rstudio-desktop PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels

[Felix1]

I recently got a new computer (MacBook Pro with Apple M2 Max chip aka Apple Silicon M2 Max). On my previous computer I installed and used RStudio fine in a conda environment using

conda install -c conda-forge rstudio-desktop

When I try this however, I get the message:

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels:

  - rstudio-desktop

Current channels:

  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64
  - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/osx-arm64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/osx-arm64
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch

To search for alternate channels that may provide the conda package you're
looking for, navigate to

    https://anaconda.org

and use the search bar at the top of the page.

Anyone know how to get around this please?

[Gabor]

Since Anaconda controls the installation process you are using, you can try getting help from Anaconda, if your problem is not solved here.

[Felix1]

@Felix1

PackagesNotFoundError: The following packages are not available from current channels

I was able to get around the issue by doing the following:

## create empty environment
conda create -n rstud

## activate
conda activate rstud

## use x86_64 architecture channel(s)
conda config --env --set subdir osx-64

## install rstudio-desktop
conda install rstudio-desktop

Based on information from here: Env creation from python 3.7 not working M1 Apple Silicon Mac (Miniconda 3) · Issue #12206 · conda/conda · GitHub