Getting Started

Getting Started#

Gator (also known as Mamba Navigator) is a powerful web-based UI that makes conda and mamba package management visual and intuitive. Manage your Python, R, and data science environments with point-and-click ease directly in JupyterLab.

Requirements#

  • conda version 4.5 or later or mamba version 1.0 or later

  • JupyterLab version 4.0 or later (if using the JupyterLab extension)

Installing Gator#

To install Gator in JupyterLab, run the following command:

mamba install -c conda-forge jupyterlab mamba_gator

Tip

Install Jupyterlab-tour to get an interactive walkthrough of Gator’s features:

conda install -c conda-forge jupyterlab-tour

Quick Start#

First Time Using Gator?

In JupyterLab: Go to Settings → Conda Packages Manager

Standalone: Run gator in your terminal

Then:

  1. Select an environment from the left panel

  2. Browse packages in the main panel

  3. Select package(s) to install

  4. Install packages with the “+ Packages” button

  5. Try toggling between Direct and Batch modes (see Direct/Batch Mode Toggle)

Note

First load may take a few minutes while Gator builds the package cache. Subsequent loads will be much faster!

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