conda switch to base environment code example

Example 1: How do I set Conda to activate the base environment by default?

conda config --set auto_activate_base true

Example 2: how to activate conda environment on linux terminal

conda create --name <env_name> #this creates the environment
conda activate <env_name> #this activates the environment

#if conda activate <env_name> does not work then try the following
source ~/anaconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
conda activate <env_name>