Tutorial 2: Installing Jupyter Notebook on your local computer

2. Install Mamba and access the Miniforge prompt

2.2. Accessing the Miniforge Prompt

On Windows, we use Mamba through the Miniforge Prompt. It is a dedicated command-line interface for interacting with conda environments.

Type “Miniforge Prompt” into the Windows search bar and click Open.


windows-search-miniforge-prompt

A new command prompt will open at the location of your Windows user folder.

miniforge-prompt-new

The text in front of the current directory path indicates the name of the current conda environment.
miniforge-prompt-new

We can get a list of the available conda environments and their locations using the following command:

mamba env list

mamba-env-list

The only one listed is “base.” When Mambaforge is installed, the folder miniforge3 is created in c:/users/personal. Inside it, the folder “envs” can be found. Mambaforge will store any conda environments we create in the “envs” folder.