conda install: The following packages are not available from current channels

Question

I'm trying to install the hoomd package from conda-forge. According to the error message I'm getting, it's "not available from current channels," but conda-forge looks like it's in the list. I've been looking for a solution for quite a while. What might be causing this issue?

(base) C:\Users\caleb>conda install -c conda-forge hoomd
Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.
Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): done
Solving environment: failed with initial frozen solve. Retrying with flexible solve.

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:

  - hoomd

Current channels:

  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/win-64
  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarch

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Answer 1

That package is not available for win-64 platform. If you must run this package, you'll have to look into options like WSL or Docker to run virtualized/containerized Linux. The authors maintain both a Singularity image and a Docker image with the software.