Move all packages of anaconda env

migrate an Anaconda environment to another computer without needing to download any packages

On the Source computer

Clone your Anaconda environment

conda create --name cloned_env --clone your_env_name

Pack the cloned environment

Anaconda provides a tool called conda-pack to package environments for transfer. If you don't have conda-pack installed, you can install it using conda:

conda install -c conda-forge conda-pack

After installing conda-pack, use it to package your cloned environment:

conda activate cloned_env
conda pack -n cloned_env -o packed_env.tar.gz

# or

conda pack -n cloned_env -o packed_env.tar.gz --ignore-editable-packages

Transfer the package

On the target computer

Unpack the environment:

Once you've transferred the tarball to the target computer, unpack it into a new directory. First, create a directory for the environment, then unpack the tarball into it.

tar -zxvf cloned_env.tar.gz -C ~/anaconda3/envs/env

Activate the environment:

Before using the environment, you need to activate it. This step also corrects paths and makes the environment fully functional on the new computer.

source ~/my_environments/cloned_env/bin/activate

Relocate the environment (optional):

If necessary, you can use conda-pack to fix any hardcoded prefixes from the source computer.

conda-unpack