Installer level removal of old .condarc files

[bridgetjs]

Comment:

Many users are currently switching over from anaconda distribution to open-source alternatives. One issue I've run into is that uninstalling anaconda may leave behind .condarc files which continue to contain the defaults channel.
channels: defaults
Could the installer be adapted to look for these files and remove them ?

[jaimergp]

We would need a couple of pre_install scripts I think, but yes, doable. We could also do something like a post_install script that is a bit less aggressive:

We will now report the configuration seen by `conda`.
If you find anything that should not be there, please feel free to edit the corresponding files accordingly.
In a clean installation, the only source should be `$PREFIX/condarc`.

>>> conda config --show-sources
...

WDYT?

[bridgetjs]

That would be great, but is it possible within the windows installer ?

[jaimergp]

Maybe with some warning dialogs in the GUI. For silent installers, nope.