{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/conda/conda/issues/1184","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/conda/conda/issues/1184/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/conda/conda/issues/1184/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/conda/conda/issues/1184/events","html_url":"https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/1184","id":60368028,"number":1184,"title":"`conda update conda` doesn't update root.","user":{"login":"Ismael-VC","id":4594825,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4594825?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC","html_url":"https://github.com/Ismael-VC","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-03-09T16:14:21Z","updated_at":"2015-03-09T18:45:22Z","closed_at":null,"body":"The [FAQ](http://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/faq.html#update-anaconda) states that using `conda update conda` and `conda update anaconda` should update the root environment, however this is what I get:\r\n\r\n* Anaconda version:\r\n```\r\nC:\\Users\\CSM>python\r\nPython 2.7.8 |Anaconda 2.1.0 (64-bit)| (default, Jul  2 2014, 15:12:11) [MSC v.1\r\n500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32\r\nType \"help\", \"copyright\", \"credits\" or \"license\" for more information.\r\nAnaconda is brought to you by Continuum Analytics.\r\nPlease check out: http://continuum.io/thanks and https://binstar.org\r\n>>>\r\n```\r\n\r\n* Update `conda`:\r\n\r\n```\r\nC:\\Users\\CSM>conda update conda\r\nError: This installation of conda is not initialized. Use 'conda create -n\r\nenvname' to create a conda environment and 'source activate envname' to\r\nactivate it.\r\n\r\n# Note that pip installing conda is not the recommended way for setting up your\r\n# system.  The recommended way for setting up a conda system is by installing\r\n# Miniconda, see: http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/index.html\r\n```\r\n\r\n* Update `anaconda`:\r\n\r\n```\r\nC:\\Users\\CSM>conda update anaconda\r\nError: This installation of conda is not initialized. Use 'conda create -n\r\nenvname' to create a conda environment and 'source activate envname' to\r\nactivate it.\r\n\r\n# Note that pip installing conda is not the recommended way for setting up your\r\n# system.  The recommended way for setting up a conda system is by installing\r\n# Miniconda, see: http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/index.html\r\n```\r\n\r\nI don't want to install a new updated environment, I just want `conda` to update the root environment as mentioned in the documentation."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/conda/conda/issues/comments/77916597","html_url":"https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/1184#issuecomment-77916597","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/conda/conda/issues/1184","id":77916597,"user":{"login":"Ismael-VC","id":4594825,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4594825?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC","html_url":"https://github.com/Ismael-VC","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/Ismael-VC/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-03-09T18:45:22Z","updated_at":"2015-03-09T18:45:22Z","body":"Hello @asmeurer.\r\n\r\nI installed Anaconda some weeks ago, using the default Windows installer: \r\n\r\n* [`Anaconda-2.1.0-Windows-x86_64.exe`](http://09c8d0b2229f813c1b93-c95ac804525aac4b6dba79b00b39d1d3.r79.cf1.rackcdn.com/Anaconda-2.1.0-Windows-x86_64.exe)"}}