From 30872974e04f6da6726476de7e22dbe8e74c86a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Hunkeler Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:56:56 -0400 Subject: Add blurb about enviroment safety --- source/faq.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'source') diff --git a/source/faq.rst b/source/faq.rst index aab37b7..68d5892 100644 --- a/source/faq.rst +++ b/source/faq.rst @@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ Anaconda does not support CSH (C-Shell). Please switch to a POSIX-compatible she STScI will not maintain a separate codebase of Anaconda's backend ``conda`` in order to implement CSH support. Feel free to create an issue with the `developers `_. +I installed AstroConda into my Anaconda 'root' environment. What now? +===================================================================== + +Please reinstall Anaconda from scratch. AstroConda uses ``source activate`` and ``source deactivate`` calls to control your shell +environment. The Anaconda 'root' environment **does not** use this feature, and thus, the packages you have installed there will not work properly. +To clarify, it is impossible to execute ``source activate root``. Installing AstroConda packages directly into the 'root' may cause +Anaconda itself to be come unstable. In addition to this, removing packages from this environment is tedious and will likely break +your Anaconda installation if you are not careful. *Reinstalling from scratch is the safest option.* + How does AstroConda differ from Ureka? ====================================== -- cgit