead of Anaconda:

- [Micromamba](https://mamba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
- [Pixi](https://pixi.prefix.dev/latest/)

Please refer to [Pixi / Micromamba](pixi_micromamba.md) for more details on these package managers and how to use them at PSI.