conda-express#
conda-express publishes cx, a native bootstrapper for
conda. It installs a working conda
environment from a built-in runtime lock, then passes commands through to the
installed conda executable.
cxz is the offline variant. It carries the locked package archives in the
binary so it can bootstrap without network access.
conda-express is the distribution project for the cx and cxz binaries,
not an official conda distribution. Custom bootstrap binaries are built with
conda-ship.
Release versions follow the conda runtime version in the built-in lock. For
example, cx 26.5.2.post6 bootstraps conda
26.5.2.
Install cx#
Homebrew is the recommended install path on macOS and Linux:
brew tap jezdez/conda-express https://github.com/jezdez/conda-express
brew install jezdez/conda-express/cx
cx info
See Quick start for the first environment workflow. See
Guides for using cx alongside Anaconda Distribution, Miniconda,
and Miniforge; offline installs; release artifact verification; included
plugins; and how cx fits next to Pixi, uv, and Python package managers.
Choose A Path#
Install cx, run the first conda command, create an environment, and activate
it.
Compare cx with familiar installers, use offline bootstrap, review included
plugins, verify release artifacts, and place it next to project package
managers.
See what conda-express owns and when to use conda-ship instead.
Look up automatic bootstrap, bootstrap environment variables, transparent conda delegation, and included plugin commands.
Understand runtime locks, package exclusions, activation, cxz, and release
artifacts.