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Conda, Mamba (Miniforge) (miniforge)

Installs Conda and Mamba package manager and Python3. conda-forge set as the default (and only) channel.

Example Usage

"features": {
    "ghcr.io/rocker-org/devcontainer-features/miniforge:2": {}
}

Options

Options Id Description Type Default Value
version Select version of Miniforge. string latest
variant Select install CPython (3) or PyPy (-pypy3, which is deprecated and no longer available after version 24.9.0). string Miniforge3

Supported platforms

linux/amd64 and linux/arm64 platforms debian and ubuntu.

Install packages from conda-forge

We can install packages from conda-forge using conda or mamba. For example, install specific version of Pytnon as follows:

mamba install -y python=3.7

Conda or Miniforge?

This Feature is similar to ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/conda, but differs in options and arm64 platform support.

Mambaforge or micormamba?

The ghcr.io/mamba-org/devcontainer-features/micromamba Feature installs only micromamba, a single binary command line tool. micromamba is lightweight, so installation is quick.

If you do not need Conda, Mamba (which exist on top of Python) or Python by default, the micromamba Feature may be a better choice.

Release notes

2.0.0

  • Change the default value of variant from "Mambaforge" to "Miniforge3", sinse as of 2024-07-21, Mambaforge is deprecated. See the official announcement: Sunsetting Mambaforge

References

Note: This file was auto-generated from the devcontainer-feature.json. Add additional notes to a NOTES.md.