File or directory already exists

conda / constructor

tool for creating installers from conda packages

https://conda.github.io/constructor/

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File or directory already exists #804

Open biaebia1 opened 1 month ago

biaebia1 commented 1 month ago

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What happened?

I tried to install anaconda but when i selected the pasta:

ERROR: File or directory already exists: '/root/anaconda3' If you want to update an existing installation, use the -u option.

Conda Info

conda: command not found

Conda Config

conda: command not found

Conda list

conda: command not found

Additional Context

even with sudo, still conda: command not found

marcoesters commented 1 month ago

Can you verify if the directory already exists?

If so, then that is expected behavior. Installers created by constructor do not install existing directories. Please remove the existing installation or choose another directory in this case.