How to deactivate and remove a conda environment

Deactivate a conda environment

1. If your conda environment is activated. Type the following to deactivate it:

   conda deactivate <name> 
   

Remove a conda environment

1. Once your conda environment is deactivated, To remove it, type the following:

   conda remove -n <name> --all -y
   

2. If you get a warning message. Ignore it. It will disappear once you start a new job.

3. You should also remove the kernel installation. In the terminal type:

   jupyter kernelspec uninstall <name> -y
   

4. To remove all unused conda packages. In the terminal type:

   conda clean --all 
   

5. Start a new job to remove possible cache files.

6. Verify if your home/<username>/.conda/pkgs directory still has unwanted packages installed. If it does, repeat step 4.