To create an environment within the default location of ~/.conda/envs, you will need to use following command to begin the environment creation process.
conda create -n my_env
This will create an empty environment that you can activate and install additional packages into.
You can also create environments with a list of packages with something like this.
conda create -n my_env pandas
For additional information please refer to the conda documentation related to maintaining environments.
This environment can be activated by typing
conda activate my_env
Please refer to the documentation for more details on using these environments: Switching Environments: Jupyter Notebook/Lab & Switching Environments: conda
In order to make your environment visible in the interactive apps (Jupyter Labs/Notebooks) you will need to install the kernel for the languages in your environment.
You can do this with the following commands within the environment you want to use:
To install the python kernel run: conda install -c anaconda ipykernel
To install the R kernel run: conda install -c r r-irkernel