conda plugin, use pkg on a custom channel

Metadata

Project: snapcraft (launchpad)
Number: #1922490
Type: issue
State: open
Author: ~ycheng-twn
Labels: —
Created: 2021-04-04 01:52 PM UTC
Updated: 2021-04-08 01:52 PM UTC
Closed: —

Current evaluation

Feature request: conda plugin exposes only conda-packages/conda-python-version/conda-miniconda-version and has no way to add channels (e.g. conda-forge), so packages from custom channels cannot be installed

Suggested action: needs triage

Reason: Verified against the code: CondaPluginProperties only defines conda_packages, conda_python_version and conda_miniconda_version, and _get_deploy_command() builds `conda create --prefix ... --yes python=X <packages>` with no `-c`/`--channel` argument, so the reported gap is real. git history for conda_plugin.py shows only arch/typing/rebase commits since the plugin was introduced (d24c02121, latest e51640488) — no channel support was ever added. However the issue has zero labels, zero comments and no maintainer response (last activity ~5.5 years ago), so it has never been triaged or prioritized; it is also phrased as a how-do-I question, and there is an undocumented workaround (passing '-c conda-forge' through the conda-packages list, since packages are appended verbatim to the conda create command), which makes the desired scope slightly ambiguous and needs maintainer confirmation on whether a new conda-channels key is wanted.

Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot

Impact: 38 Quick Win: 16 Complexity: 28 Confidence: 76 Actionability: 58

Issue body

source of this bug: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/the-conda-plugin/12530 by hovakim_grabski It is an awesome plugin, thanks. But how do you install a package using conda that is on a custom channel? For example, you want to add a package that is available on conda-forge ( conda install -c conda-forge hypothesis)?

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-10-02 06:47 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	Impact: 38 Quick Win: 16 Complexity: 28 Confidence: 76 Actionability: 58	needs triage	Feature request: conda plugin exposes only conda-packages/conda-python-version/conda-miniconda-version and has no way to add channels (e.g. conda-forge), so packages from custom channels cannot be installed
2026-09-23 11:39 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Impact: 30 Quick Win: 13 Complexity: 30 Confidence: 60 Actionability: 60	needs triage	Conda plugin lacks support for custom channels (e.g., conda-forge). Users cannot install packages from non-default channels.
2026-09-01 07:15 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 10 Quick Win: 9 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 10 Confidence: 70 Support Request: 90	close not a bug	Usage question asking how to install a conda package from a custom channel (e.g. conda-forge) via the snapcraft conda plugin. No labels, no comments, no maintainer response in ~5.4 years.
2026-07-23 11:46 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 10 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 95	close not a bug	User asks how to install packages from custom conda channels via the Snapcraft conda plugin. Issue has no labels, no maintainer comments, and has been inactive for over 5 years.
2026-07-22 12:18 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 95 Complexity: 15 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 95	close not a bug	User asks how to install packages from custom conda channels using the snapcraft conda plugin. No maintainer response, open for over five years.
2026-07-09 05:32 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 95 Complexity: 10 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 95	close not a bug	Usage question asking how to install packages from custom conda channels via the conda plugin. Submitted over five years ago with no maintainer response or comments.

Update history

Date	Change
2021-04-08 01:52 PM UTC	created

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