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I would like to test if something works with a previous version of Anaconda. Is there a way for me to install a specific version?

Hyrial
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  • What specifically you want to test? Don't you have a CI environment or a minimum version target? – Braiam Mar 05 '21 at 15:54
  • This question is about the version of Anaconda, not the version of Python in a conda environment. I don't think the move to make it already answered by another post is correct, because that question is about the Python version. I also want to know how to get an older version of conda/miniconda. – Kaleb Coberly Mar 03 '23 at 20:41

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There's no need to download an old version of Anaconda installation package. Just create an environment and install an old version of Python.

# create an environment with old version Python, conda
conda create -n venv-name python=3.6 conda=4.6
conda activate venv-name
conda deactivate venv-name

conda is both a powerful package manager and environment manager. Creating different environments with different versions of Python installed within is a very basic function of conda.

  • base environment = Python + conda package
  • Anaconda = base env + meta package anaconda.
  • meta package anaconda = 260+ other packages

anaconda is a meta package, which does not contain actual software and simply depends on other packages to be installed.

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I found an archive of old Anaconda packages:

https://repo.continuum.io/archive/

Hyrial
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I downloaded one for my old Windows 7 laptop from here:

https://repo.anaconda.com/archive/

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