how to install multiple packages in one line using conda?

I need to install below multiple packages using conda. I am not sure what is conda-forge? some uses conda-forge, some doesn’t use it. Is it possible to install them in one line without installing them one by one? Thanks

conda install -c conda-forge dash-daq
conda install -c conda-forge dash-core-components
conda install -c conda-forge dash-html-components
conda install -c conda-forge dash-bootstrap-components
conda install -c conda-forge dash-table
conda install -c plotly jupyter-dash

Answer

Why some packages have to be installed through conda forge:

Conda official repository only feature a few verified packages. A vast portion of python packages that are otherwise available through pip are installed through community led channel called conda-forge. You can visit their site to learn more about it.

How to install multiple packages in a single line?

The recommended way to install multiple packages is to create a .yml file and feed conda this. You can specify the version number for each package as well.

The following example file can be fed to conda through conda install --file:

appdirs=1.4.3
asn1crypto=0.24.0
...
zope=1.0
zope.interface=4.5.0

To specify different channel for each package in this environment.yml file, you can use the :: syntax.

dependencies:
  - python=3.6
  - bagit
  - conda-forge::beautifulsoup4