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Is there a way (using conda update) that I can list outdated packages and select or bulk update (compatible) packages in Anaconda?

It doesn't make much sense updating the packages individually as there are hundreds of them.

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You want conda update --all.

conda search --outdated will show outdated packages, and conda update --all will update them (note that the latter will not update you from Python 2 to Python 3, but the former will show Python as being outdated if you do use Python 2).

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  • Thanks for the answer. I use python 2. Is it possible to filter the outdated for a particular installed version(py27_0)? does conda update all updates only compatible version for my py27 environment?
    – Afloz
    Commented Jul 27, 2014 at 23:39
  • Yes, conda update --all will only install packages that are compatible with one another, and it will not update you from Python 2 to Python 3.
    – asmeurer
    Commented Jul 28, 2014 at 16:52
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    conda search --outdated shows you all the available versions of each installed AND outdated package, that is a bit too much in many cases,,, Personally I prefer to use conda update --all, that shows what's going to be installed and prompts for confirmation: you reply N and you have a compact list of outdated packages.
    – gboffi
    Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 9:43
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    conda update --all also differs from conda search --outdated in that it runs through the solver, meaning some packages that have newer versions may not be updated if other packages have dependency restrictions (or, for example, conda update --all won't update from Python 2.7 to Python 3.4).
    – asmeurer
    Commented Aug 14, 2015 at 18:59
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    I have just found this blog where author Jake VanderPlas gives some term explanations regarding Anaconda and conda. It answered many questions I had.
    – Celdor
    Commented Apr 21, 2017 at 10:01
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Before you proceed to conda update --all command, first update conda with conda update conda command if you haven't update it for a long time. It happent to me (Python 2.7.13 on Anaconda 64 bits).

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  • 64 bit, you mean?
    – akarthik10
    Commented Nov 5, 2017 at 5:28
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    At the very least, probably would have made more sense as a comment than as an answer.
    – Chill2Macht
    Commented Jan 27, 2018 at 17:12
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    "It happened to me", what happened to you?
    – gerrit
    Commented Jun 6, 2018 at 11:25
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the Conda Package Manager is almost ready for beta testing, but it will not be fully integrated until the release of Spyder 2.4 (https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/wiki/Roadmap). As soon as we have it ready for testing we will post something on the mailing list (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/spyderlib). Be sure to subscribe

Cheers!

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    How does this answer replies to the question?
    – Tiago Cogumbreiro
    Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 23:23
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# list packages that can be updated
conda search --outdated

# update all packages prompted(by asking the user yes/no)
conda update --all

# update all packages unprompted
conda update --all -y
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