python - How can I install a conda environment when offline?

Question

I would like to create a conda environment on a machine that has no network connection. What I've done so far is:

On a machine that is connected to the internet:

conda create -n python3 python=3.4 anaconda

Conda archived all of the relevant packages into Anacondapkgs. I put these into a separate folder and moved it to the machine with no network connection. The folder has the path PATHTOAnaconda_py3win-64

I tried

conda create -n python=3.4 anaconda --offline --channel PATHTOAnaconda_py3

This gives the error message

Fetching package metadata:
Error: No packages found in current win-64 channels matching: anaconda

You can search for this package on Binstar with

    binstar search -t conda anaconda

What am I doing wrong? How do I tell conda to create an environment based on the packages in this directory?

Answer 1

You could try cloning root which is the base env.

conda create -n yourenvname --clone root