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Installing and updating conda build
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To enable building conda packages:

* :doc:`install conda <./install/index>`
* install conda build
* update conda and conda build


.. _install-conda-build:

Installing conda build
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To install conda build, in your Terminal window or an Anaconda Prompt, run:

.. code-block:: bash

   conda install conda-build


Updating conda and conda build
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Keep your versions of conda and conda build up to date to
take advantage of bug fixes and new features.

To update conda and conda build, in your Terminal window or an Anaconda Prompt, run:

.. code-block:: bash

  conda update conda
  conda update conda-build

For release notes, see the `conda build Github
page <https://github.com/conda/conda-build/releases>`_.
