conda.exe not found during install

[latentcode]

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Issue

Environment: Raspberry Pi 4 B 8GB uname -a: Linux raspberrypi 6.1.19-v8+ #1637 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 14 11:11:47 GMT 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux

I just set up the Raspberry Pi described above and I'm trying to install Miniforge3 using Miniforge3-Linux-aarch64.sh, but I run into this problem:

Miniforge3 will now be installed into this location: /home/me/miniforge3

• Press ENTER to confirm the location
• Press CTRL-C to abort the installation
• Or specify a different location below

[/home/me/miniforge3] >>> PREFIX=/home/me/miniforge3 Unpacking payload ... Miniforge3-Linux-aarch64.sh: line 311: /home/me/miniforge3/conda.exe: No such file or directory

Contrary to the message, conda.exe appears to exist:

me@raspberrypi:~/Downloads $ ls -la /home/me/miniforge3/conda.exe -rwxr-xr-x 1 me me 17866928 Apr 4 18:17 /home/me/miniforge3/conda.exe

Interestingly, it doesn't work when I do it myself either:

me@raspberrypi:~/Downloads $ /home/me/miniforge3/conda bash: /home/me/miniforge3/conda: No such file or directory

I considered the possibility that it's a problem w/ my setup rather than conda, but i don't have the problem w/ other executables:

me@raspberrypi:~/Downloads $ pyenv --version pyenv 2.3.16

Installed packages

N/A - install issue

Environment info

N/A - install issue

[cboulay]

I'm trying to help someone with this exact problem. No issues on my pi 4b (Linux raspberrypi 5.15.84-v8+ #1613 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 5 12:03:08 GMT 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux), but they encounter the same issue as described above (Linux raspberrypi 6.1.21-v8+ #1642 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 3 17:24:16 BST 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux).

[hmaarrfk]

kernel issue?

[shsrams]

I had a similar problem where I was trying to run the Miniforge3-Linux-aarch64.sh and was seeing "conda.exe not found" error. Eventually realized that I had Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) installed and that was the culprit. Once I switched to Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit) the installation proceeded smoothly.

[jbuusao]

I've got the same issue (conda.exe not found), despite running 64bits: Linux rpi4jp 6.1.21-v8+ #1642 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 3 17:24:16 BST 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux

[cyclemaxwell]

@jbuusao, I just encountered this today. Thought I was on 64 bit, but actually this post explains how one can be on 32 bit and be mislead: https://lindevs.com/check-whether-raspberry-pi-os-is-32-bit-or-64-bit

Just fresh installed 64 bit and installed Mambaforge after failing every variation of Mamba/Mini/[forge|conda] on what I had incorrectly identified as 64 bit earlier.

[jbuusao]

@cyclemaxwell You were correct, thank you for the tip. Indeed it all works now!

[latentcode]

Closing this bug as resolved.

I can't explain the original problem. Given that uname -a reported aarch64, I was confident that I was running a 64 bit version: Linux raspberrypi 6.1.19-v8+ #1637 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 14 11:11:47 GMT 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux

I've re-installed Linux a few times for various reasons since opening this ticket. I tried Miniforge3-Linux-aarch64.sh again today and it installed w/o a hitch. the current uname -a output indicates a minor Linux version revision: Linux raspberrypi 6.1.21-v8+ #1642 SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 3 17:24:16 BST 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux

but it appears to be the same as @cboulay was using, so I'm not certain that's the explanation. I guess it's possible that I was using a 64 bit kernel with 32-bit userspace as suggested in the article @cyclemaxwell posted.