> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Packages Selecting a channel (A location (URL or file path) in a repository where conda looks for packages.) from the **Channels** page displays its packages (Software files and information about the software, such as its name, version, and description, bundled into a file that can be installed and managed by a package manager.). ![The channel details page with the package list spotlighted](https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ/images/anaconda-platform/ap_channel_packages.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ\&q=85\&s=b9f44284b5345c0a0b016b89b6bfac73) ## Searching for packages If you want to know if a package is available on one of your organization's channels, search for it by entering the package name into the **Search artifacts** field. > [!NOTE] > > If you see that the package contains zero files, it means that all the files for that package were removed from the channel, and the package is not available. Select the package to view the reason the files were removed. ![Package search results](https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/ghAcs1Rv_eiLtpni/images/anaconda-platform/ap_package_search.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ghAcs1Rv_eiLtpni\&q=85\&s=b167b2cb6e8b45c1b0e5ed1932d2abf1) ## Viewing package details Clicking on any package in a channel will display the package details. From here, you can view the following information: * All the files contained within the package * The package's dependents (other packages that require this package to operate properly) * The package's dependencies (other packages that this package needs to operate properly) * CVEs (A public identifier for a known security flaw in software, used to track and assess vulnerabilities.) that are associated with files in the package **(for Business plan organizations)** * [Software bills of materials (SBOMs)](https://anaconda.com/docs/anaconda-platform/user/sbom/sboms) for the package's files > [!WARNING] > > Conda automatically installs a package's dependencies along with the package itself when that package is requested from the channel. If a dependency is not available due to an applied policy filter, you will not be able to build a working environment with the packages from the current channel. General information about the package, such as its license type, version number, web homepage, and documentation (if available) is also available from this page. ![Package information](https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ/images/anaconda-platform/ap_package_details.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ\&q=85\&s=7ee221586a8b871c51b7837fced1c332) ## Package signatures Packages in Anaconda's repository (Any storage location from which software or software assets, like packages, can be retrieved and installed on a local computer.) come with a security signature: a special key value that proves that the package hasn't been tampered with since going through Anaconda's curation process. Files within a package that have a signature display a green check beside their names. The actual signature value can be viewed at the bottom of the metadata file. ## Viewing package metadata From the package details view, click on a file's name to display its metadata. The metadata is a `.json` formatted file that contains all of the information about the package file. ![Package metadata](https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ/images/anaconda-platform/ap_package_metadata.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ\&q=85\&s=1f6e7b7a9e0f46b0a60f67caf882b2fa) > [!TIP] > > Click expand panel to expand the metadata panel to full screen. ## Installing a package in your environment The package details page also provides you with a command to run if you want to install the package from this channel. Keep in mind that the command also installs the package's dependencies. ![Install package from channel command](https://mintcdn.com/anaconda-29683c67/XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ/images/anaconda-platform/ap_package_install.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XTSpR8a-Sn-FW1SQ\&q=85\&s=a0d0e4deb5a7952ce4ddfcae02e0c8cd) ## Conda package signature verification Available to users with paid access to our premium repository > [!WARNING] > > Conda signature verification requires conda version 4.10.1 or later. Signature verification is not enabled by default. The conda signature verification feature allows you to detect tampering with packages and package metadata that took place between our secure build process and the end user’s install process. Based on The Update Framework (TUF), it provides defense against a [wide variety of attacks](https://theupdateframework.io/security/). Please see our blog post on [conda signature verification](https://www.anaconda.com/blog/conda-signature-verification) for more information. ### Enabling conda signature verification 1. Install the necessary packages: ```sh theme={null} conda install "conda>=4.10.1" "conda-token>=0.3.0" conda-content-trust ``` 2. Use `conda-token` to configure access, turn on signature verification ([End of Support](https://anaconda.com/docs/reference/policies-practices/security.md#package-integrity) as of September 2026), and empty the index cache: ```sh theme={null} conda token set --enable-signature-verification ``` Comments Replace \ with your organization access token. Conda signature verification is now enabled. When using conda to install packages from the premium repository, conda informs you of the signature status of the proposed packages by appending the following to trusted packages: ``` (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) ``` If the trusted signatures do not match the data, tampering might have occurred, and conda will append a warning to the package instead: ``` (WARNING: metadata signature verification failed) ``` > [!NOTE] > > If no signatures are currently provided for a package (for example, if you are installing from third-party channels), the signature status message is not provided. > [accordion] Example result > > ``` > (environment) ➜ ~ conda install django > > ## Package Plan ## > > environment location: /home/s/miniconda3-av2 > > added / updated specs: > - django > > > The following packages will be downloaded: > > package | build > ---------------------------|----------------- > asgiref-3.3.4 | pyhd3eb1b0_0 24 KB > django-3.2 | pyhd3eb1b0_0 3.1 MB > krb5-1.17.1 | h173b8e3_0 1.3 MB > libpq-12.2 | h20c2e04_0 2.1 MB > psycopg2-2.8.6 | py38h3c74f83_1 160 KB > pytz-2021.1 | pyhd3eb1b0_0 181 KB > sqlparse-0.4.1 | py_0 35 KB > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Total: 6.9 MB > > The following NEW packages will be INSTALLED: > > asgiref repo/main/noarch::asgiref-3.3.4-pyhd3eb1b0_0 (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) > django repo/main/noarch::django-3.2-pyhd3eb1b0_0 (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) > krb5 repo/main/linux-64::krb5-1.17.1-h173b8e3_0 (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) > libpq repo/main/linux-64::libpq-12.2-h20c2e04_0 (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) > psycopg2 repo/main/linux-64::psycopg2-2.8.6-py38h3c74f83_1 (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) > pytz repo/main/noarch::pytz-2021.1-pyhd3eb1b0_0 (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) > sqlparse repo/main/noarch::sqlparse-0.4.1-py_0 (INFO: package metadata is signed by Anaconda and trusted) > ``` ### Disabling conda signature verification To turn the feature off, you can adjust your conda configuration: ```sh theme={null} conda config --set extra_safety_checks false ```