When comparing Linuxbrew vs Conda, the Slant community recommends Conda for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux package managers?” Conda is ranked 16th while Linuxbrew is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose Conda is:
They are fast and reliable as they do not need to compile before installation.
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Pros
Pro Can install packages to the ~/user-home-folder
Pro Based on mega popular macOS Homebrew package manager and has a broad selection of packages to install
Pro Can install packages without root privileges
Pro Can run on Windows Subystem Layer
Pro Distro independent
Pro Binary installs
They are fast and reliable as they do not need to compile before installation.
Pro Allows for multiple environments
It is great for developers since you can easily switch between complete environments with different versions of packages, for testing and development.
Pro Open source
Conda is open source and on Github, so if you see something wrong you can fix it and submit a patch.
Cons
Con So slow!
Because it's not made with binaries but code, the update and the installation of a new package is extremely slow due to the compiling time.
Con Doesn't have everything
Conda is relatively new and has a smaller user-base, so the set of packages available is limited.
Con No way to resume downloads
Any download that is canceled or interrupted will have to be started over from the beginning as there is no built in solution for resuming downloads.